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,del,bene 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 c]ta9 work]s adv]sely      
affect$ by disruptions 9 global supply  
*a9s f ! ,coronavirus ,disease          
7,,covid-#ai71 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,assi/ance = ,work]s ,h>m$ by           
,,covid-#ai ,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      
global trade4  7#b7 ,! ,coronavirus     
,disease 7,,covid-#ai7 has sev]ely      
disrupt$ global supply *a9s due to      
,*9a's role z ! ma9 suppli] ( int]m$iate
 outputs = manufactur+ companies ar\nd !
 _w4 ,a drop 9 ! ,*9ese supply ( ^!     

inputs negatively impacts production =  
,am]ican manufactur]s4  7#c7 ,,covid-#ai
 has also depress$ c>go volumes at major
 ports 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & clos$ (f     
c]ta9 =eign m>kets to ,am]ican export]s4
  7#d7 ,work]s adv]sely impact$ by ^!   
effects des]ve access to trade adju/m5t 
assi/ance4  #c4 ,adju/m5t assi/ance =   
disruptions 9 global supply *a9s caus$  
by ! ,coronavirus ,disease 7,,covid-#ai7
 ,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 7,i7 exports (        
articles produc$ or s]vices suppli$ by  
su* firm h decreas$1 or  7,,ii7 imports 
( articles us$ 9 ! production ( articles
 describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 h decreas$1  
9 :ole or 9 "p f disruptions 9 global   
supply *a9s affect$ by ! ,coronavirus   

,disease 7,,covid-#ai72 &  7iii7 !      
decrease 9 exports describ$ 9 clause    
7ii77,i7 or ! decrease 9 imports        
describ$ 9 clause 7ii77,,ii71 z ! case  
may be1 contribut$ importantly to su*   
work]s' sep>ation or ?reat ( sep>ation &
 to ! decrease 9 ! sales or production (
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