119-hr1504

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1504 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1504

 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain 
 provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the 
People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements 
for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade 
 relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 21, 2025

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Ogles) 
 introduced the following bill; which was 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

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 A BILL

 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain 
 provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the 
People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements 
for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade 
 relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``China Trade Relations Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FROM THE 
 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of Public Law 106-286 
(114 Stat. 880) or any other provision of law, effective on the date of 
the enactment of this Act--

    (1) normal trade relations treatment shall not apply 
 pursuant to 

section 101 of that Act to the products of the 
 People's Republic of China;

    (2) normal trade relations treatment may thereafter be 
 extended to the products of the People's Republic of China only 
 in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of 
 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), as in effect 
 with respect to the products of the People's Republic of China 
 on the day before the effective date of the accession of the 
 People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization; and

    (3) the extension of waiver authority that was in effect 
 with respect to the People's Republic of China under 

section 402
            (d) (1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432
            (d) (1) ) on 
 the day before the effective date of the accession of the 
 People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization 
 shall, upon the enactment of this Act, be deemed not to have 
 expired, and shall continue in effect until the date that is 90 
 days after the date of such enactment.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF BASES OF INELIGIBILITY OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
 CHINA FOR NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2432) is amended--

    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``freedom of 
 emigration in east-west trade'' and inserting ``east-west trade 
 and human rights''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (f) Additional Bases of Ineligibility of People's Republic of 
China for Normal Trade Relations.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Products from the People's Republic of 
 China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory 
 treatment (normal trade relations), the People's Republic of 
 China shall not participate in any program of the Government of 
 the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or 
 investment guarantees, directly or indirectly, and the 
 President shall not conclude any commercial agreement with the 
 People's Republic of China, during the period--
 ``
        (A) beginning with the date on which the 
 President determines that the People's Republic of 
 China--
 ``
            (i) is in violation of paragraph

    (1) ,

    (2) , or

    (3) of subsection

    (a) ;
 ``
            (ii) has not substantially promoted the 
 freedom of emigration objectives of this 
 section;
 ``
            (iii) has not complied with the China-
 United States Memorandum of Understanding on 
 Prohibiting Import and Export Trade in Prison 
 Labor Products, done at Washington, DC, on 
 August 7, 1992;
 ``
            (iv) has not complied with International 
 Labour Organization standards;
 ``
            (v) operates `vocational training and 
 education centers' or other concentration camps 
 where people are held against their will;
 ``
            (vi) intimidates or harasses nationals of 
 the People's Republic of China living outside 
 the People's Republic of China;
 ``
            (vii) fails to protect Tibet's 
 distinctive religious and cultural heritage;
 ``
            (viii) engages in systematic economic 
 espionage against the United States, including 
 theft of the intellectual property of United 
 States persons; and
 ``
            (ix) has not made significant progress 
 on--
 ``
            (I) taking steps to begin 
 adhering to the Universal Declaration 
 of Human Rights;
 ``
            (II) eliminating the use of 
 torture;
 ``
            (III) releasing and providing an 
 acceptable accounting for Chinese 
 citizens imprisoned or detained for the 
 non-violent expression of their 
 political and religious beliefs, 
 including such expression of beliefs in 
 connection with the independence of 
 Hong Kong and Taiwan;
 ``
            (IV) ensuring humane treatment of 
 prisoners, such as by allowing access 
 to prisons by international 
 humanitarian and human rights 
 organizations;
 ``
            (V) permitting international 
 radio and television broadcasts into 
 China;
 ``
            (VI) humanely treating prisoners;
 ``
            (VII) allowing access to 
 international humanitarian and human 
 rights organizations;
 ``
            (VIII) ceasing harvesting the 
 organs of prisoners without their 
 consent; or
 ``
            (IX) ceasing performing and 
 otherwise ordering forced abortion or 
 sterilization procedures; and
 ``
        (B) ending on the date on which the President 
 determines that the People's Republic of China is no 
 longer in violation of any of clauses
            (i) through
            (ix) of subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (2) Report required.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--After the date of the enactment 
 of this subsection, products of the People's Republic 
 of China may be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory 
 treatment (normal trade relations), the People's 
 Republic of China may participate in any program of the 
 Government of the United States which extends credits 
 or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and the 
 President may conclude a commercial agreement with the 
 People's Republic of China, only after the President 
 has submitted to Congress a report indicating that the 
 People's Republic of China is not in violation of any 
 of clauses
            (i) through
            (ix) of paragraph

    (1)
        (A) .
 ``
        (B) Elements.--The report required by 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall include information as to the 
 nature and implementation of laws and policies of the 
 People's Republic of China relating to the matters 
 specified in clauses
            (i) through
            (ix) of paragraph

