A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide private remedies for injury caused by unfair foreign competition and violations of certain customs fraud provisions.

Summary

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit a person from importing or selling within the United States any article manufactured in a foreign country if: (1) such article is imported or sold in the United States at a U.S. price which is less than the foreign market value or constructed value of such article; and (2) such importation or sale causes or threatens material injury to U.S. industry or labor or prevents the establishment of a U.S. industry. Allows a person to bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages in the district court of the District of Columbia or the Court of International Trade against a manufacturer or exporter of such article or an importer of such article into the United States who is related to such manufacturer or exporter. Provides that the standard of proof in such cases is by a preponderance of the evidence. Provides that a foreign manufacturer who sells products in the United States shall be deemed to have consented to the appointment of the district director of the U.S. Customs Service as his agent for service of process. Sets forth the statute of limitations for actions instituted under this Act. Sets forth provisions relating to discovery orders and confidential information. Allows the United States to intervene in actions brought under this Act as a matter of right. Subjects court orders to nullification by the President. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the provisions of this Act are consistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Allows a person whose business, employment, or property that has been damaged by violation of certain customs fraud provisions to bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages in the district court of the District of Columbia or the Court of International Trade without respect to the amount in controversy. Subjects court orders to nullification by the President.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 April 1986

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