Sec. 5. Report on trade in e-commerce goods
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall, in consultation with the Office of the United States Trade Representative and with other Federal agencies as appropriate, submit a report to the President and Congress on the policies of foreign governments toward the transmission of e-commerce goods to or from the United States by means of international postal services and other international delivery services. The report required in subsection
(a)shall identify and analyze— foreign subsidies, laws, or other governmental programs that provide for foreign merchants unfair or unreasonable assistance in the sale of e-commerce goods to consumers in the United States; foreign subsidies, laws, or other governmental programs that unfairly disadvantage United States merchants in the sale of e-commerce goods to consumers in other countries; and foreign laws and policies relating to the exchange of e-commerce goods which are inconsistent with the policies of the United States regarding international trade in services generally (section 104A(a) of the Trade Act of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2114a(a) ) and international postal agreements (section 407(a) of title 39, United States Code) and which are detrimental to the interests of the domestic or international operations of United States companies. The report required in subsection
(a)should propose appropriate steps that could be taken by the Secretary of Commerce, by other Federal agencies, or by Congress to remedy issues identified under subsection (b). Such steps may include proposals for— remedial actions that may be taken by the United States alone; modification of existing trade, postal, or other international agreements or development of new trade, postal, or other international agreements; United States advocacy in international organizations; and modification or improvement in the coordination of policies and positions among United States agencies. The report required in subsection
(a)may be limited to countries that, in the judgment of the Secretary of Commerce, have or soon will have a significant level of trade in e-commerce goods with the United States.
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