,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbj,mr4    
,s*neid] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 & 
,mr4 ,coop]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,trade    
,act ( #aigd to provide adju/m5t        
assi/ance to firms 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 = ,firms ,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  
#ahfb7 & section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa71 &          
pot5tially ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy     
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7,public ,law      
#ie-bbc71 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 ,firms adv]sely   
impact$ by ^! effects des]ve adju/m5t   
assi/ance4  #c4 ,adju/m5t assi/ance =   
firms ,subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section       
#bea7;c77#a7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bcda7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7,c7 ei!r-- 7i7 increases (   
imports ( articles or s]vices l or      
directly competitive ) articles :i* are 
produc$ or s]vices :i* are suppli$ by   
su* firm contribut$ importantly to su*  

total or p>tial sep>ation1 or ?reat     
!re(1 & to su* decl9e 9 sales or        
production2 or  7ii7 7,i7 exports (     
articles or s]vices produc$ or suppli$  
by su* firm h decreas$ z a result1 9    
:ole or 9 "p1 f t>iffs impos$ on su*    
exports by a =eign c\ntry 9 response to 
,unit$ ,/ates t>iffs impos$ on ! imports
 ( su* c\ntry pursuant to an action tak5
 "u ! au?ority (-- 7aa7 section #bcb ( !
 ,trade ,expansion ,act ( #aifb 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb72  7bb7 section #cja ( !
 ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdaa72 or  7cc7 ! ,int]national        
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7,public  
,law #ie-bbc72 &  7,,ii7 ! decrease 9   
su* exports contribut$ importantly to   
su* total or p>tial sep>ation1 or ?reat 
!re(1 & to su* decl9e 9 sales or        
production4  4