,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mrs4  
,mc,caskill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,trade
 ,act ( #aigd to provide adju/m5t       
assi/ance to c]ta9 work]s adv]sely      
affect$ by r$uc$ exports result+ f      
t>iffs impos$ z retaliation = ,unit$    
,/ates t>iff increases1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,assi/ance = ,work]s ,h>m$ 
by ,t>iffs on ,exports ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9      
recognition t trade policy c result 9   
disp>ate & disruptive *anges to !       
economy1 ! ,trade ,adju/m5t ,assi/ance  
program 0 enact$ to help work]s adv]sely
 impact$ by ! trade policy decisions ( !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,! ,trump      
,adm9i/ration has made cle> t x int5ds  
to aggressively use ,f$]al trade        
/atutes1 includ+ section #bcb ( ! ,trade
 ,expansion ,act ( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 

#ahfb71 section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act (  
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa71 &          
pot5tially ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy     
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agja et seq471 to increase t>iffs on   
select$ imports4  7#c7 ,=eign c\ntries  
affect$ by su* t>iff increases h1 z ( ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 already   
rais$ t>iffs on ,unit$ ,/ates exports or
 h indicat$ t !y int5d to respond by    
rais+ t>iffs on su* exports4  7#d7      
,increas$ t>iffs on su* exports ?reat5  
to r$uce employm5t 9 affect$ sectors ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates economy4  7#e7 ,work]s   
adv]sely impact$ by ^! effects des]ve   
adju/m5t assi/ance4  #c4 ,adju/m5t      
assi/ance = retaliatory t>iff increases 
,section #bbb7;a77#b7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgb7;a77#b77 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77iii71  
by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9           
subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 7i7 ! sales or 
production1 or bo?1 ( su* firm h        

decreas$ absolutely2  7ii7 exports (    
articles produc$ or s]vices suppli$ by  
su* work]s' firm h decreas$2  7iii7 !   
decrease 9 exports describ$ 9 clause    
7ii7 result$ 9 :ole or 9 "p f duties    
impos$ on su* exports by a =eign c\ntry 
9 response to duties impos$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates on exports f t c\ntry pursuant to
 an action tak5 "u ! au?ority (--  7,i7 
section #bcb ( ! ,trade ,expansion ,act 
( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb72  7,,ii7  
section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa72 or  7,,iii7 !    
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 &   
7iv7 ! decrease 9 exports describ$ 9    
clause 7ii7 contribut$ importantly to   
su* work]s' sep>ation or ?reat (        
sep>ation & to ! decl9e 9 ! sales or    
production ( su* firm4  4