,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,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 ,chapter #a of title ,,ii4 7,c7 ,title ,,iii4 7,d7 ,section #djf4 7,e7 ,section #cch of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acch74 7,f7 ,section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb74 7,g7 ,section #ajc7;a7 of the ,bipartisan ,congressional ,trade ,priorities and ,accountability ,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #dbjb7;a774 7,h7 ,the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq474 7,i7 ,the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474 7,j7 ,any provision of law enacted to implement a trade agreement to which the ,united ,states is a party4 7,k7 ,any provision of 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 ,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 economic cost-benefit analysis of the action1 including an assessment of-- 7i7 whether the action is in the national economic interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 the macroeconomic effects of the action on-- 7,i7 employment in the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 the gross domestic product of the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iii7 revenues and expenditures of the ,federal ,government2 and 7,d7 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 7d7 with respect to the action4 7c7 ,report of ,comptroller ,general ,not later than #cj 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 ,procedures for joint resolution of approval 7#a7 ,joint resolution of approval defined ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term joint resolution of approval means a joint resolution of either ,house of ,congress that-- 7,a7 states that ,congress approves an action proposed by the ,president in a report submitted under subsection 7b77#a72 and 7,b7 describes the action being approved by ,congress4 7#b7 ,introduction ,during the period of #de days after a ,house of ,congress receives a report under subsection 7b77#a7 with respect to a unilateral trade action1 a joint resolution of approval may be introduced by any ,member of that ,house4 7#c7 ,committee consideration 7,a7 ,referral ,a joint resolution of approval introduced in the ,house of ,representatives shall be referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and a joint resolution of approval introduced in the ,senate shall be referred to the ,committee on ,finance4 7,b7 ,consideration ,the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,finance may1 in considering a joint resolution of approval1 hold such hearings and meetings and solicit such testimony as the ,committee considers appropriate4 7,c7 ,reporting 7i7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,d71 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,finance may1 at any time after receiving a joint resolution of approval1 report the resolution favorably or unfavorably4 7ii7 ,subsequent resolutions ,if a subsequent joint resolution of approval relating to the same unilateral trade action proposed in the same report submitted under subsection 7b77#a7 is referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means or the ,committee on ,finance after the first such resolution is reported or discharged1 the subsequent resolution shall not be reported under this subparagraph4 7iii7 ,placement on calendar ,a joint resolution of approval reported by the ,committee on ,ways and ,means or the ,committee on ,finance shall lie over one legislative day and then be placed on the appropriate calendar4 7,d7 ,discharge 7i7 ,in general ,if the ,committee on ,ways and ,means or the ,committee on ,finance has not reported a joint resolution of approval by the date that is #ae days after the resolution is referred to the committee1 the resolution shall be automatically discharged from the committee and placed on the appropriate calendar4 7ii7 ,prohibition on motions to recommit ,a motion to recommit a joint resolution of approval shall not be in order4 7iii7 ,subsequent resolutions ,if a subsequent joint resolution of approval relating to the same unilateral trade action proposed in the same report submitted under subsection 7b77#a7 is referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means or the ,committee on ,finance after the first such resolution is reported or discharged1 the subsequent resolution shall not be discharged under this subparagraph4 7#d7 ,floor consideration in ,senate ,in the ,senate3 7,a7 ,motion to proceed 7i7 ,timing ,a motion to proceed to a joint resolution of approval is in order at any time after the resolution is placed on the calendar4 7ii7 ,motion by any ,senator ,any ,senator may move to proceed to a joint resolution of approval4 7iii7 ,privilege ,a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution of approval is privileged1 except that this clause shall apply only to a motion to proceed to a joint resolution of approval reported or discharged from the ,committee on ,finance under paragraph 7#c7 or to the first joint resolution of approval placed on the calendar after passage in the ,house of ,representatives4 7iv7 ,debate ,debate on a motion to proceed to a joint resolution of approval is limited to not more than #e hours1 equally divided between ,senators favoring and ,senators opposing the resolution4 7v7 ,motion not amendable ,the motion to proceed to the joint resolution of approval is not amendable4 ,a motion to reconsider is not in order4 ,a motion to table is not in order4 7vi7 ,other motions not in order ,after a motion to proceed to a joint resolution of approval is agreed to1 motions to postpone or to consider other business are not in order4 7,b7 ,motions and appeals ,all motions and appeals relating to a joint resolution of approval shall be decided by the ,senate without debate4 7#e7 ,consideration in ,house of ,representatives ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 if any committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it to the ,house at the end of #aj calendar days after its introduction1 such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution1 and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar4 ,on ,thursdays it shall be in order at any time for the ,speaker to recognize a ,member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least #c calendar days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the ,house without intervention of any point of order4 ,when so called up1 a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for #a hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent1 and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion4 ,it shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage4 ,if a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken on or before the close of the #ajth calendar day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred1 or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution1 such vote shall be taken on that day4 7#f7 ,receipt of resolution from other house ,if1 before passing a joint resolution of approval1 one ,house receives from the other a joint resolution of approval from the other ,house1 then-- 7,a7 the joint resolution of the other ,house shall not be referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been discharged from committee on the day it is received2 and 7,b7 the procedures set forth in paragraph 7#d7 or 7#e71 as applicable1 shall apply in the receiving ,house to the joint resolution received from the other ,house to the same extent as such procedures apply to a joint resolution of the receiving ,house4 7#g7 ,rules of ,house of ,representatives and ,senate ,this subsection is enacted by ,congress-- 7,a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate1 respectively1 and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each ,house1 respectively1 and the rules provided for in this section supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules2 and 7,b7 with the full recognition of the constitutional right of either ,house to change the rules provided for in this section 7so far as relating to the procedures of that ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as any other rule of that ,house4 7e7 ,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 ,congress 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