,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjah,mr4 ,bennet introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to impose a limitation on   
increases in duties on imports of steel 
and aluminum from ,canada1 ,mexico1 and 
the ,european ,union1 to improve        
congressional oversight of tariffs      
imposed to protect national security1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,limitation
 on increases in duties on imports of   
steel and aluminum on imports from      
,canada1 ,mexico1 and the ,european     
,union  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 the rates  
of duty applicable to articles specified
 in subsection 7b71 and imported from   
,canada1 ,mexico1 or any country that is
 a member of the ,european ,union1 under
 the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of   
the ,united ,states 7in this section    
referred to as the ,,hts7 on ,march #bb1

 #bjah1 shall remain in effect on and   
after ,march #bc1 #bjah1 without regard 
to any presidential proclamation issued 
on ,may #ca1 #bjah1 or any other date1  
relating to--  7#a7 the report of the   
,secretary of ,commerce on the          
,secretary's investigation into the     
effect of imports of steel articles on  
the national security of the ,united    
,states transmitted to the ,president on
 ,january #aa1 #bjah2 or  7#b7 the      
report of the ,secretary of ,commerce on
 the ,secretary's investigation into the
 effect of imports of aluminum on the   
national security of the ,united ,states
 transmitted to the ,president on       
,january #ai1 #bjah4  7b7 ,articles     
specified ,the articles specified in    
this subsection are the following3 7#a7 
,articles of steel classifiable under   
any of subheadings #gbjf4aj through     
#gbaf4ej1 #gbaf4ii through #gcja4aj1    
#gcjb4aj1 #gcjb4dj through #gcjb4ij1 or 
#gcjd4aj through #gcjf4ij of the ,,hts4 
7#b7 ,unwrought aluminum classifiable   

under heading #gfja of the ,,hts4  7#c7 
,aluminum bars1 rods1 and profiles      
classifiable under heading #gfjd of the 
,,hts4  7#d7 ,aluminum wire classifiable
 under heading #gfje of the ,,hts4  7#e7
 ,aluminum plates1 sheets1 and strips   
classifiable under heading #gfjf of the 
,,hts4  7#f7 ,aluminum foil classifiable
 under heading #gfjg of the ,,hts4  7#g7
 ,aluminum tubes and pipes classifiable 
under heading #gfjh of the ,,hts4  7#h7 
,aluminum tube and pipe fittings        
classifiable under heading #gfji of the 
,,hts4  7#i7 ,aluminum castings         
classifiable under statistical reporting
 number #gfaf4ii4ea4fj of the ,,hts4    
7#aj7 ,aluminum forgings classifiable   
under statistical reporting number      
#gfaf4ii4ea4gj of the ,,hts4  7c7       
,exception for technical corrections    
,the limitation under subsection 7a7    
shall not apply with respect to         
technical corrections to the ,,hts4  7d7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preempt or

 alter any other provision of the       
,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#acjd et seq47 or the ,trade ,act of    
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq47     
related to the enforcement of the       
customs and trade laws of the ,united   
,states4  #b4 ,congressional oversight  
of tariffs imposed to protect national  
security ,section #bcb of the ,trade    
,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#ahfb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,c7 ,in    
conducting an investigation under this  
subsection1 the ,secretary shall consult
 with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the   
,secretary of ,state1 and the ,director 
of ,national ,intelligence with respect 
to the effects on the national security 
of imports of the article that is the   
subject of the investigation4  2 and    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7i7 by    
inserting 7i7 before ,by no later2  7ii7
 by striking ,if the ,secretary and     
inserting the following3  7ii7 ,if the  

,secretary  2 and  7iii7 in clause 7i71 
as designated by clause 7i7 of this     
subparagraph1 by striking a report on   
and all that follows through under this 
section4 and inserting the following3 8a
 report that includes--  7,i7 the       
findings of such investigation with     
respect to the effect of the importation
 of such article in such quantities or  
under such circumstances upon the       
national security2  7,,ii7 based on such
 findings1 the recommendations of the   
,secretary for action or inaction under 
this section2 and  7,,iii7 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and 
the ,director of ,national              
,intelligence1 an assessment of the     
implications of such recommendations4  2
  7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by      
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 7,a7 ,by not later 
than the date that is #cj days after the
 date on which the ,president makes any 
determination under paragraph 7#a71 the 

,president shall submit to ,congress a  
report that includes--  7i7 a           
description of the reasons why the      
,president has decided to take action1  
or refused to take action1 under        
paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 an assessment 
of the national security implications of
 such action or inaction4  7,b7 ,any    
portion of the report required by       
subparagraph 7,a7 that does not contain 
classified information or proprietary   
information shall be included in the    
report published under subsection 7e74  
2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#d7 ,before proclaiming any
 new or additional duty or quota under  
this subsection with respect to an      
article imported into the ,united       
,states1 the ,president shall--  7,a7   
consult with respect to the duty or     
quota with the ,committee on ,finance of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways
 and ,means of the ,house of            
,representative1 and1 if the duty or    
quota affects agricultural products1 the

 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry of the ,senate and the   
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives2  7,b7 consult with
 the ,house ,advisory ,group on         
,negotiations and the ,senate ,advisory 
,group on ,negotiations convened under  
section #ajd7;c7 of the ,bipartisan     
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjc7;c77 regarding the      
status of discussions regarding any     
national security issue identified with 
respect to each country the exports of  
which would be subject to the duty or   
quota2 and  7,c7 in addition to the     
written statement required by paragraph 
7#b71 transmit to ,congress-- 7i7 a     
report by the ,united ,states           
,international ,trade ,commission       
assessing the probable economic effects 
of the duty or quota on the economy of  
the ,united ,states2 and  7ii7 a report 
by the ,secretary of ,defense1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,state and the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 describing how the       
national security interests of the      
,united ,states will be advanced by the 
duty or quota4  2 and  7#c7 by          
redesignating the second subsection 7d7 
as subsection 7e74