,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #egg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lank=d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
e/abli%m5t ( a process = exclud+        
articles import$ f ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a f c]ta9 duties impos$ "u section   
#cja ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,import ,tax ,relief ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,process = exclud+ articles
 import$ f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a f    
c]ta9 duties impos$ "u section #cja ( ! 
,trade ,act ( #aigd  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (  
exclusion process ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( law1 ! ,presid5t %all       
e/abli%1 9 consultation ) ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,int]national ,trade ,commission 
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !            
,commission71 a process pursuant to :i* 
,unit$ ,/ates entities & associations ( 
su* entities may reque/ ! exclusion (   

articles import$ f ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a f duties describ$ 9 subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,duties describ$ ,! duties        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are duties    
impos$ on or aft] ,septemb] #bd1 #bjah1 
pursuant to ! inve/igation--  7#a7      
initiat$ "u section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act
 ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7 on ,augu/
 #ah1 #bjag2 &  7#b7 ) respect to :i*   
notice 0 publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on  
,augu/ #bd1 #bjag 7#hb ,f$4 ,reg4       
#djbac74  7c7 ,implem5tation ( exclusion
 process ,9 implem5t+ ! process e/abli%$
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t %all    
exclude f ! imposition ( a duty describ$
 subsection 7b7 an article import$ f !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a if ! ,presid5t    
det]m9es--  7#a7 7,a7 ! article is n    
comm]cially available 7z def9$ by !     
,commission7 outside ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a1 or is n produc$ outside ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a at a co/-competitive  
price at comm]cial scale2  7,b7 !       
imposition ( ! duty on ! article w\ld   
increase consum] prices = day-to-day    

items consum$ by l[- or middle-income   
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,c7 !  
article has n be5 f\nd by a ,f$]al ag5cy
 to h directly b5efit$ f !              
non-m>ket-bas$ policies ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ elem5ts ( !   
,made 9 ,*9a #bjbe policy2 &  7#b7 !    
exclusion ( ! article c likely be       
adm9i/]$ by ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]     
,protection4  7d7 ,det]m9ation (        
increas$ consum] prices ,! ,presid5t    
%all det]m9e "u subsection 7c77#a77;,b7 
t ! imposition ( a duty w\ld increase   
consum] prices = day-to-day items       
consum$ by l[- or middle-income families
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates if imposition ( !    
duty w\ld cause an increase 9--  7#a7 ! 
co/ ( an article li/$ 9 ,app5dix #a to  
*apt] #ag ( ! ,h&book ( ,me?ods ( !     
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,labor1 dat$ ,febru>y #ad1 #bjah2 or 
7#b7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all    
,urban ,consum]s publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( 
,labor ,/ati/ics4  7e7 ,collection (    
duties ,no duty describ$ 9 subsection   

7b7 impos$ on an article import$ into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act %all be collect$ on an article     
until ! ,presid5t has e/abli%$ !        
exclusion process requir$ by subsection 
7a74  7f7 ,retroactive application =    
c]ta9 liquidations & reliquidations     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #ead ( ! 
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#aead7 or any o!r provision ( law1 any  
entry ( an article import$ f ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a t w\ld h be5 subject to
 a l[] rate ( duty if ! entry _h be5    
made aft] ! issuance ( an exclusion ( ! 
article f ! imposition ( a duty describ$
 9 subsection 7b7 pursuant to !         
exclusion process e/abli%$ "u subsection
 7a71 t 0 made--  7,a7 aft] ! imposition
 ( ! duty describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 )   
respect to t article2 &  7,b7 be=e !    
issuance ( ! exclusion1  %all be        
liquidat$ or reliquidat$ z ?\gh ! entry 
occurr$ aft] ! issuance ( ! exclusion4  
7#b7 ,reque/s ,a liquidation or         

reliquidation may be made "u p>agraph   
7#a7 ) respect to an entry ( an article 
only if a reque/ !re= is fil$ ) ,u4,s4  
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! issuance ( an exclusion
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to t
 article t conta9s suffici5t in=mation  
to enable ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]       
,protection--  7,a7 to locate ! entry2  
or  7,b7 to recon/ruct ! entry if x _c  
be locat$4  7#c7 ,paym5ts ( am\nts ow$  
,any am\nts ow$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
pursuant to ! liquidation or            
reliquidation ( an entry ( an article "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be paid1 )\t int]e/1
 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
liquidation or reliquidation 7z ! case  
may be74  7#d7 ,entry def9$ ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m entry includes a      
)drawal f w>eh\se = consumption4  7g7   
,exclusion process e/abli%$ by ,,u/r ,if
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative  
e/abli%es an exclusion process z        
describ$ "u ! head+ ,sal>ies & ,exp5ses 
"u ! head+ ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     

,trade ,repres5tative 9 title ,,iv (    
division ,c ( ! jo9t explanatory /atem5t
 ( ! committee ( conf]5ce accompany+ !  
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai
 7,public ,law #aaf-i71 ! ,trade        
,repres5tative %all e/abli% t process 9 
accordance ) ?is section4  7h7 ,unit$   
,/ates entity def9$ ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates
 entity means an entity organiz$ "u !   
laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any           
jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4