,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcfb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,whitehouse introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish a process for ,united ,states businesses to obtain exclusions from certain duties imposed under section #cja of the ,trade ,act of #aigd and section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,business ,tariff ,relief ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,exclusion process for certain duties imposed under section #cja of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #caa4 ,exclusion process 7a7 ,in general ,not later than the first date after the date of the enactment of this section on which the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative announces the imposition of additional duties under section #cja1 the ,trade ,representative shall establish a process under which ,united ,states businesses may request the exclusion of articles from duties imposed under that section4 7b7 ,requirements ,a ,united ,states business that seeks the exclusion of an article from duties imposed under section #cja shall submit to the ,trade ,representative information demonstrating that-- 7#a7 the article is not available from any source other than a source that is subject to the duties2 or 7#b7 the imposition of such duties on the article would cause economic harm to a ,united ,states interest4 7c7 ,determinations ,not later than #cj days after receiving a request submitted under subsection 7b7 for the exclusion of an article from duties imposed under section #cja1 the ,trade ,representative shall-- 7#a7 make a determination with respect to whether or not to grant the exclusion2 and 7#b7 if the ,trade ,representative determines not to grant the exclusion1 provide to the ,united ,states business that requested the exclusion a rationale for denying the exclusion4 7d7 ,administration of requests ,the ,trade ,representative shall-- 7#a7 establish a component within the ,office of the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative to be responsible for reviewing requests for the exclusion of articles from duties imposed under section #cja2 and 7#b7 ensure the continued operation of that component until all duties imposed under that section terminate4 7e7 ,reports required ,not later than #ij days after establishing the process required by subsection 7a71 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,trade ,representative shall submit to the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes detailed information about requests made pursuant to the process during the preceding #ij-;day period and determinations made under subsection 7c7 with respect to those requests4 7f7 ,united ,states business defined ,in this section1 the term ,united ,states business means an entity-- 7#a7 organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 that employs workers 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 #caj the following3 ,sec4 #caa4 ,exclusion process4 4 #c4 ,exclusion process for certain duties imposed under section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb ,section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,exclusion process 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than the first date after the date of the enactment of this subsection on which the ,president announces the imposition of additional duties under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall establish a process under which ,united ,states businesses may request the exclusion of articles from duties imposed under that section4 7#b7 ,requirements ,a ,united ,states business that seeks the exclusion of an article from duties imposed under subsection 7c7 shall submit to the ,secretary information demonstrating that-- 7,a7 the article is not available from any source other than a source that is subject to the duties2 or 7,b7 the imposition of such duties on the article would cause economic harm to a ,united ,states interest4 7#c7 ,determinations ,not later than #cj days after receiving a request submitted under paragraph 7#b7 for the exclusion of an article from duties imposed under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 make a determination with respect to whether or not to grant the exclusion2 and 7,b7 if the ,secretary determines not to grant the exclusion1 provide to the ,united ,states business that requested the exclusion a rationale for denying the exclusion4 7#d7 ,administration of requests ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 establish a component within the ,department of ,commerce to be responsible for reviewing requests for the exclusion of articles from duties imposed under subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 ensure the continued operation of that component until all duties imposed under that subsection terminate4 7#e7 ,reports required ,not later than #ij days after establishing the process required by paragraph 7#a71 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes detailed information about requests made pursuant to that process during the preceding #ij-;day period and determinations made under paragraph 7#c7 with respect to those requests4 7#f7 ,united ,states business defined ,in this subsection1 the term ,united ,states business means an entity-- 7,a7 organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 that employs workers in the ,united ,states4 4