,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #g1      
#bjah,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,heller7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend subchapter ,,iii of chapter 
#ii of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule
 of the ,united ,states to repeal       
increases in duty and a tariff-rate     
quota on certain crystalline silicon    
photovoltaic cells1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,american ,solar ,jobs ,act4  #b4       
,repeal of increases in duty and a      
tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline
 silicon photovoltaic cells  7a7        
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,according to the ,national      
,solar ,jobs ,census1 the solar         
workforce has increased by #afh percent 
in the past #g years1 from about #ic1jjj
 jobs in #bjaj to more than #bej1jjj    

jobs in #bjag4  7#b7 ,more than #hj     
percent of solar jobs in the ,united    
,states are in the installation1 sales1 
distribution1 and project development   
sectors1 all of which heavily depend on 
the availability of affordable solar    
panels4  7#c7 ,in #bjaf1 solar was the  
single largest source of new electric   
generating capacity in the ,united      
,states1 and solar photovoltaic         
installers were the fastest growing     
occupation4  7#d7 ,according to the     
,solar ,energy ,industries ,association1
 the #cj-percent tariff on imported     
solar cells and panels will cause the   
loss of about #bc1jjj ,united ,states   
jobs in #bjah1 as well as the delay or  
cancellation of billions of dollars of  
investments in solar energy4  7#e7      
,according to ,,gtm ,research1 that     
tariff will cause a net reduction of    
around #aa percent in ,united ,states   
solar installations from #bjah to #bjbb1
 reducing installations from an         
estimated #fh4i gigawatts to #fa4c      

gigawatts during the next #e years4  7b7
 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of       
chapter #ii of the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,u4,s4 ,note 
#ah2 and  7#b7 by striking-- 7,a7       
subheadings #iijc4de4ba and #iijc4de4bb1
 and the superior text to such          
subheadings2 and  7,b7 subheading       
#iijc4de4be4  7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 
,in general ,the amendments made by this
 section shall take effect as of        
,february #g1 #bjah4  7#b7 ,retroactive 
application for certain liquidations and
 reliquidations  7,a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding section #ead of the    
,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#aead7 or any other provision of law and
 subject to subparagraph 7,b71 any entry
 of an article classified under         
subheading #iijc4de4ba1 #iijc4de4bb1 or 
#iijc4de4be of the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states1 that--
  7i7 was made-- 7,i7 after ,february   
#g1 #bjah2 and  7,,ii7 before the date  

of the enactment of this ,act2 and  7ii7
 to which a lower rate of duty would be 
applicable if the entry were made after 
such date of enactment1  shall be       
liquidated or reliquidated as though    
such entry occurred on such date of     
enactment4  7,b7 ,requests ,a           
liquidation or reliquidation may be made
 under subparagraph 7,a7 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--  7i7 to locate
 the entry2 or  7ii7 to reconstruct the 
entry if it cannot be located4  7,c7    
,payment of amounts owed ,any amounts   
owed by the ,united ,states pursuant to 
the liquidation or reliquidation of an  
entry of an article under subparagraph  
7,a7 shall be paid1 without interest1   
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the liquidation or reliquidation 7as 

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