,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjag,mr4  
,mc,kinley 7= himself & ,ms4 ,kaptur7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote fair    
trade1 all[ = great] p>ticipation 9     
trade en=cem5t1 & improve acc\ntability 
& transp>5cy 9 trade matt]s4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair   
,trade ,accessibility & ,acc\ntability  
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,assi/ance to small  
firms to file petitions = c\nt]vail+    
duty inve/igations & antidump+ duty     
inve/igations "u ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y =            
,int]national ,trade1 %all provide      
f9ancial assi/ance to small firms to    

assi/ su* firms to prep>e & file        
petitions 7o!r ?an ^? petitions :i*1 9 !
 op9ion ( ! ,secret>y1 are frivol\s7 to 
seek to obta9 ! rem$ies & b5efits       
available "u title ,,vii ( ! ,t>iff ,act
 ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afga et seq42  
relat+ to ! imposition ( c\nt]vail+     
duties & antidump+ duties74  7b7        
,application & affirmative det]m9ation )
 respect to petition ,! ,secret>y (     
,comm]ce may provide assi/ance "u       
subsection 7a7 to a small firm if-- 7#a7
 ! firm submits to ! ,secret>y an       
application = su* assi/ance at su* "t & 
9 su* =m z ! ,secret>y may require2 &   
7#b7  7,a7 9 ! case ( assi/ance relat+  
to a petition fil$ "u section #gjb7;b7 (
 ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4   
#afga;a7b771 ! adm9i/]+ au?ority makes  
an affirmative det]m9ation ) respect to 
! petition "u section #gjb7;c77#b7 ( su*
 section2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( assi/ance  
relat+ to a petition fil$ "u section    
#gcb7;b7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #afgc;a7b771 ! adm9i/]+       

au?ority makes an affirmative           
det]m9ation ) respect to ! petition "u  
section #gcb7;c77#b7 ( su* section4  7c7
 ,evaluation ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce    
%all review an application = assi/ance  
"u subsection 7a7 submitt$ by a small   
firm bas$ on ! ability-to-pay ( ! firm &
 ! economic impact t ! firm has 9 its   
local community4  7d7 ,am\nt ( assi/ance
 ,! am\nt ( assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 
to a small firm may n exce$-- 7#a7 #ge  
p]c5t ( ! co/s relat+ to ! fil+ ( a     
petition "u section #gjb7;b7 or #gcb7;b7
 ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7z ! case may  
be72 &  7#b7 ! total co/s associat$ )   
any prelim9>y det]m9ations or f9al      
det]m9ations to :i* ! petition relates  
"u subtitle ,a or ,b ( title ,,vii ( !  
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7z ! case may be74  
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,adm9i/]+ au?ority ,! t]m adm9i/]+      
au?ority has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #gga7a7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7a774  7#b7 ,small  
firm ,! t]m small firm means a firm t-- 

7,a7 has av]age annual receipts (       
#dj1jjj1jjj or less2 or  7,b7 employs   
#a1ejj or few] individuals4  #c4        
,modification ( det]m9ation ( indu/ry   
support = petition det]m9ations "u      
c\nt]vail+ duty inve/igations &         
antidump+ duty inve/igations "u ! ,t>iff
 ,act ( #aicj  7a7 ,c\nt]vail+ duty     
inve/igations ,section #gjb7;c77#d7 ( ! 
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#afga;a7c77#d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 1 if & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh 7i7 ! & ins]t+ 1 if  
!2  7,b7 by /rik+ #be p]c5t & ins]t+ #aj
 p]c5t2  7,c7 by /rik+ 1 & & ins]t+ a   
p]iod2 &  7,d7 by /rik+ clause 7ii72    
7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#c7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 z        
subp>agraph 7,d74  7b7 ,antidump+ duty  
inve/igations ,section #gcb7;c77#d7 ( ! 
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#afgc;a7c77#d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 1 if & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh 7i7 ! & ins]t+ 1 if  
!2  7,b7 by /rik+ 1 & & ins]t+ a p]iod2 

&  7,c7 by /rik+ clause 7ii72  7#b7 by  
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#c7 by      
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 z           
subp>agraph 7,d74  7c7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section take    
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & apply ) respect to c\nt]vail+ duty   
inve/igations "u subtitle ,a ( title    
,,vii ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj &         
antidump+ duty inve/igations "u subtitle
 ,b ( title ,,vii ( ! ,t>iff ,act (     
#aicj t are initiat$ on or aft] ! date t
 is #ij days aft] su* date ( enactm5t4  
#d4 ,au?ority ( ,,itc to issue trade    
en=cem5t advisory op9ions ,section #ccb 
( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4  
#accb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7h7 ,trade en=cem5t advisory   
op9ions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,unit$ ,/ates 
bus9ess ent]prise may file a detail$    
petition ) ! appropriate congressional  
committees = purposes ( reque/+ !       
,commission to det]m9e :e!r or n a =eign
 c\ntry has violat$ its obligations "u  
any trade agreem5t to :i* ! ,unit$      

