Protect American IPR Act
- Last Action
- 1/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2019-01-30Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-30 (00)
Protect American IPR Act
This bill addresses the effects of violations of U.S. intellectual property rights in China or by Chinese persons. The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to study the losses of revenue to holders of those rights. It directs the USTR to impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the annual loss of revenue to U.S. intellectual property rights holders as a result of violations in China or by any Chinese person, including governmental entities of China.
The bill establishes a fund to compensate U.S. intellectual property rights holders injured by such violations.
Subjects
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Intellectual property
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Tariffs
- Trade restrictions
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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