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To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.

USA115th CongressHR-2039| House 
| Updated: 4/19/2017
Sander M. Levin

Sander M. Levin

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. A "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, is defined as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced, and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued. The fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding. The administering authority shall determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months. The bill requires the use, for calculating a country's "real effective exchange rate undervaluation," of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic and econometric techniques and methodologies. Requires the use, also, of inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange rates. The amendments made by this Act shall apply to goods from Canada and Mexico.
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Timeline
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • April 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • April 19, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2756: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen trade enforcement, and for other purposes.
CanadaCurrencyInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeLatin AmericaMexicoTariffs

To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.

USA115th CongressHR-2039| House 
| Updated: 4/19/2017
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. A "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, is defined as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced, and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued. The fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding. The administering authority shall determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months. The bill requires the use, for calculating a country's "real effective exchange rate undervaluation," of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic and econometric techniques and methodologies. Requires the use, also, of inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange rates. The amendments made by this Act shall apply to goods from Canada and Mexico.
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Timeline
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • April 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • April 19, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sander M. Levin

Sander M. Levin

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2756: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to strengthen trade enforcement, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CanadaCurrencyInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeLatin AmericaMexicoTariffs