Trade-Related Bills Introduced on Sept 22

On September 22, 2010, the following trade-related bills were introduced:

• Sleeping bags, a bill to remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences (S. 3823)
• Pipeline transportation, a bill to amend 49 USC to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (S.3824)
• Rare earth policy, A bill to develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes (H.R. 6160)
• FMC dispute resolution, a bill to amend 46 USC to require the Federal Maritime Commission to maintain an Office of Dispute Resolution and Customer Advocate, and for other purposes (H.R. 6167)