,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cjac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #f1 #bjah ,mr4 ,corker 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,isakson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb to require ,congressional approval before the ,president adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security4 #a4 ,congressional approval before adjustment by ,president of imports determined to threaten to impair national security 7a7 ,in general ,section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 7ii7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking 7,a7 ,within and inserting ,within2 7iii7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b71 as redesignated by clause 7iii7-- 7,i7 by striking determine and inserting submit to ,congress1 not later than #ae days after making that determination1 a proposal regarding2 and 7,,ii7 by striking must and inserting should2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress for review under subsection 7f7 a report describing the action proposed to be taken under paragraph 7#a7 and specifying the reasons for such proposal4 ,such report shall be included in the report published under subsection 7e74 2 7#b7 by redesignating the second subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#c7 by striking subsection 7f7 and inserting the following3 7f7 ,congressional approval of ,presidential adjustment of imports2 joint resolution of approval 7#a7 ,in general ,an action to adjust imports proposed by the ,president and submitted to ,congress under subsection 7c77#b7 shall have force and effect only upon the enactment of a joint resolution of approval1 provided for in paragraph 7#c71 relating to that action4 7#b7 ,period for review by ,congress ,the period for congressional review of a report required to be submitted under subsection 7c77#b7 shall be #fj calendar days4 7#c7 ,joint resolutions of approval 7,a7 ,joint resolution of approval defined ,in this subsection1 the term joint resolution of approval means only a joint resolution of either ,house of ,congress-- 7i7 the title of which is as follows3 ,a joint resolution approving the proposal of the ,president to take an action relating to the adjustment of imports entering into the ,united ,states in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten or impair the national security42 and 7ii7 the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is the following3 ,congress approves of the recommendation of the ,president to ,congress relating to the adjustment of imports to protect the national security as proposed by the ,president in the report submitted to ,congress under section #bcb7;c77#b7 of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7;c77#b77 on relating to 41 with the first blank space being filled with the appropriate date and the second blank space being filled with a short description of the proposed action4 7,b7 ,introduction ,during the period of #fj calendar days provided for under paragraph 7#b71 a joint resolution of approval may be introduced and shall be referred to the appropriate committee4 7,c7 ,floor consideration in ,house of ,representatives ,if a committee of the ,house of ,representatives to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported the joint resolution within #aj calendar days after the date of referral1 that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution4 7,d7 ,consideration in the ,senate 7i7 ,committee referral ,a joint resolution of approval introduced in the ,senate shall be referred to the ,committee on ,finance4 7ii7 ,reporting and discharge ,if the committee to which a joint resolution of approval was referred has not reported the joint resolution within #aj calendar days after the date of referral of the joint resolution1 that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar4 7iii7 ,proceeding to consideration ,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is in order at any time after the ,committee on ,finance reports a joint resolution of approval or has been discharged from consideration of such a joint resolution to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution4 ,the motion to proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order4 7iv7 ,rulings of the chair on procedure ,appeals from the decisions of the ,chair relating to the application of the rules of the ,senate1 as the case may be1 to the procedure relating to a joint resolution of approval shall be decided by the ,senate without debate4 7,e7 ,rules relating to ,senate and ,house of ,representatives 7i7 ,treatment of ,senate joint resolution in ,house ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 the following procedures shall apply to a joint resolution of approval received from the ,senate 7unless the ,house has already passed a joint resolution relating to the same proposed action73 7,i7 ,the joint resolution shall be referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means4 7,,ii7 ,if the ,committee on ,ways and ,means has not reported the joint resolution within #b calendar days after the date of referral1 that committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution4 7,,iii7 ,beginning on the third legislative day after each committee to which a joint resolution has been referred reports the joint resolution to the ,house or has been discharged from further consideration thereof1 it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the ,house4 ,all points of order against the motion are waived4 ,such a motion shall not be in order after the ,house has disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution4 ,the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion4 ,the motion shall not be debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order4 7,,iv7 ,the joint resolution shall be considered as read4 ,all points of order against the joint resolution and against its consideration are waived4 ,the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except #b hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution 7or a designee7 and an opponent4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order4 7ii7 ,treatment of ,house joint resolution in ,senate 7,i7 ,if1 before the passage by the ,senate of a joint resolution of approval1 the ,senate receives an identical joint resolution from the ,house of ,representatives1 the following procedures shall apply3 7aa7 ,that joint resolution shall not be referred to a committee4 7bb7 ,with respect to that joint resolution-- 7,,aa7 the procedure in the ,senate shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the ,house of ,representatives2 but 7,,bb7 the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution from the ,house of ,representatives4 7,,ii7 ,if1 following passage of a joint resolution of approval in the ,senate1 the ,senate receives an identical joint resolution from the ,house of ,representatives1 that joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate ,senate calendar4 7,,iii7 ,if a joint resolution of approval is received from the ,house1 and no companion joint resolution has been introduced in the ,senate1 the ,senate procedures as described in subparagraph 7,d7 shall apply to the ,house joint resolution4 7,f7 ,rules of ,house of ,representatives and ,senate ,this paragraph is enacted by ,congress-- 7i7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives1 respectively1 and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each ,house1 respectively1 and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules2 and 7ii7 with full recognition of the constitutional right of either ,house to change the rules 7so far as relating to the procedure of that ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that ,house4 4 7b7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any proposed action covered by subsection 7c7 of section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb71 as so amended1 on or after the date that is two years before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,timing of certain proposals ,if the ,president makes a determination described in subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 of such section1 as so amended1 during the period beginning on the date that is two years before the date of the enactment of this ,act and ending on the day before such date of enactment1 the submission to ,congress of the proposal described in subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 of such section1 as so amended1 shall be required not later than #ae days after such date of enactment4 7#c7 ,modification of duty rate amounts 7,a7 ,in general ,any rate of duty modified under section #bcb7;c7 of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7;c77 during the period specified in paragraph 7#b7 shall on the date of the enactment of this ,act revert to the rate of duty in effect before such modification4 7,b7 ,retroactive application for certain liquidations and reliquidations 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 any entry of an article that-- 7,i7 was made-- 7aa7 on or after the date that is two years before the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7bb7 before such date of enactment2 and 7,,ii7 to which a lower rate of duty would be applicable due to the application of subparagraph 7,a71 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry occurred on such date of enactment4 7ii7 ,requests ,a liquidation or reliquidation may be made under clause 7i7 with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act that contains sufficient information to enable ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7,i7 to locate the entry2 or 7,,ii7 to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located4 7iii7 ,payment of amounts owed ,any amounts owed by the ,united ,states pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of an article under clause 7i7 shall be paid1 without interest1 not later than #ij days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 7as the case may be74