,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4  
,buck1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,meadows1    
,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,budd1  
,mr4 ,johnson of ,louisiana1 and ,mr4   
,banks7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,rules1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for congressional
 review of the imposition of duties and 
other trade measures by the executive   
branch1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,global ,trade ,accountability ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,congressional review of 
unilateral trade actions  7a7 ,in       
general ,chapter #e of title ,i of the  

,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#baia et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aee4           
,congressional review of unilateral     
trade actions  7a7 ,unilateral trade    
action defined  7#a7 ,in general ,in    
this section1 the term unilateral trade 
action means any of the following       
actions taken with respect to the       
importation of an article pursuant to a 
provision of law specified in paragraph 
7#b73  7,a7 ,a prohibition on           
importation of the article4  7,b7 ,the  
imposition of or an increase in a duty  
applicable to the article4  7,c7 ,the   
imposition or tightening of a           
tariff-rate quota applicable to the     
article4  7,d7 ,the imposition or       
tightening of a quantitative restriction
 on the importation of the article4     
7,e7 ,the suspension1 withdrawal1 or    
prevention of the application of trade  
agreement concessions with respect to   
the article4  7,f7 ,any other           
restriction on importation of the       

article4  7#b7 ,provisions of law       
specified ,the provisions of law        
specified in this paragraph are the     
following3  7,a7 ,section #abb4  7,b7   
,title ,,iii4  7,c7 ,sections #djf1     
#dba1 and #dbb4  7,d7 ,section #cch of  
the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #acch74  7,e7 ,section #bcb of the     
,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb74  7,f7 ,section        
#ajc7;a7 of the ,bipartisan             
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;a774  7,g7 ,the        
,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq474  7,h7 ,the    
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq474  7,i7 ,any provision of law      
enacted to implement a trade agreement  
to which the ,united ,states is a party4
  7#c7 ,exception for technical         
corrections to ,harmonized ,tariff      
,schedule ,a technical correction to the
 ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the   

,united ,states shall not be considered 
a unilateral trade action for purposes  
of this section4  7b7 ,congressional    
approval required ,except as provided by
 subsection 7d71 a unilateral trade     
action may not take effect unless-- 7#a7
 the ,president submits to ,congress and
 to the ,comptroller ,general of the    
,united ,states a report that includes--
  7,a7 a description of the proposed    
unilateral trade action2  7,b7 the      
proposed effective period for the       
action2  7,c7 an analysis of the action1
 including whether the action is in the 
national economic interest of the       
,united ,states2  7,d7 an assessment of 
the potential effect of retaliation from
 trading partners affected by the       
action2 and  7,e7 a list of articles    
that will be affected by the action by  
subheading number of the ,harmonized    
,tariff ,schedule of the ,united        
,states2 and  7#b7 a joint resolution of
 approval is enacted pursuant to        
subsection 7e74  7c7 ,report of         

,comptroller ,general ,not later than   
#ae days after the submission of the    
report required by subsection 7b77#a7   
with respect to a proposed unilateral   
trade action1 the ,comptroller ,general 
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the proposed action that includes an    
assessment of the compliance of the     
,president with the provision of law    
specified in subsection 7a77#b7 pursuant
 to which the action would be taken4    
7d7 ,temporary authority                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 a unilateral trade action 
may take effect for one                 
#ij-;calendar-day period 7without       
renewal7 if the ,president--  7#a7      
determines that is necessary for the    
unilateral trade action to take effect  
because the action is-- 7,a7 necessary  
because of a national emergency2  7,b7  
necessary because of an imminent threat 
to health or safety2  7,c7 necessary for
 the enforcement of criminal laws2 or   
7,d7 necessary for national security2   

