TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Title II: Trade and Development Agency
Title III: Export Promotion Programs Within the International
Trade Administration
Title IV: Promotion of United States Environmental Exports
Title V: International Protection of Intellectual Property
Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act of 1994 - Title I: Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to raise the ceiling on the maximum contingent liability allowed for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) insurance and outstanding financing.
(Sec. 102) Authorizes OPIC to transfer amounts from noncredit activities to pay subsidy costs of program levels for the direct loan and investment guaranties programs.
(Sec. 103) Continues OPIC's authority to issue investment insurance and guarantees through FY 1996.
(Sec. 105) Makes a restriction on OPIC assistance for countries that exceed a specified per capita income level inapplicable to Ireland and Northern Ireland (thus making such countries eligible for OPIC assistance).
Title II: Trade and Development Agency - Authorizes appropriations for the Trade and Development Agency for FY 1995 and 1996.
Title III: Export Promotion Programs Within the International Trade Administration - Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to authorize appropriations for Department of Commerce export promotion programs for FY 1995 and 1996.
Title IV: Promotion of United States Environmental Exports - Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to remove provisions relating to Environmental Export Assistance Officers.
(Sec. 402) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee to provide guidance on programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services and products that comply with U.S. environmental, safety, and related requirements.
Requires the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group, a subcommittee of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee (TPCC), to: (1) select five priority countries with the greatest potential for the application of U.S. Government export promotion resources related to environmental exports; and (2) create a plan annually for each such country that sets forth ways to increase such exports to such country.
Directs the Secretary to assign a specialist in environmental technologies to the office of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service in each of the priority countries.
Authorizes the TPCC to establish international regional initiatives to coordinate the activities of Federal agencies in order to build environmental partnerships between the United States and the geographic regions outside the United States for which such initiatives are established. Provides that such partnerships shall enhance environmental protection and promote sustainable development by using the technical expertise and financial resources of Federal agencies that provide foreign assistance and by expanding U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services to such regions.
Directs the Working Group to maintain a calendar of significant opportunities for U.S. environmental businesses in foreign markets and trade promotion events to be made available to the public.
Authorizes the Secretary to use the Market Development Cooperator Program to support regional alliances of private sector entities, nonprofit organizations, and universities that support the export of environmental technologies, goods, and services and promote the export of products complying with U.S. environmental, safety, and related requirements.
Title V: International Protection of Intellectual Property - Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, to establish a program of training and technical assistance to assist foreign countries in: (1) developing and strengthening laws and regulations to protect intellectual property; and (2) developing the infrastructure necessary to implement and enforce such laws and regulations.
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of title IV of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: Dingell, Collins (IL), and Moorhead.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-834 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10707-10710)
Conference report H. Rept. 103-834 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10707-10710)
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S14398)
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14398)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Gejdenson brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-834 for consideration as a privileged matter.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 103-392
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Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H11277)
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H11277)
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-392.
Became Public Law No: 103-392.