,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4    
,jones 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 f>m]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 = ,f>m]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 "u title ,,ii
 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bbea et seq47 0 enact$ to help work]s  
adv]sely impact$ by ! trade policy      
decisions ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7   
,f$]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 are be+ us$   
aggressively 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           
agricultural exports or h indicat$ t !y 
int5d to respond by rais+ t>iffs on su* 
agricultural exports4  7#d7 ,increas$   
t>iffs on su* agricultural exports      
?reat5 to co/ ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural
 produc]s global m>ket %>e & r$uce !    
income ( produc]s 9 affect$ commodities4
  7#e7 ,f>m]s adv]sely impact$ by !     
effects ( increas$ t>iffs on su*        
agricultural exports des]ve adju/m5t    
assi/ance4  #c4 ,adju/m5t assi/ance =   
retaliatory t>iff increases ,section    
#bib7;c7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdja;a7c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 /rik+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c72 &  7#b7 by
 ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3    

7#b7 ei!r-- 7,a7 ! volume ( imports (   
articles l1 or directly competitive )1 !
 agricultural commodity produc$ by !    
gr\p 9 ! m>ket+ ye> ) respect to :i* !  
gr\p files ! petition increas$ comp>$ to
 ! av]age volume ( su* imports dur+ ! #c
 m>ket+ ye>s prec$+ su* m>ket+ ye>2 or  
7,b7 7i7 ! volume ( exports ( !         
agricultural commodity produc$ by ! gr\p
 9 ! m>ket+ ye> ) respect to :i* ! gr\p 
files ! petition decreas$ comp>$ to !   
av]age volume ( su* exports dur+ ! #c   
m>ket+ ye>s prec$+ su* m>ket+ ye>2 &    
7ii7 ! decrease 9 exports describ$ 9    
clause 7i7 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 imports f su* c\ntry   
pursuant to action tak5 "u ! au?ority   
(-- 7,i7 section #bcb ( ! ,trade        
,expansion ,act ( #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4  
#ahfb72  7,,ii7 section #cja ( ?is ,act 
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 &   

7#c7 ! increase 9 imports describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 or ! decrease 9      
exports describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b7   
contribut$ importantly to ! decrease 9 !
 national av]age price1 quantity (      
production1 or value ( production (1 or 
ca% receipts =1 ! agricultural          
commodity1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  
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