,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #iih ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #af1 #bjae ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,toomey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish a process for the consideration of temporary duty suspensions and reductions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,manufacturing ,competitiveness ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress on the need for a miscellaneous tariff bill 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states imposes duties on imported goods for which there is no domestic availability or insufficient domestic availability4 7#b7 ,the imposition of duties on such goods creates artificial distortions in the economy of the ,united ,states that negatively affect ,united ,states manufacturers and consumers4 7#c7 ,it is in the interests of the ,united ,states to update the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule every #c years to eliminate such artificial distortions by suspending or reducing duties on such goods4 7#d7 ,the manufacturing competitiveness of the ,united ,states around the world will be enhanced if ,congress regularly and predictably updates the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule to suspend or reduce duties on such goods4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 to remove the competitive disadvantage to ,united ,states manufactures and consumers resulting from an outdated ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule and to promote the competitiveness of ,united ,states manufacturers1 ,congress should consider a miscellaneous tariff bill not later than #ahj days after the ,united ,states ,international ,trade ,commission and the ,department of ,commerce issue reports on proposed duty suspensions and reductions under this ,act4 #c4 ,process for consideration of duty suspensions and reductions 7a7 ,purpose ,it is the purpose of this section to establish a process by the appropriate congressional committees1 in conjunction with the ,commission pursuant to its authorities under section #ccb of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #accb71 for the submission and consideration of proposed duty suspensions and reductions4 7b7 ,establishment ,not later than ,october #ae1 #bjae1 and ,october #ae1 #bjah1 the appropriate congressional committees shall establish and1 on the same day1 publish on their respective publicly available ,internet websites a process-- 7#a7 to provide for the submission and consideration of legislation containing proposed duty suspensions and reductions in a manner that1 to the maximum extent practicable1 is consistent with the requirements described in subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 to include in a miscellaneous tariff bill those duty suspensions and reductions that meet the requirements of this ,act4 7c7 ,requirements of ,commission 7#a7 ,initiation ,not later than ,october #ae1 #bjae1 and ,october #ae1 #bjah1 the ,commission shall publish in the ,federal ,register and on a publicly available ,internet website of the ,commission a notice requesting members of the public to submit to the ,commission during the #fj-;day period beginning on the date of such publication-- 7,a7 proposed duty suspensions and reductions2 and 7,b7 ,commission disclosure forms with respect to such duty suspensions and reductions4 7#b7 ,review 7,a7 ,commission submission to ,congress ,as soon as practicable after the expiration of the #fj-;day period specified in paragraph 7#a71 but not later than #ae days after the expiration of such #fj-;day period1 the ,commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the proposed duty suspensions and reductions submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and the ,commission disclosure forms with respect to such duty suspensions and reductions submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7,b7 ,public availability of proposed duty suspensions and reductions ,not later than #ae days after the expiration of the #fj-;day period specified in paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall publish on a publicly available ,internet website of the ,commission the proposed duty suspensions and reductions submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and the ,commission disclosure forms with respect to such duty suspensions and reductions submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7,c7 ,commission reports to ,congress ,not later than the end of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of publication of the proposed duty suspensions and reductions under subparagraph 7,b71 the ,commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on each proposed duty suspension or reduction submitted pursuant to subsection 7b77#a7 or paragraph 7#a77;,a7 that contains the following information3 7i7 ,a determination of whether or not domestic production of the article that is the subject of the proposed duty suspension or reduction exists and1 if such production exists1 whether or not a domestic producer of the article objects to the proposed duty suspension or reduction4 7ii7 ,any technical changes to the article description that are necessary for purposes of administration when articles are presented for importation4 7iii7 ,the amount of tariff revenue that would no longer be collected if the proposed duty suspension or reduction takes effect4 7iv7 ,a determination of whether or not the proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any person that imports the article that is the subject of the proposed duty suspension or reduction4 7#c7 ,procedures ,the ,commission shall prescribe and publish on a publicly available ,internet website of the ,commission procedures for complying with the requirements of this subsection4 7#d7 ,authorities described ,the ,commission shall carry out this subsection pursuant to its authorities