and  7#b7 submits written notice of the 
determination to ,congress4  7e7        
,procedures for joint resolution  7#a7  
,joint resolution defined ,for purposes 
of this subsection1 the term joint      
resolution means only a joint resolution
 of either ,house of ,congress1 the     
matter after the resolving clause of    
which is as follows3 ,that ,congress    
approves the action proposed by the     
,president under section #aee7;b7 of the
 ,trade ,act of #aigd in the report     
submitted to ,congress under that       
section on 41 with the blank space being
 filled with the appropriate date4  7#b7
 ,introduction ,after a ,house of       
,congress receives a report under       
subsection 7b77#a7 with respect to a    
unilateral trade action1 the majority   
leader of that ,house 7or his or her    
respective designee7 shall introduce 7by
 request1 if appropriate7 a joint       
resolution--  7,a7 in the case of the   
,house of ,representatives1 within #c   
legislative days2 and  7,b7 in the case 

of the ,senate1 within #c session days4 
7#c7 ,application of section #aeb ,the  
provisions of subsections 7b7 through   
7f7 of section #aeb shall apply to a    
joint resolution under this subsection  
to the same extent those provisions     
apply to a resolution under section     
#aeb4  7f7 ,report by the ,united       
,states ,international ,trade           
,commission ,not later than #ab months  
after the date of a unilateral trade    
action taken pursuant to this section1  
the ,united ,states ,international      
,trade ,commission shall submit to the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report on the effects of the action on  
the ,united ,states economy1 including a
 comprehensive assessment of the        
economic effects of the action on       
producers and consumers in the ,united  
,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents for the ,trade   
,act of #aigd is amended by inserting   

after the item relating to section #aed 
the following3  ,sec4 #aee4             
,congressional review of unilateral     
trade actions4  4  7c7 ,conforming      
amendments  7#a7 ,balance-of-payments   
authority ,section #abb of the ,trade   
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bacb7 is  
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the
 flush text following paragraph 7#c71 by
 inserting and subject to approval under
 section #aee after ,congress72  7,b7 in
 subsection 7c71 in the flush text      
following paragraph 7#b71 by inserting  
and subject to approval under section   
#aee after ,congress72 and  7,c7 in     
subsection 7g71 by inserting and subject
 to approval under section #aee after of
 this section4  7#b7 ,rules of ,house   
and ,senate ,section #aea7;a7 of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#baia7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the     
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking and #aec and inserting 1 #aec1 
and #aee2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71  
by striking and #aec7;a7 and inserting 1

 #aec7;a71 and #aee7;e74  7#c7          
,enforcement of rights under trade      
agreements ,title ,,iii of the ,trade   
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa et   
seq47 is amended--  7,a7 in section     
#cja-- 7i7 in subsection 7a71 in the    
flush text1 by inserting to approval    
under section #aee and after subsection 
7c71 subject2 and  7ii7 in subsection   
7b77#b71 by inserting to approval under 
section #aee and after subsection 7c71  
subject2  7,b7 in section #cje7;a77#a71 
by inserting to approval under section  
#aee and after section #cja1 subject2   
and  7,c7 in section #cjg7;a77#a71 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 
by inserting to approval under section  
#aee and after any action1 subject4     
7#d7 ,market disruption ,section #djf of
 the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #bdcf7 is amended--  7,a7 in subsection
 7b71 in the matter preceding paragraph 
7#a71 by striking ,with respect to and  
inserting ,subject to approval under    
section #aee1 with respect to2 and  7,b7

 in subsection 7c71 in the second       
sentence1 by striking ,if the ,president
 and inserting ,subject to approval     
under section #aee1 if the ,president4  
7#e7 ,action to address market          
disruption ,section #dba of the ,trade  
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea7 is  
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
inserting and subject to approval under 
section #aee after of this section2     
7,b7 in subsection 7i77#d77;,a71 by     
inserting 1 subject to approval under   
section #aee1 after provisional relief  
and2  7,c7 in subsection 7k77#a71 by    
striking ,within #ae days and inserting 
,subject to section #aee1 within #ae    
days2  7,d7 by striking subsection 7m7  
and by redesignating subsections 7n7 and
 7o7 as subsections 7m7 and 7n71        
respectively2  7,e7 in subsection 7m71  
as redesignated by subparagraph 7,d7--  
7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking      
subsection 7m7 and inserting this       
section2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 inserting and subject to approval under

