Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 3.djvu/445

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PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2275 SEC. 3702. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON FORCED LABOR PRODUCTS 19 USC 1307 DESTINED FOR THE UNITED STATES MARKET. note. (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Customs shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report on products made with forced labor that are destined for the United States market. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— The report under subsection (a) shall include information concerning the following: (1) The extent of the use of forced labor in manufacturing products destined for the United States market. (2) The volume of products made with forced labor, destined for the United States market, that is in violation of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, and is seized by the United States Customs Service. (3) The progress of the United States Customs Service in identifying and interdicting products made with forced labor that are destined for the United States market. SEC. 3703. RENEGOTIATING MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ON FORCED LABOR. It is the sense of Congress that the President should determine whether any country with which the United States has a memorandum of understanding with respect to reciprocal trade which involves goods made with forced labor is frustrating implementation of the memorandum. Should an affirmative determination be made, the President should immediately commence negotiations to replace the current memorandum of understanding with one providing for effective procedures for the monitoring of forced labor, including improved procedures to request investigations by international monitors of worksites suspected to be in violation of any such memorandum. • Fair Trade in Automotive Parts Act of 1998. TITLE XXXVIII—FAIR TRADE IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS Sec. 3801. Short title. Sec. 3802. Definitions. Sec. 3803. Re-establishment of initiative on automotive parts sales to Japan. Sec. 3804. Establishment of Special Advisory Committee on automotive parts sales in Japanese and other Asian markets. Sec. 3805. Expiration date. SEC. 380L SHORT TITLE. 15 USC 4701 This title may be cited as the "Fair Trade in Automotive Parts Act of 1998". SEC. 3802. DEFINITIONS. 15 USC 4705. In this title: (1) JAPANESE MARKETS. —The term "Japanese markets" refers to markets, including markets in the United States and Japan, where automotive parts and accessories, both original equipment and aftermarket, are purchased for use in the manufacture or repair of Japanese automobiles. (2) JAPANESE AND OTHER ASIAN MARICETS.—The term "Japanese and other Asian markets" refers to markets, including markets in the United States, Japan, and other Asian countries,