,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ag1 
#bjbb,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,moran7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ii of
 the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of   
the ,united ,states to repeal increases 
in duties and a tariff-rate quota on    
certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic
 cells and to require the ,secretary of 
,energy to establish and carry out a    
program to support and incentivize      
manufacturing of solar energy components
 in the ,united ,states1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,american ,solar ,jobs and ,lowering    
,costs ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of increases  
in duty and a tariff-rate quota on      
certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic
 cells  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,according to the   

,national ,solar ,jobs ,census1 the     
solar workforce increased by #afg       
percent between #bjaj and #bjbj1 adding 
approximately #aef1jjj jobs4  7#b7      
,nearly #ij percent of solar jobs in the
 ,united ,states are in the             
installation1 operation and maintenance1
 sales1 distribution1 and project       
development sectors1 all of which       
heavily depend on the availability of   
affordable solar panels4  7#c7 ,in      
#bjbj1 solar accounted for #dc percent  
of all new electricity-generating       
capacity in the ,united ,states1        
representing solar's largest ever share 
of new generating capacity and ranking  
first among all technologies for the    
second year in a row4  7#d7 ,according  
to the ,solar ,energy ,industries       
,association1 the ,united ,states solar 
industry has lost almost #ac1jjj jobs   
since duties were imposed under chapter 
#a of title ,,ii of the ,trade ,act of  
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbea et seq47 with
 respect to solar cells and modules in  

#bjah1 in addition to almost #bj1jjj    
projected new solar jobs that were not  
realized as a result of those duties4   
7b7 ,repeal ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter
 #ii of the ,harmonized ,tariff         
,schedule of the ,united ,states is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,u4,s4 ,note 
#ah2 and  7#b7 by striking-- 7,a7       
subheadings #iijc4de4ba and #iijc4de4bb1
 and the superior text to such          
subheadings2 and  7,b7 subheading       
#iijc4de4be4  7c7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section take    
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act and apply with respect to     
articles entered1 or withdrawn from     
warehouse for consumption1 on or after  
that date4  #c4 ,support for domestic   
solar manufacturing  7a7 ,in general    
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations1 the ,secretary of       
,energy shall establish and carry out a 
program to support and incentivize      
manufacturing of solar energy components
 in the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,emphasis 

,the program required under subsection  
7a7 may emphasize the following3 7#a7   
,research and development to expand and 
reduce the cost of manufacturing        
polysilicon1 solar panels1 encapsulants1
 backsheets1 and inverters in the       
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,development of  
new manufacturing capabilities for solar
 products not currently manufactured in 
the ,united ,states1 including ingots1  
wafers1 or cells4  7#c7 ,developing and 
deploying educational and skills        
training curricula needed to support the
 solar industry and ensure the ,united  
,states can build and maintain a trusted
 and predictable talent pipeline for the
 manufacturing of solar products in the 
,united ,states4