 section #aee after paragraph 7#a72 and 
7,f7 in paragraph 7#c7 of subsection    
7n71 as redesignated by subparagraph    
7,d71 by striking subsection 7m7 and    
inserting this section4  7#f7 ,action in
 response to trade diversion ,section   
#dbb7;h7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea;a7h77 is amended by
 striking ,within #bj days and inserting
 ,subject to approval under section     
#aee1 within #bj days4  7#g7            
,discrimination by foreign countries    
,section #cch of the ,tariff ,act of    
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acch7 is amended--
  7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1
 subject to approval under section #aee 
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 after by   
proclamation2  7,b7 in subsection 7b71  
by inserting subject to approval under  
section #aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 and after hereby authorized12  7,c7 in 
subsection 7c71 by striking ,any        
proclamation and inserting ,subject to  
approval under section #aee of the      

,trade ,act of #aigd1 any proclamation2 
7,d7 in subsection 7d71 by inserting    
subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd and after he
 shall12 and  7,e7 in subsection 7e71 by
 inserting subject to approval under    
section #aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 and after he shall14  7#h7             
,safeguarding national security ,section
 #bcb7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,trade        
,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#ahfb7;c77#a77;,b77 is amended by       
inserting 1 subject to approval under   
section #aee of the ,trade ,act of      
#aigd1 after shall4  7#i7 ,bipartisan   
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae ,section  
#ajc7;a7 of the ,bipartisan             
,congressional ,trade ,priorities and   
,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;a77 is amended--  7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by inserting and
 approval under section #aee of the     
,trade ,act of #aigd after paragraphs   
7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7 in paragraph   

7#g71 by inserting and approval under   
section #aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 after #cebd74  7#aj7 ,international    
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act       
,section #bjc7;a77#a77;,b7 of the       
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4             
#agjb7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended by       
inserting 7subject to section #aee of   
the ,trade ,act of #aigd7 after         
importation4  7#aa7 ,trading with the   
enemy act ,section #aa of the ,trading  
with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcaa7 is amended by striking ,whenever 
and inserting ,subject to approval under
 section #aee of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd1 whenever4  7#ab7 ,free trade     
agreement implementing bills  7,a7      
,north ,american ,free ,trade ,agreement
 ,implementation ,act ,section #bja of  
the ,north ,american ,free ,trade       
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #ccca7 is amended--  7i7 in   
subsection 7a77#a71 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking

 may and inserting may1 subject to      
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7b77#a71 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 and the consultation and layover       
requirements of section #ajc7;a7 and    
inserting 1 the consultation and layover
 requirements of section #ajc7;a71 and  
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd14  7,b7 ,uruguay   
,round ,agreements ,act ,section #aaa of
 the ,uruguay ,round ,agreements ,act   
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ceba7 is amended-- 7i7  
in subsection 7a71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and subject to approval under section   
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
#bijb72  7ii7 in subsection 7b71 in the 
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting and approval under section    
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
section #aae2  7iii7 in subsection      
7c77#a77;,a71 in the flush text at the  
end1 by striking may and inserting may1 

subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7iv7 
in subsection 7e77#a71 in the matter    
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting and approval under section    
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
section #aae4  7,c7 ,united             
,states-,israel ,free ,trade ,area      
,implementation ,act of #aihe ,section  
#d of the ,united ,states-,israel ,free 
,trade ,area ,implementation ,act of    
#aihe 7,public ,law #ii-dg2 #ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #baab note7 is amended--  7i7 
in subsection 7a71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and subject to approval under section   
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
subsection 7c72 and  7ii7 in subsection 
7b71 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by inserting and subject to       
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd after subsection   
7c74  7,d7 ,united ,states-,jordan ,free
 ,trade ,area ,implementation ,act      
,section #aja of the ,united            

