To amend General Note 3(a)(iv) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to deny special tariff treatment to goods of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands unless certain conditions are met, to require the Secretary of Labor to assign a full-time resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to subject goods imported from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to column one rates of the tariff schedule (and deny them labeling as having been manufactured in the United States) unless the Commonwealth establishes that: (1) the labor rate paid to the workers producing such goods is greater than or equal to the prevailing U.S. minimum wage rate; and (2) not less than 50 percent of the direct labor cost of producing such goods is paid to Commonwealth residents. Requires the Secretary of Labor to assign a resident compliance officer to the Commonwealth to monitor its compliance with such conditions.

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Timeline

1. 18 February 1993

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   Introduced in House

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2. 18 February 1993

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 February 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H692-693)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 February 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 25 February 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 March 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.

   Source: Committee

7. 5 April 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 May 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received from ITC.

   Source: Committee

9. 10 August 1993

   Committee

   See H.R.2264.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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