Service Industries Commerce Development Act of 1984

Summary

Service Industries Commerce Development Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish in the Department of Commerce a service industries development program designed to: (1) develop policies to increase the competitiveness of U.S. service industries; (2) collect and analyze information regarding purchases by domestic entities of service from foreign suppliers; (3) develop a data base for assessing the adequacy of current policies, and for developing future, U.S. policies pertaining to services; (4) provide statistical, analytical, and policy information to State and local governments and U.S. service industries; (5) collect and analyze information pertaining to the international operations and competitiveness of U.S. service industries; and (6) conduct studies of U.S. service industries. Directs the Secretary to try to establish arrangements to gain access to private sector information that is necessary for the service industries development program. Authorizes the Secretary to request such information if the Secretary considers it critical for carrying out the program. Provides for protecting the confidentiality of the information. Authorizes the Secretary to subpoena information relating to: (1) purchases by domestic entities of services from foreign suppliers; and (2) assessing the adequacy of and developing future U.S. policies pertaining to services. Sets forth penalties for refusing to obey such subpoenas. Makes it unlawful for anyone to refuse willfully to obey a request by the Secretary for information which the Secretary considers critical for carrying out the program. Sets forth penalties for such refusals. Directs the Secretary to consult regularly with State governments and U.S. service industries concerning the policies designed to increase the international competitiveness of U.S. service industries. Directs the Secretary to provide to State and local governments information concerning U.S. policies on foreign commerce as reported to Congress. Authorizes the President to impose conditions on foreign suppliers of services in the United States. Directs the President to: (1) review the Secretary's report on U.S. policies on foreign commerce; (2) decide whether to impose limits on foreign suppliers; and (3) publish notice of such decisions. Authorizes any interested person to petition the President to limit foreign suppliers. Sets forth the procedures for investigating and acting upon such petitions. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 3 October 1984

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 16 May 1983

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 May 1983

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