,states-,jordan ,free ,trade ,area      
,implementation ,act 7,public ,law      
#ajg-dc2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baab note7 is   
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a71 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking may and inserting may1 subject 
to approval under section #aee of the   
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking may and     
inserting may1 subject to approval under
 section #aee of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd14  7,e7 ,dominican                
,republic-,central ,america-,united     
,states ,free ,trade ,agreement         
,implementation ,act ,section #bja of   
the ,dominican ,republic-,central       
,america-,united ,states ,free ,trade   
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #djca7 is amended--  7i7 in   
subsection 7a77#a71 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 may and inserting may1 subject to      
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     

subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and        
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,f7 ,united ,states-,chile ,free     
,trade ,agreement ,implementation ,act  
,section #bja of the ,united            
,states-,chile ,free ,trade ,agreement  
,implementation ,act 7,public ,law      
#ajh-gg2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is   
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking may and inserting may1     
subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd after section      
#ajc7;a74  7,g7 ,united                 
,states-,singapore ,free ,trade         
,agreement ,implementation ,act ,section
 #bja of the ,united ,states-,singapore 
,free ,trade ,agreement ,implementation 
,act 7,public ,law #ajh-gh2 #ai         

,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is amended--  7i7 
in subsection 7a71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
may and inserting may1 subject to       
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and        
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd after section      
#ajc7;a74  7,h7 ,united                 
,states-,australia ,free ,trade         
,agreement ,implementation ,act ,section
 #bja of the ,united ,states-,australia 
,free ,trade ,agreement ,implementation 
,act 7,public ,law #ajh-bhf2 #ai        
,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is amended--  7i7 
in subsection 7a71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
may and inserting may1 subject to       
approval under section #aee of the      
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and        
approval under section #aee of the      

,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,i7 ,united ,states-,morocco ,free   
,trade ,agreement ,implementation ,act  
,section #bja of the ,united            
,states-,morocco ,free ,trade ,agreement
 ,implementation ,act 7,public ,law     
#ajh-cjb2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is  
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking may and inserting may1     
subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,j7 ,united ,states-,bahrain ,free   
,trade ,agreement ,implementation ,act  
,section #bja of the ,united            
,states-,bahrain ,free ,trade ,agreement
 ,implementation ,act 7,public ,law     
#aji-afi2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is  
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking may and inserting may1     

subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,k7 ,united ,states-,oman ,free      
,trade ,agreement ,implementation ,act  
,section #bja of the ,united            
,states-,oman ,free ,trade ,agreement   
,implementation ,act 7,public ,law      
#aji-bhc2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is  
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking may and inserting may1     
subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,l7 ,united ,states-,peru ,trade     
,promotion ,agreement ,implementation   
,act ,section #bja of the ,united       
,states-,peru ,trade ,promotion         

,agreement ,implementation ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaj-ach2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje     
note7 is amended--  7i7 in subsection   
7a77#a71 in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may and  
inserting may1 subject to approval under
 section #aee of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd12 and  7ii7 in subsection 7b71 in 
the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by 
inserting and approval under section    
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
section #ajd4  7,m7 ,united             
,states-,korea ,free ,trade ,agreement  
,implementation ,act ,section #bja of   
the ,united ,states-,korea ,free ,trade 
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7,public
 ,law #aab-da2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7
 is amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a71 in
 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking may and inserting may1 subject
 to approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 in     
subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and        
approval under section #aee of the      

,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4
  7,n7 ,united ,states-,colombia ,trade 
,promotion ,agreement ,implementation   
,act ,section #bja of the ,united       
,states-,colombia ,trade ,promotion     
,agreement ,implementation ,act 7,public
 ,law #aab-db2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7
 is amended--  7i7 in subsection        
7a77#a71 in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking may and  
inserting may1 subject to approval under
 section #aee of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd12 and  7ii7 in subsection 7b71 in 
the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by 
inserting and approval under section    
#aee of the ,trade ,act of #aigd after  
section #ajd4  7,o7 ,united             
,states-,panama ,trade ,promotion       
,agreement ,implementation ,act ,section
 #bja of the ,united ,states-,panama    
,trade ,promotion ,agreement            
,implementation ,act 7,public ,law      
#aab-dc2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note7 is   
amended--  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71

 by striking may and inserting may1     
subject to approval under section #aee  
of the ,trade ,act of #aigd12 and  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
and approval under section #aee of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd after section #ajd4