US Congress Senate Bill 2201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-01 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 This bill places primary responsibility on the Department of State for coordinating a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade capacity building. "Trade facilitation" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support: implementation by developing countries of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, and assistance to reduce non-tariff barriers to trade at national borders in such countries. "Trade capacity building assistance" shall mean U.S. bilateral, regional, or multilateral assistance whose primary purpose is to support technical assistance to developing countries in: implementing international trade agreements; improving governance and transparency with respect to imports, exports, and international investment; establishing and implementing internationally recognized standards; and facilitating trade flows in a recipient country. The President shall establish an interagency coordinating committee to develop a biennial governmentwide joint strategic plan for trade capacity building in developing countries. The State Department shall: establish a trade capacity advisory committee, and establish a pilot project to coordinate a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade facilitation assistance for developing countries. U.S. embassies in trade facilitation pilot countries shall develop biennially a specific trade facilitation assistance component for their mission plans. The State Department may designate developing countries to participate in the trade facilitation assistance pilot program. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to place on the chief of mission to a foreign country responsibility to coordinate and supervise the implementation of all U.S. trade-related and trade capacity assistance among all federal departments and agencies present in that country (except for assistance under the control of a U.S. area military commander). In developing trade capacity embassy mission plans on trade capacity, the trade capacity mission team shall convene local representatives of the U.S. private sector to consult on issues affecting trade capacity at the borders of participating countries. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to exempt from the prohibition against police training in a foreign country any training and technical assistance for customs and transportation authorities and personnel in recipient countries to implement priority trade capacity building assistance.

Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016

Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.
2016-12-01	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2016-06-23	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-10-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2201/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2201/BILLS-114s2201is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2201/BILLS-114s2201rs.pdf