text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Turkey Free Trade 
  Agreement Act of 1999''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) The Republic of Turkey (in this Act referred to as 
          ``Turkey'') has played an important strategic, political, and 
          economic role in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East since its 
          founding in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal ``Ataturk'' following the 
          collapse of the 600-year Ottoman Empire.
              (2) The friendship shared between the United States and 
          Turkey dates to the late 18th century and was consecrated by 
          the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States 
          and the Ottoman Empire in 1830.
              (3) The United States reaffirmed its relationship with 
          Turkey by entering into the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation 
          of 1929.
              (4) The United States and Turkey have subsequently entered 
          into over 60 treaties, memoranda of understanding, and other 
          agreements on a broad range of issues, including a bilateral 
          investment treaty (1986), a bilateral tax treaty (1998), and a 
          trade and investment framework agreement (1999), as evidence of 
          their strong friendship.
              (5) Turkey is located in the strategic corridor between 
          Europe and Asia, bordering the Black Sea and the Mediterranean 
          Sea.
              (6) Turkey has been a strategic partner of the United 
          States since it joined the allies at the end of World War II.
              (7) The strategic alliance between Turkey and the United 
          States was cemented by--
                      (A) the agreement of July 12, 1947 implementing the 
                  Truman doctrine;
                      (B) Turkey's membership in the North Atlantic 
                  Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952; and
                      (C) the United States-Turkey Agreement for 
                  Cooperation on Defense and Economy of 1980.
              (8) Turkey is also an important industrialized economy and 
          was a founding member of the Organization for Economic 
          Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations.
              (9) Turkey has made significant progress since the 1980's 
          in liberalizing its economy and integrating with the global 
          economy.
              (10) Turkey has joined other nations in advocating an open 
          trading system through its membership in the General Agreement 
          on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization.
              (11) Despite the deep friendship between the United States 
          and Turkey, their trading relationship remains small.
              (12) In 1998, United States merchandise exports to Turkey 
          reached $3,500,000,000.
              (13) In 1998, United States imports from Turkey totaled 
          $2,500,000,000 or less than 0.3 percent of United States total 
          imports.
              (14) A free trade agreement between the United States and 
          Turkey would greatly benefit both the United States and Turkey 
          by expanding their commercial ties.
  
  SEC. 3. NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES FOR A UNITED STATES-TURKEY FREE TRADE 
                AGREEMENT.
  
      The overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with 
  respect to a United States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement are to obtain--
              (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access 
          between the United States and Turkey; and
              (2) the reduction or elimination of barriers and other 
          trade-distorting policies and practices that inhibit trade 
          between the United States and Turkey.
  
  SEC. 4. NEGOTIATION OF A UNITED STATES-TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to sections 5 and 6, the President is 
  authorized to enter into an agreement described in subsection (c). The 
  provisions of section 151(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
  2191(c)) shall apply with respect to a bill to implement such agreement 
  if such agreement is entered into on or before December 31, 2005.
      (b) Tariff Proclamation Authority.--
              (1) In general.--The President is authorized to proclaim--
                      (A) such modification or continuation of any 
                  existing duty,
                      (B) such continuance of existing duty-free or 
                  excise treatment, or
                      (C) such additional duties
          as the President determines to be required or appropriate to 
          carry out the trade agreement described in subsection (c).
              (2) Limitations.--No proclamation may be made under 
          paragraph (1) that--
                      (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of 
                  duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on the 
                  date of enactment of this Act) to a rate which is less 
                  than 50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies 
                  on such date of enactment;
                      (B) provides for a reduction of duty on an article 
                  to take effect on a date that is more than 10 years 
                  after the first reduction that is proclaimed to carry 
  out a trade agreement with respect to such article; or
                      (C) increases any rate of duty above the rate that 
                  applied on the date of enactment of this Act.
              (3) Aggregate reduction; exemption from staging.--
                      (A) Aggregate reduction.--Except as provided in 
                  subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate 
                  of duty on any article which is in effect on any day 
                  pursuant to a trade agreement entered into under 
                  paragraph (1) shall not exceed the aggregate reduction 
                  which would have been in effect on such day if--
                              (i) a reduction of 3 percent ad valorem or 
                          a reduction of one-tenth of the total 
                          reduction, whichever is greater, had taken 
                          effect on the effective date of the first 
                          reduction proclaimed under paragraph (1) to 
                          carry out such agreement with respect to such 
                          article; and
                              (ii) a reduction equal to the amount 
                          applicable under clause (i) had taken effect at 
                          1-year intervals after the effective date of 
                          such first reduction.
                      (B) Exemption from staging.--No staging under 
                  subparagraph (A) is required with respect to a rate 
                  reduction that is proclaimed under paragraph (1) for an 
                  article of a kind that is not produced in the United 
                  States. The United States International Trade 
                  Commission shall advise the President of the identity 
                  of articles that may be exempted from staging under 
                  this subparagraph.
              (4) Rounding.--If the President determines that such action 
          will simplify the computation of reductions under paragraph 
          (3), the President may round an annual reduction by the lesser 
          of--
                      (A) the difference between the reduction without 
                  regard to this paragraph and the next lower whole 
                  number; or
                      (B) one-half of 1 percent ad valorem.
              (5) Other limitations.--A rate of duty reduction or 
          increase that may not be proclaimed by reason of paragraph (2) 
          may take effect only if a provision authorizing such reduction 
          or increase is included within an implementing bill provided 
          for under section 6(c) and that bill is enacted into law.
      (c) Agreement Described.--An agreement described in this subsection 
  means a bilateral agreement between the United States and Turkey that 
  provides for the reduction and ultimate elimination of tariffs and 
  nontariff barriers to trade and the eventual establishment of a free 
  trade agreement between the United States and Turkey.
  
