,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cafg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjac,mr4 ,terry introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the bases for         
ineligibility for designation of        
countries as beneficiary developing     
countries under title ,v of the ,trade  
,act of #aigd1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,playing ,fair on ,trade and    
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,designation of  
beneficiary developing countries under  
the ,generalized ,system of ,preferences
 program  7a7 ,countries ineligible for 
designation ,section #ejb7;b77#b7 of the
 ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdfb7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting after subparagraph 7,h7 the   
following new subparagraphs3  7,i7 ,such
 country fails to provide adequate and  
effective protection for intellectual   
property rights4  7,j7 ,such country    

maintains local content requirements1   
other than requirements that apply only 
to the procurement by governmental      
agencies of products purchased for      
governmental purposes and not with a    
view to commercial resale or with a view
 to use in the production of goods for  
commercial sale4  2 and  7#b7 in the    
matter following subparagraph 7,j7 7as  
added by paragraph 7#a7 of this         
subsection7-- 7,a7 by striking and 7,h7 
and inserting 7,h72 and  7,b7 by        
striking shall not and inserting 1 7,i71
 and 7,j7 shall not4  7b7 ,factors      
affecting country designation ,section  
#ejb7;c7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;c77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#e72 and    
7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7   
and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71   
respectively4  7c7 ,effective date ,this
 section takes effect on the date of the
 enactment of this ,act and applies with
 respect to the designation of any      
country as a beneficiary developing     

country under title ,v of the ,trade    
,act of #aigd on or after such date of  
enactment4