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Modifies section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432) by revising the section heading and adding a new subsection (f) that establishes additional, China‑specific bases of ineligibility for nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), participation in U.S. credit/credit‑guarantee/investment‑guarantee programs, and the conclusion of commercial agreements; and by adding reporting, waiver, extension, and congressional disapproval procedures specific to the People's Republic of China.
This section directs that normal trade relations treatment shall not apply to products of the People’s Republic of China pursuant to section 101 of Public Law 106–286, and states that any future extension of such treatment to those products may only be made in accordance with chapter 1 of title IV (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) as that chapter was in effect on the day before China's WTO accession.
Ends the normal, lower tariff rates for goods from China immediately and limits when those benefits can be restored. It adds strict human rights, forced labor, and espionage-related conditions that, if violated, keep Chinese products from getting normal trade treatment and block access to certain U.S. credit or investment programs. The President must regularly report to Congress, can use only a narrow, time‑limited waiver with justification, and cannot sign new commercial agreements with China until violations stop. A 90‑day waiver authority is preserved after enactment to manage the transition.
Normal trade relations (NTR) treatment shall not apply, pursuant to section 101 of Public Law 106–286 (114 Stat. 880), to the products of the People’s Republic of China.
Any later extension of NTR treatment to products of the People’s Republic of China may only occur in accordance with chapter 1 of title IV of 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq., as those provisions were in effect for the PRC on the day before the PRC’s accession to the World Trade Organization.
The extension of waiver authority that was in effect for the PRC under section 402(d)(1) of 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1) on the day before the PRC’s WTO accession is deemed not to have expired upon enactment of this Act and will continue in effect until 90 days after enactment.
Amends section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432) by changing the section heading and adding a new subsection (f) titled “Additional bases of ineligibility of People's Republic of China for normal trade relations.”
Products from the People’s Republic of China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations); the PRC shall not participate in any U.S. government program that extends credits, credit guarantees, or investment guarantees (directly or indirectly); and the President shall not conclude any commercial agreement with the PRC during the period begun by a Presidential determination of violation of any listed clause.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced February 21, 2025 by Christopher Henry Smith · Last progress February 21, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House