Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990

Summary

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for the United States International Trade Commission. Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for the United States Customs Service for: (1) noncommercial and commercial operations; and (2) the air interdiction program. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the Office of the United States Trade Representative for FY 1991 and 1992. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Customs Forfeiture Fund available for equitable sharing payments to other Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement agencies, and foreign countries. Limits any such payments to no more than the value of the property seized or forfeited at the time of disposition. Requires deposit of all forfeited currency in such Fund. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to transmit to the Congress a report for the previous fiscal year containing: (1) a complete set of audited financial statements; and (2) an analysis of income and expenses for cases closed showing the revenue received or lost by property category and by type of disposition. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992. Increases from $100,000 to $500,000 the maximum value of property subject to administrative seizure and forfeiture. Requires the appropriate customs officer to publish, for at least three successive weeks, notice of the seizure of monetary instruments and the intention to forfeit and sell them. Requires the Commissioner to report to the Congress on the total dollar value of uncontested seizures of monetary instruments valued over $100,000 which have not been deposited into the Fund within 120 days of seizure. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to submit to specified congressional committees a report containing estimates of the: (1) number of violations of the U.S. trade, customs, and illegal drug control laws during the fiscal year; and (2) incidence of such violations among the U.S. ports of entry and customs regions. Requires the Commissioner to prepare a list of those laws for which the Customs Service has enforcement responsibility. Requires the Commissioner to develop a nationally uniform enforcement strategy for dealing with such violations. Makes confidential the contents of such reports. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) assess the advisability of expanding the use of preclearance operations by the United States Customs Service at foreign airports; and (2) evaluate various means by which persons whose merchandise is damaged during customs examinations may seek compensation from the Service. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to keep accurate statistics on such damage to merchandise. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make Czechoslovakia and East Germany eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences. Extends the period of time that the Secretary of Labor must prepare for the Congress a report on supplemental wage allowance demonstration projects under the worker adjustment assistance program. Subjects to congressional disapproval by joint (currently, simple) resolution any presidential recommendations for extended waiver authority with respect to the granting of nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation treatment) to nonmarket economy countries. Requires the approval of the Congress by joint (currently, simple) resolution before bilateral commercial agreements and presidential proclamations granting nondiscriminatory treatment can take effect. Makes similar changes with respect to the approval of certain presidential reports.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

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• Reported in House (text)

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

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• Engrossed in House (text)

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• Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 17 July 1990

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 25 June 1990

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 27 March 1990

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 March 1990

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