,/ates is a p>ty ) respect to trade 9   
goods or s]vices ( an indu/ry 9 :i* !   
,unit$ ,/ates bus9ess ent]prise is      
locat$4  7#b7 ,review by committees ,!  
appropriate congressional committees    
%all-- 7,a7 review a petition fil$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 ^u agreem5t among
 ! *airs & rank+ memb]s ( su*           
committees1 ref] ! petition to !        
,commission4  7#c7 ,review by           
,commission ,! ,commission %all review  
ea* petition t is ref]r$ to !           
,commission by ! appropriate            
congressional committees "u p>agraph    
7#b77;,b7 to det]m9e :e!r or n !re is a 
reasonable basis to conclude t a        
violation describ$ ! petition occurr$4  
,! ,commission %all provide opportunity 
= comm5t by ! =eign gov]nm5t involv$ &  
o!r /akehold]s t are invit$ to comm5t by
 ! ,commission4  7#d7 ,advisory op9ion  
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date on :i*
 a petition is ref]r$ to ! ,commission  
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 ! ,commission    
%all issue an advisory op9ion t conta9s 

a det]m9ation ( ! ,commission z to :e!r 
or n !re is a reasonable basis to       
conclude t a violation describ$ 9 !     
petition occurr$4 ,! ,commission %all   
make available to ! public all mat]ials 
submitt$ to ! ,commission relat+ to !   
petition4  7#e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
subsection3 7,a7 ,appropriate           
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee 
on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  7,b7 ,commission
 ,! t]m ,commission means ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,int]national ,trade ,commission4
  7,c7 ,unit$ /ates bus9ess ent]prise ,!
 t]m ,unit$ ,/ates bus9ess ent]prise    
means an entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates or ( any jurisdiction )9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ a =eign bran* ( 
su* an entity4  4  #e4 ,s5se ( ,congress
 on /atus ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a 
nonm>ket economy c\ntry ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! /atus ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a z a nonm>ket economy   

c\ntry %\ld rema9 9 effect until !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
demon/rates t x meets all ( ! crit]ia = 
treatm5t z a m>ket economy z set =? 9   
section #gga7ah77;,b7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( 
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7ah77;,b772 & 
7#b7 ! ,presid5t %\ld provide = ! full &
 effective application ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
antidump+ & c\nt]vail+ duty laws aga9/ !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & all o!r        
nonm>ket economy c\ntries until su* "t z
 su* c\ntry meets all ( ! crit]ia =     
treatm5t z a m>ket economy c\ntry z set 
=? 9 section #gga7ah77;,b7 ( ! ,t>iff   
,act ( #aicj4  #f4 ,made 9 ,am]ica ,,gsa
 ,s*$ule  7a7 ,made 9 ,am]ica           
description ,requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,any good li/$ on a ,f$]al supply s*$ule
 ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration t is 
describ$ z made1 produc$1 or manufactur$
 9 ,am]ica or "s o!r simil> description 
t indicates ! good 0 made1 produc$1 or  
manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is requir$
 to h all or virtually all ( ! good & ! 
compon5t p>ts ( ! good made1 produc$1 or

 manufactur$1 z applicable1 & assembl$1 
if applicable1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 
,en=cem5t ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al      
,s]vices %all en=ce ! requirem5t        
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 us+ ! ,made 9 
,,usa ,/&>d by ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission to def9e all or virtually   
all4  7b7 ,p5alty = noncompliance  7#a7 
,fir/-"t (f5d] ,! suppli] ( any good    
f\nd n 9 compliance ) ! requirem5t      
describ$ "u subsection 7a7 is subject to
 a civil p5alty ( #ajj1jjj = ea* su*    
good n 9 compliance4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t   
(f5se ,! suppli] ( any good f\nd n 9    
compliance ) ! requirem5t describ$ "u   
subsection 7a7 :o has previ\sly be5 f\nd
 n 9 compliance & f9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7--
  7,a7 is subject to a civil p5alty (   
#cjj1jjj = ea* su* good n 9 compliance2 
&  7,b7 %all be p]man5tly deb>r$ f li/+ 
any good on a ,f$]al supply s*$ule4  7c7
 ,tip l9e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices  
%all e/abli% a tip l9e t all[s an       

individual to report any violation (    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,rew>d ,any tip   
submitt$ by an individual t1 9 !        
det]m9ation ( ! ,adm9i/rator1 l$ to !   
discov]y ( a violation ( subsection 7a71
 %all entitle su* individual to #ge     
p]c5t ( any f9e impos$ "u subsection    
7b74 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a     
process to det]m9e di/ribution "u ?is   
p>agraph4  7d7 ,notification requir$ ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator (   
,g5]al ,s]vices %all notify ea* suppli] 
( a good li/$ on a ,f$]al supply s*$ule 
( ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  7e7        
,effective date2 applicability ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsections 7c77#a7 & 7d71   
?is section %all take effect #ij days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &   
%all apply ) respect to any contract    
ent]$ into aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act t is relat$ to po/+ a good on a
 ,f$]al supply s*$ule4