In Presidential Proclamation 8771 of December 29, 2011, pursuant to the authority provided in section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the "1988 Act") (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)), I modified the HTS to reflect amendments to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the "Convention").

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There are also potential national security repercussions - particularly if, as is likely under the "harmonized" patent system, China winds up being a principal beneficiary of expanded access to, and opportunities for exploitation of, American inventions.

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Creating a harmonized system that speeds up rather than impedes the immigration process remains the biggest challenge.

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We need a Super System in which the separate systems of governance, culture and leadership are harmonized and synchronized.

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