,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjbf,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi? introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to increase ! rate ( duty on %rimp     
orig9at+ f ,ecuador1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ecuador ,%rimp ,t>iff ,act4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,gatt    
#aidg2 ,,gatt #aiid ,! t]ms ,,gatt #aidg
 & ,,gatt #aiid h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 
9 section #b ( ! ,uruguay ,r\nd         
,agreem5ts ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja74  
7#b7 ,,hts ,! t]m ,,hts means !         
,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#c7 ,s*$ule ( concessions ,!  
t]m ,s*$ule ( ,concessions means ,s*$ule
 ,,xx-,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica annex$ to 
! ,m>rake% ,protocol to ! ,,gatt #aiid4 
#c4 ,phase-9 ( duty increase = %rimp f  
,ecuador  7a7 ,cal5d> ye> #bjbg         
,effective on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1        
subhead+s #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1     

#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
& #afje4bi ( ! ,,hts %all be appli$ &   
adm9i/]$ ) respect to imports f         
,ecuador-- 7#a7 9 ! column #a g5]al rate
 ( duty column1 by sub/itut+ #aj = !    
rate ( duty o!rwise applicable2 &  7#b7 
9 ! column #b rate ( duty column1 by    
sub/itut+ #be_/kg = ! rate ( duty       
o!rwise applicable4  7b7 ,cal5d> ye>    
#bjbh ,effective on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbh1  
subhead+s #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1     
#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
& #afje4bi ( ! ,,hts %all be appli$ &   
adm9i/]$ ) respect to imports f         
,ecuador-- 7#a7 9 ! column #a g5]al rate
 ( duty column1 by sub/itut+ #bj = !    
rate ( duty o!rwise applicable2 &  7#b7 
9 ! column #b rate ( duty column1 by    
sub/itut+ #ej_/kg = ! rate ( duty       
o!rwise applicable4  7c7 ,cal5d> ye>    
#bjbi & !reaft] ,effective on ,janu>y   
#a1 #bjbi1 subhead+s #jcjf4af4jj1       
#jcjf4ag4jj1 #jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1        
#jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 & #afje4bi ( ! ,,hts
 %all be appli$ & adm9i/]$ ) respect to 

imports f ,ecuador-- 7#a7 9 ! column #a 
g5]al rate ( duty column1 by sub/itut+  
#dj = ! rate ( duty o!rwise applicable2 
&  7#b7 9 ! column #b rate ( duty       
column1 by sub/itut+ #a_/kg = ! rate (  
duty o!rwise applicable4  #d4 ,c\ntry ( 
orig9 label+ = cook$ %rimp & crawfi%    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bha7a7 ( !       
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #afch7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
subp>agraph 7,a77vi71 by /rik+ &2 &     
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ be=e 
! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 except if !
 process$ food item is :ole cook$ %rimp1
 :ole cook$ crawfi%1 cook$ %rimp        
sections1 or cook$ crawfi% sections4    
7b7 ,modification ( def9ition ( process$
 food item ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
%all modify section #fj4aai ( title #g1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations71 to ensure t     
cook$ %rimp1 cook$ crawfi%1 cook$ %rimp 
sections1 & cook$ crawfi% sections are n
 consid]$ process$ food items = purposes
 ( t section4  #e4 ,additional duty on  

%rimp  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all   
impose a duty on imports ( %rimp "u     
subhead+s #jcjf4af4jj1 #jcjf4ag4jj1     
#jcjf4ce1 #jcjf4cf1 #jcjf4ie1 #afje4ba1 
& #afje4bi ( ! ,,hts 9 an am\nt equal to
 #j4aj p] kilogram4  7b7 ,use ( am\nts  
,! ,presid5t %all use an am\nt equal to 
! am\nt receiv$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
pursuant to duties "u subsection 7a7 to 
conduct inspections ( %rimp & catfi%    
import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4      
,treatm5t ( duties ,duties "u ?is ,act  
are to be impos$ 9 addition to any duty 
impos$ "u any o!r provision ( law or    
pursuant to any o!r au?ority4  #g4      
,modification ( s*$ule ( concessions to 
,,gatt #aiid ,) due reg>d = !           
int]national obligations ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 p>ticul>ly ,article ,,xxxviii ( 
! ,,gatt #aidg requir+ any susp5sion (  
trade agreem5t concessions to be made on
 a mo/-favor$ nation basis1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative %all take !
 necess>y /eps to modify ! ,s*$ule (    
,concessions to accommodate ! increase 9

 ! rate ( duty applicable to %rimp f    
,ecuador "u section #c & ! additional   
increase "u section #e4