,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to increase the rate of duty
 on shrimp originating from ,ecuador1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ecuador ,shrimp ,tariff ,act4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,gatt 
#aidg2 ,,gatt #aiid ,the terms ,,gatt   
#aidg and ,,gatt #aiid have the meanings
 given those terms in section #b of the 
,uruguay ,round ,agreements ,act 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #ceja74  7#b7 ,,hts ,the term 
,,hts means the ,harmonized ,tariff     
,schedule of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,schedule of concessions ,the term      
,schedule of ,concessions means         
,schedule ,,xx-,united ,states of       
,america annexed to the ,marrakesh      
,protocol to the ,,gatt #aiid4  #c4     
,phase-in of duty increase for shrimp   

from ,ecuador  7a7 ,calendar year #bjbg 
,effective on ,january #a1 #bjbg1       
subheadings #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1   
#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
and #afje4bi of the ,,hts shall be      
applied and administered with respect to
 imports from ,ecuador-- 7#a7 in the    
column #a general rate of duty column1  
by substituting #aj for the rate of duty
 otherwise applicable2 and  7#b7 in the 
column #b rate of duty column1 by       
substituting #be_/kg for the rate of    
duty otherwise applicable4  7b7         
,calendar year #bjbh ,effective on      
,january #a1 #bjbh1 subheadings         
#jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1 #jcjf4ce1     
#jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 and       
#afje4bi of the ,,hts shall be applied  
and administered with respect to imports
 from ,ecuador-- 7#a7 in the column #a  
general rate of duty column1 by         
substituting #bj for the rate of duty   
otherwise applicable2 and  7#b7 in the  
column #b rate of duty column1 by       
substituting #ej_/kg for the rate of    

duty otherwise applicable4  7c7         
,calendar year #bjbi and thereafter     
,effective on ,january #a1 #bjbi1       
subheadings #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1   
#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
and #afje4bi of the ,,hts shall be      
applied and administered with respect to
 imports from ,ecuador-- 7#a7 in the    
column #a general rate of duty column1  
by substituting #dj for the rate of duty
 otherwise applicable2 and  7#b7 in the 
column #b rate of duty column1 by       
substituting #a_/kg for the rate of duty
 otherwise applicable4  #d4 ,country of 
origin labeling for cooked shrimp and   
crawfish  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#bha7a7 of the ,agricultural ,marketing 
,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afch7a77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph         
7,a77vi71 by striking and2 and  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting before  
the period at the end the following3 1  
except if the processed food item is    
whole cooked shrimp1 whole cooked       
crawfish1 cooked shrimp sections1 or    

cooked crawfish sections4  7b7          
,modification of definition of processed
 food item ,the ,secretary of           
,agriculture shall modify section       
#fj4aai of title #g1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 to ensure that cooked shrimp1 cooked   
crawfish1 cooked shrimp sections1 and   
cooked crawfish sections are not        
considered processed food items for     
purposes of that section4  #e4          
,additional duty on shrimp  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,president shall impose a  
duty on imports of shrimp under         
subheadings #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1   
#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
and #afje4bi of the ,,hts in an amount  
equal to #j4aj per kilogram4  7b7 ,use  
of amounts ,the ,president shall use an 
amount equal to the amount received by  
the ,united ,states pursuant to duties  
under subsection 7a7 to conduct         
inspections of shrimp and catfish       
imported into the ,united ,states4  #f4 
,treatment of duties ,duties under this 

,act are to be imposed in addition to   
any duty imposed under any other        
provision of law or pursuant to any     
other authority4  #g4 ,modification of  
schedule of concessions to ,,gatt #aiid 
,with due regard for the international  
obligations of the ,united ,states1     
particularly ,article ,,xxxviii of the  
,,gatt #aidg requiring any suspension of
 trade agreement concessions to be made 
on a most-favored nation basis1 the     
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
shall take the necessary steps to modify
 the ,schedule of ,concessions to       
accommodate the increase in the rate of 
duty applicable to shrimp from ,ecuador 
under section #c and the additional     
increase under section #e4