12 2 STA T . 2 64 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 8 6 —J UL Y 2 9, 2008 besu b j e ct t oal la p pl i cable sei z u r ea ndf orfeiture la w s and cri m inal and ci v illawsoft h e U nited S tates to the same e x tent as an y other violation of the customs laws of the United States .‘ ‘ ( f ) S ENS E OFC ON GR ESS. — ‘‘( 1 ) I N GENER AL .—It is the sense of Con g ress that the P resident should ta k e the necessary steps to seek to negotiate an international arrangement—similar to the K imberley Process Certification Scheme for conflict diamonds—to prevent the trade in B urmese covered articles. Such an international arrangement should create an effective global system of controls and should contain the measures described in subsection (c)( 2 )(B) (or their functional e q uivalent). ‘‘(2) K IMB ERLE YP RO C ESS CER T IFICATION SC H EME D EFINED.— In paragraph (1) , the term ‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme ’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 ( 6 )of the Clean D iamond T rade A ct (Public L aw1 08– 1 9; 19 U.S.C. 3902(6)). ‘‘(g) R EPORT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— N ot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese J AD E (Junta’s Anti - Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing what actions the United States has taken during the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of such Act to seek— ‘‘(A) the issuance of a draft waiver decision by the Council for Trade in G oods of the W orld Trade O rganiza- tion, as specified in subsection (b)(3)(A); ‘‘(B) the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly, as specified in subsection (b)(3)(B); and ‘‘(C) the negotiation of an international arrangement, as specified in subsection (f)(1). ‘‘(2) UPDATE.—The President shall make continued efforts to seek the items specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) and shall promptly update the appropriate congressional committees on subsequent developments with respect to these efforts. ‘‘(h) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 4 months after the date of the enactment of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effectiveness of the implementation of this section. The Comptroller General shall include in the report any recommendations for improving the administration of this Act.’’. (b) D U RATION OF SANCTIONS.— (1) CONTINUATION OF IMPORT SANCTIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 9 of the Burmese F reedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–61; 5 0 U.S.C. 1 7 01 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph
‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this sub- section, any reference to section 3(a)(1) shall be deemed to include a reference to section 3A (b)(1) and (c)(1).’’. (2) RENE W AL RESOLUTIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting after ‘‘section 3(a)(1)’’ each place it appears the following: ‘‘and section 3A (b)(1) and (c)(1)’’. (3) EFFECTI V E DATE.— 50USC17 01 note.Pr e sid ent.
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