,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,burr7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
establish a task force to identify      
countervailable subsidies and dumping4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,self-,initiation ,trade        
,enforcement ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,task  
force to identify countervailable       
subsidies and dumping  7a7 ,in general  
,subtitle ,d of title ,,vii of the      
,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#afgg et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ghd4 ,task     
force to identify countervailable       
subsidies and dumping  7a7 ,in general  
,there is established1 in the           
,international ,trade ,administration1 a
 task force to be responsible for--     
7#a7 identifying countervailable        
subsidies and dumping that are causing  

material injury or threaten to cause    
material injury to a domestic industry2 
7#b7 making recommendations to the      
,under ,secretary of ,commerce for      
,international ,trade with respect to   
initiating investigations under sections
 #gjb7;a7 and #gcb7;a72 and  7#c7       
conducting research relating to carrying
 out paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7b7     
,duties ,in carrying out the            
responsibilities of the task force under
 subsection 7a71 the task force shall-- 
7#a7 monitor trade flows1 government    
data1 price fluctuations1 domestic      
industry and market conditions1 and all 
relevant available business information 
to identify potential cases of          
countervailable subsidies and dumping   
that are causing material injury or     
threaten to cause material injury to a  
domestic industry2  7#b7 conduct        
background research on foreign pricing  
practices and foreign government        
subsidies1 including duty evasion and   
circumvention2 and  7#c7 prioritize     

cases that affect small- and            
medium-sized businesses in the ,united  
,states4  7c7 ,consultations ,in        
carrying out the responsibilities of the
 task force under subsection 7a71 the   
task force shall consult with industries
 in the ,united ,states with respect to 
countervailable subsidies and dumping4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 contents for title ,,vii of the ,tariff
 ,act of #aicj is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #ghc 
the following3  ,sec4 #ghd4 ,task force 
to identify countervailable subsidies   
and dumping4  4