Trade-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced on Sept 21-23

• DOT FY 2012 appropriations. An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (S. 1596)
• Export promotion. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes (H.R. 2987)
• Export promotion of clean energy, etc. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to enhance awareness of export promotion activities with respect to clean energy and environmental products and services of the United States, and for other purposes (H.R. 2988)

• Foreign classification society. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the delegation by the United States of inspection, certification, and related services to a foreign classification society that provides comparable services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria and for other purposes (H.R. 2998)

On September 22, 2011, the following trade-related bills were introduced:

• Labor, HHS FY 2012 appropriations. An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (S. 1599)
• State FY 2012 appropriations. An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (S. 1601)
• Port infrastructure. A bill to provide additional resources and funding for construction and infrastructure improvements at United States land ports of entry, to open additional inspection lanes, to hire more inspectors, and for other purposes (S. 1604)
• China currency. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes (S. 1619)

• New agency reg process. A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010)

• TSA authorization. A bill to authorize the programs of the Transportation Security Administration relating to the provision of transportation security, and for other purposes (H.R. 3011)
• Transportation projects. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to consider certain factors in evaluating public transportation projects for purposes of making capital investment grants, and for other purposes (H.R. 3019)
• Drug safety. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs (H.R. 3026)

• Instruments of int’l traffic. A bill to amend the Anti-Smuggling Act to subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling, and for other purposes (H.R. 3033)

On September 23, 2011, the following trade-related bills were introduced:

• Airport screening. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve applications submitted by airport operators for participation in the security screening opt-out program, and for other purposes (H.R. 3038)
• Visa processing. A bill to promote job creation in the United States by directing the Secretary of State to address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the United States, and for other purposes (H.R. 3039)
• Border communities. A bill to restore growth, spur job creation, build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the United States, and for other purposes (H.R. 3049)
• Transportation funds. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that States spend a certain amount of their funds for transportation enhancement activities (H.R. 3050)
• AD/CV evasion. A bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes (H.R. 3057)