under section #ccb of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #accb74 7d7 ,department of ,commerce report ,not later than the end of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of publication of the proposed duty suspensions and reductions under subsection 7c77#b77;,b71 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 in consultation with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection and other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on each proposed duty suspension and reduction submitted pursuant to subsection 7b77#a7 or 7c77#a77;,a7 that includes the following information3 7#a7 ,a determination of whether or not domestic production of the article that is the subject of the proposed duty suspension or reduction exists and1 if such production exists1 whether or not a domestic producer of the article objects to the proposed duty suspension or reduction4 7#b7 ,any technical changes to the article description that are necessary for purposes of administration when articles are presented for importation4 7e7 ,rule of construction ,a proposed duty suspension or reduction submitted under this section by a ,member of ,congress shall receive treatment no more favorable than the treatment received by a proposed duty suspension or reduction submitted under this section by a member of the public4 #d4 ,report on effects of duty suspensions and reductions on ,united ,states economy 7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,may #a1 #bjah1 and ,may #a1 #bjbj1 the ,commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effects on the ,united ,states economy of temporary duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to this ,act1 including a broad assessment of the economic effects of such duty suspensions and reductions on producers1 purchasers1 and consumers in the ,united ,states1 using case studies describing such effects on selected industries or by type of article as available data permit4 7b7 ,recommendations ,the ,commission shall also solicit and append to the report required under subsection 7a7 recommendations with respect to those domestic industry sectors or specific domestic industries that might benefit from permanent duty suspensions and reductions or elimination of duties1 either through a unilateral action of the ,united ,states or though negotiations for reciprocal tariff agreements1 with a particular focus on inequities created by tariff inversions4 7c7 ,form of report ,each report required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #e4 ,judicial review precluded ,the exercise of functions under this ,act shall not be subject to judicial review4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,united ,states ,international ,trade ,commission4 7#c7 ,commission disclosure form ,the term ,commission disclosure form means1 with respect to a proposed duty suspension or reduction1 a document submitted by a member of the public to the ,commission that contains the following3 7,a7 ,the contact information for any known importers of the article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply4 7,b7 ,a certification by the member of the public that the proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply4 7#d7 ,domestic producer ,the term domestic producer means a person that demonstrates production1 or imminent production1 in the ,united ,states of an article that is identical to1 or like or directly competitive with1 an article to which a proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply4 7#e7 ,duty suspension or reduction 7,a7 ,in general ,the term duty suspension or reduction means an amendment to subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ii of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states that-- 7i7 7,i7 extends an existing temporary duty suspension or reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter2 or 7,,ii7 provides for a new temporary duty suspension or reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter2 and 7ii7 otherwise meets the requirements described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,requirements ,a duty suspension or reduction meets the requirements described in this subparagraph if-- 7i7 the duty suspension or reduction can be administered by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 7ii7 the estimated loss in revenue to the ,united ,states from the duty suspension or reduction does not exceed #ejj1jjj in a calendar year during which the duty suspension or reduction would be in effect1 as determined by the ,congressional ,budget ,office2 and 7iii7 the duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article that is the subject of the duty suspension or reduction4 7#f7 ,member of ,congress ,the term ,member of ,congress means a ,senator or a ,representative in1 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 ,congress4 7#g7 ,miscellaneous tariff bill ,the term miscellaneous tariff bill means a bill of either ,house of ,congress that contains only-- 7,a7 duty suspensions and reductions that-- 7i7 meet the applicable requirements for-- 7,i7 consideration of duty suspensions and reductions described in section #c2 or 7,,ii7 any other process required under the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,senate2 and 7ii7 are not the subject of an objection because such duty suspensions and reductions do not comply with the requirements of this ,act from-- 7,i7 a ,member of ,congress2 or 7,,ii7 a domestic producer1 as contained in comments submitted to the appropriate congressional committees1 the ,commission1 or the ,department of ,commerce under section #c2 and 7,b7 provisions included in bills introduced in the ,house of ,representatives or the ,senate pursuant to a process described in subparagraph 7,a77i77,,ii7 that correct an error in the text or administration of a provision of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the ,united ,states4