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The jurisdiction of the
Subcommittee on Trade shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means that relate to customs and customs administration including
tariff and import fee structure, classification, valuation of and special rules
applying to imports, and special tariff provisions and procedures which relate
to customs operation affecting exports and imports; import trade matters,
including import impact, industry relief from injurious imports, adjustment
assistance and programs to encourage competitive responses to imports, unfair
import practices including antidumping and countervailing duty provisions, and
import policy which relates to dependence on foreign sources of supply;
commodity agreements and reciprocal trade agreements including multilateral and
bilateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements involving tariff
and nontariff trade barriers to and distortions of international trade;
international rules, organizations and institutional aspects of international
trade agreements; budget authorizations for the customs revenue functions of
the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. International Trade Commission,
and the U.S. Trade Representative; and special trade-related problems involving
market access, competitive conditions of specific industries, export policy and
promotion, access to materials in short supply, bilateral trade relations
including trade with developing countries, operations of multinational
corporations, and trade with nonmarket economies.
Source: "Manual of Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means for the One Hundred Ninth Congress," WMCP: 109-1.
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