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H.R. 4678, FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS LEGAL AC- COUNTABILITY ACT, AND H.R. 5156, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE ACT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 16, 2010 Serial No. 111–136 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 77–913 WASHINGTON : 2013 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Mar 02, 2013 Jkt 077913 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A913.XXX A913 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia FRED UPTON, Michigan FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BART GORDON, Tennessee NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky ANNA G. ESHOO, California JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ROY BLUNT, Missouri GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE BUYER, Indiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California Vice Chairman JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania LOIS CAPPS, California MARY BONO MACK, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANE HARMAN, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska TOM ALLEN, Maine MIKE ROGERS, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma JAY INSLEE, Washington TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California BETTY SUTTON, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Mar 02, 2013 Jkt 077913 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A913.XXX A913 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois Chairman JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida Vice Chair Ranking Member JOHN SARBANES, Maryland RALPH M. HALL, Texas BETTY SUTTON, Ohio ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky FRANK PALLONE, JR., NEW JERSEY GEORGE RADANOVICH, California BART GORDON, Tennessee JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania BART STUPAK, Michigan MARY BONO MACK, California GENE GREEN, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas MIKE ROGERS, Michigan ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina JOHN BARROW, Georgia DORIS O. MATSUI, California KATHY CASTOR, Florida ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Mar 02, 2013 Jkt 077913 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A913.XXX A913 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Mar 02, 2013 Jkt 077913 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A913.XXX A913 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 1 Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, opening statement ......................................................................... 2 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 5 Hon. Betty Sutton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 8 Hon. Robert E. Latta, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 8 Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, opening statement .................................................................................... 9 Hon. Phil Gingrey, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, opening statement ................................................................................................ 10 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, opening statement ....................................................................................... 11 Hon. Steve Scalise, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, opening statement ................................................................................................ 12 Hon. Bruce L. Braley, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, opening statement ................................................................................................ 13 Hon. Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 14 Hon. Linda T. Sa´nchez, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement ............................................................................. 15 Hon. Lee Terry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, opening statement ................................................................................................ 15 Hon. Tim Murphy, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 16 Hon. Michael R. Turner, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ...................................................................................... 17 Hon. Gene Green, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 140 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 142 WITNESSES Jeremy Baskin, Office of the General Counsel, United States Consumer Prod- uct Safety Commission ........................................................................................ 18 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 21 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 145 Ami Gadhia, Policy Counsel, Consumers Union ................................................... 25 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 149 William Morgan, victim of defective Chinese drywall .......................................... 34 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 36 Andrew Popper, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law .................................................................................................................... 38 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 40 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 155 Marianne Rowden, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Associa- tion of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) ............................................................. 58 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 60 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 171 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:15 Mar 02, 2013 Jkt 077913 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A913.XXX A913 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VI Page Mary Saunders, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, United States Department of Commerce ........................................................... 81 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 84 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 180 Deborah Wince-Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Council on Competitiveness ................................................................................................... 94 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 97 Answers to submitted questions .....................................................................