A bill to establish a program in the Department of Commerce to promote United States service industries, enhance their competitiveness, and for other purposes.
Service Industries Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish a service industries development program. Lists the purposes of the program, which include: (1) promoting the competitiveness of U.S. service firms and American employees through economic policies; (2) promoting the sale of U.S. services abroad; (3) developing a data base for policymaking pertaining to services; (4) analyzing the effect on service industries of Government regulation, taxes, and antitrust policies; (5) analyzing the adequacy of current U.S. financing and export promotion programs; (6) documenting trade impediments to U.S. service firms; (7) providing staff support for negotiations on service-related issues by the U.S. Trade Representative; and (8) conducting studies and disseminating information concerning service-related issues. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act in FY 1983 and succeeding years.
For Further Action See H.R.5519.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Referred to Subcommittee on Business, Trade, and Tourism.
Subcommittee on Business, Trade, and Tourism. Hearings held.
Subcommittee on Business, Trade, and Tourism. Hearings held.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-324.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-324.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Considered by Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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