    (1)
        (A) .
 ``
            (C) Deadlines.--The report required by 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be submitted on or before each 
 June 30 and December 31 of each year for as long as 
 products of the People's Republic of China receive 
 nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), 
 the People's Republic of China participates in any 
 program of the Government of the United States which 
 extends credits or credit guarantees or investment 
 guarantees, or a commercial agreement with the People's 
 Republic of China is in effect.
 ``

    (3) Waiver.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The President is authorized to 
 waive by Executive order the application of paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) for a 12-month period if the President 
 submits to Congress a report that the President--
 ``
            (i) has determined that such waiver will 
 substantially promote the objectives of this 
 subsection; and
 ``
            (ii) has received assurances that the 
 practices of the People's Republic of China 
 relating to the matters specified in clauses
            (i) through
            (ix) of paragraph

    (1)
        (A) will in 
 the future lead substantially to the 
 achievement of the objectives of this 
 subsection.
 ``
        (B) Termination of waiver.--A waiver under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall terminate on the earlier of--
 ``
            (i) the day after the waiver authority 
 granted by this paragraph ceases to be 
 effective under paragraph

    (4) ; or
 ``
            (ii) the effective date of an Executive 
 order providing for termination of the waiver.
 ``

    (4) Extension of waiver authority.--
 ``
        (A) Recommendations.--If the President determines 
 that the further extension of the waiver authority 
 granted under paragraph

    (3) will substantially promote 
 the objectives of this subsection, the President may 
 recommend further extensions of such authority for 
 successive 12-month periods. Any such recommendations 
 shall--
 ``
            (i) be made not later than 30 days before 
 the expiration of such authority;
 ``
            (ii) be made in a document submitted to 
 the House of Representatives and the Senate 
 setting forth the reasons of the President for 
 recommending the extension of such authority; 
 and
 ``
            (iii) include--
 ``
            (I) a determination that 
 continuation of the waiver will 
 substantially promote the objectives of 
 this subsection; and
 ``
            (II) a statement setting forth 
 the reasons of the President for such 
 determination.
 ``
        (B) Continuation in effect of waiver.--If the 
 President recommends under subparagraph
        (A) the further 
 extension of the waiver authority granted under 
 paragraph

    (3) , such authority shall continue in effect 
 until the end of the 12-month period following the end 
 of the previous 12-month extension, unless--
 ``
            (i) Congress adopts and transmits to the 
 President a joint resolution of disapproval 
 under paragraph

    (5) before the end of the 60-
 day period beginning on the date the waiver 
 authority would expire but for an extension 
 under subparagraph
        (A) ; and
 ``
            (ii) if the President vetoes the joint 
 resolution, each House of Congress votes to 
 override the veto on or before the later of--
 ``
            (I) the last day of the 60-day 
 period referred to in clause
            (i) ; or
 ``
            (II) the last day of the 15-day 
 period (excluding any day described in 
 

section 154

    (b) ) beginning on the date 
 on which Congress receives the veto 
 message from the President.
 ``
            (C) Termination of waiver pursuant to joint 
 resolution of disapproval.--If a joint resolution of 
 disapproval is enacted into law pursuant to paragraph

    (5) , the waiver authority granted under paragraph

    (3) shall cease to be effective as of the day after the 60-
 day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
 the joint resolution.
 ``

    (5) Joint resolution of disapproval.--
 ``
        (A) Joint resolution of disapproval defined.--In 
 this paragraph, the term `joint resolution of 
 disapproval' means a joint resolution the matter after 
 the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That 
 Congress does not approve the extension of the 
 authority contained in paragraph

    (3) of 

section 402

    (f) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's 
 Republic of China recommended by the President to 
 Congress under paragraph

    (4) of that section on ___.', 
 with the blank space being filled with the appropriate 
 date.
 ``
        (B) Procedures in house and senate.--The 
 provisions of subsections

    (b) through

    (f) of 

section 152 shall apply with respect to a joint resolution of 
 approval to the same extent and in the same manner as 
 such provisions apply with respect to a resolution 
 described in subsection

    (a) of that section, except 
 that subsection

    (e)

    (2) of that section shall be applied 
 and administered by substituting `Consideration' for 
 `Debate'.
 ``
            (C) Rules of the house of representatives and 
 senate.--This paragraph is enacted by Congress--
 ``
            (i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
 power of the House of Representatives and the 
 Senate, respectively, and as such is deemed a 
 part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
 and supersedes other rules only to the extent 
 that it is inconsistent with such other rules; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) with full recognition of the 
 constitutional right of either House to change 
 the rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
 of that House) at any time, in the same manner 
 and to the same extent as in the case of any 
 other rule of that House.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of 
1974 is amended by striking the item relating to 

section 402 and 
inserting the following:

``

Sec. 402. East-West trade and human rights.''.
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