  SEC. 5. CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS OF A UNITED STATES-
                TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
  
      Before entering into any trade agreement under section 4 (including 
  immediately before initialing an agreement), the President shall 
  consult closely and on a timely basis on the nature of the agreement 
  and the extent to which it will achieve the purposes of this Act with--
              (1) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
          Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
              (2) the congressional advisers for trade policy and 
          negotiations appointed under section 161 of the Trade Act of 
          1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211); and
              (3) each other committee of the House of Representatives 
          and the Senate, and each joint committee of Congress, which has 
          jurisdiction over legislation involving subject matters that 
          would be affected by the trade agreement.
  
  SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES-TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
  
      (a) Notification and Submission.--Any agreement entered into under 
  section 4 shall enter into force with respect to the United States if 
  (and only if)--
              (1) the President, at least 60 calendar days before the day 
          on which the President enters into the trade agreement, 
          notifies the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 
          President's intention to enter into the agreement, and promptly 
          thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal 
          Register;
              (2) within 60 calendar days after entering into the 
          agreement, the President submits to Congress a description of 
          those changes to existing laws that the President considers 
          would be required in order to bring the United States into 
          compliance with the agreement;
              (3) after entering into the agreement, the President 
          submits a copy of the final legal text of the agreement, 
          together with--
                      (A) a draft of an implementing bill described in 
                  subsection (c);
                      (B) a statement of any administrative action 
                  proposed to implement the trade agreement; and
                      (C) the supporting information described in 
                  subsection (b); and
              (4) the implementing bill is enacted into law.
      (b) Supporting Information.--The supporting information required 
  under subsection (a)(3)(C) consists of--
              (1) an explanation as to how the implementing bill and 
          proposed administrative action will change or affect existing 
          law; and
              (2) a statement--
                      (A) asserting that the agreement makes progress in 
                  achieving the objectives of this Act; and
                      (B) setting forth the reasons of the President 
                  regarding--
                              (i) how and to what extent the agreement 
                          makes progress in achieving the objectives 
                          referred to in subparagraph (A);
                              (ii) whether and how the agreement changes 
                          provisions of an agreement previously 
                          negotiated;
                              (iii) how the agreement serves the 
                          interests of United States commerce; and
                              (iv) any proposed administrative action.
      (c) Bills Qualifying for Trade Agreement Approval Procedures.--The 
  provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 apply to an 
  implementing bill submitted pursuant to subsection (b) that contains 
  only--
              (1) provisions that approve a trade agreement entered into 
          under section 4 that achieves the negotiating objectives set 
          forth in section 3 and the statement of administrative action 
          (if any) proposed to implement such trade agreement;
              (2) provisions that are--
                      (A) necessary to implement such agreement; or
                      (B) otherwise related to the implementation, 
                  enforcement, and adjustment to the effects of such 
                  trade agreement; and
              (3) provisions necessary for purposes of complying with 
          section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
          Control Act of 1985 in implementing the applicable trade 
          agreement.
  
  SEC. 7. CONSIDERATION OF IMPLEMENTING BILL.
  
      (a) Congressional Consideration of Implementing Bill.--When the 
  President submits to Congress a bill to implement the trade agreement 
  as described in section 6(c), the bill shall be introduced and 
  considered pursuant to the provisions of section 151 of the Trade Act 
  of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191).
      (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 
  (19 U.S.C. 2191) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``section 6 of the 
          United States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement Act of 1999'' after 
          ``the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988,''; and
              (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``or under section 6 
          of the United States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement Act of 1999,'' 
          after ``the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,''.
target: Authorizes the President to enter into a bilateral agreement between the United States and Turkey that provides for the reduction and ultimate elimination of tariffs and nontariff barriers to trade and the eventual establishment of a free trade agreement between the two countries.
  Requires the President to consult with Congress before entering into any trade agreement under this Act.
  Sets forth congressional procedures for consideration of implementing legislation with respect to a United States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement.
feat_title: United States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement Act of 1999