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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1327

(5) assist the Secretary in reporting, or otherwise report to the Congress as requested, on the prc^ess of sales of United Statesmade auto parts in Japanese markets, (d) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall draw on existing budget authority in carrying out this part. SEC. 2125. EXPIRATION DATE.

15 USC 4704.

The authorities under this part shall expire on December 31, 1993.

Subtitle B—Export Enhancement PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 2201. COMMERCIAL PERSONNEL AT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF TAIWAN.

22 USC 3310a.

The American Institute of Taiwan shall employ personnel to perform duties similar to those performed by personnel of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. The number of individuals employed shall be commensurate with the number of United States personnel of the Commercial Service who are permanently assigned to the United States diplomatic mission to South Korea. SEC. 2202. COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE PRACTICES.

The Secretary of State shall, not later than January 31 of each year, prepare and transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and to other appropriate committees of the Congress, a detailed report r^arding the economic policy and trade practices of each country with which the United States has an economic or trade relationship. The Secretary may direct the appropriate officers of the Department of State who are serving overseas, in consultation with appropriate officers or employees of other departments and agencies of the United States, including the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce, to coordinate the preparation of such information in a country as is necessary to prepare the report under this section. The report shall identify and describe, with respect to each country— (1) the macroeconomic policies of the country and their impact on the overall growth in demand for United States exports; (2) the impact of macroeconomic and other policies on the exchange rate of the country and the resulting impact on price competitiveness of United States exports; (3) any change in structural policies (including tax incentives, r^ulations governing financial institutions, production stendards, and patterns of industrial ownership) that may affect the country's growth rate and its demand for United States exports; (4) the management of the country's external debt and its implications for trade with the United States; (5) acts, policies, and practices that constitute significant barriers to United States exports or foreign direct investment in that country by United States persons, as identified under section 181(a)(l) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2241(a)(l));

15 USC 4711.

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