,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjbd,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! appropriate      
adm9i/rative au?orities to impose c]ta9 
re/rictions ) respect to ! ,republic (  
,korea1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,republic ( ,korea ,digital      
,trade ,en=cem5t ,act4  #b4 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,republic (   
,korea h a long/&+1 /rategically        
important economic & security p>tn]%ip &
 are committ$ to fur!r+ _! lead]%ip 9 ! 
,indo-,pacific region4  7#b7 ,ne>ly     
#cj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates soldi]s1 sailors1 
airm51 gu>dians1 & m>9es are /ation$ 9  
,s\? ,korea z "p ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,=ces  
,korea1 a det]r+ =ce aga9/ ,nor? ,korea 
& ,*9a & ensur+ ! security ( all        
,koreans4  7#c7 ,! economic relation%ip 

betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,s\? ,korea is 
und]p9n$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,korea ,free
 ,trade ,agreem5t1 :i* promotes         
reciprocal trade ties betwe5 ! c\ntries4
  7#d7 ,s\? ,korean companies h         
sub/antially increas$ inve/m5t into !   
,unit$ ,/ates due to ! op5 inve/m5t     
climate ma9ta9$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t4 ,h[ev]1 ! policies ( !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,s\? ,korea (t5 make x      
difficult = ,unit$ ,/ates companies to  
inve/ & exp& _! bus9ess footpr9t 9 ,s\? 
,korea4  7#e7 ,9 #bjbc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
trade deficit ) ,s\? ,korea 0           
#ea1ajj1jjj1jjj1 increas+ by #af p]c5t f
 #bjbb1 due 9 "p to ,s\? ,korea's       
discrim9atory economic policies4  7#f7  
,s\? ,korea is consid]+ additional      
discrim9atory digital regulations t w\ld
 unduly burd5 ,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses   
:ile b5efitt+ ,*9ese te*nology          
companies4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/   
ensure a fair & nondiscrim9atory        
regulatory environm5t & /rictly en=ce   
obligations to n e/abli% discrim9atory  

digital trade policies ar\nd ! _w4  #c4 
,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates t-- 7#a7 z ! ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty seeks to ext5d its      
economic & milit>y influ5ce 9 !         
,indo-,pacific region1 fair trade &     
economic policies 9 ! ,indo-,pacific are
 vitally important to ,unit$ ,/ates     
lead]%ip2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t %\ld fully en=ce ! t]ms set =?
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,korea ,free ,trade  
,agreem5t 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates-,korea ,free ,trade ,agreem5t   
,act2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #chje note72 &  7#c7
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld also use
 en=cem5t tools su* z ! au?orities      
provid$ by section #cja ( ! ,trade ,act 
( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa2 relat+ to 
actions by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade       
,repres5tative7 :]e necess>y to ensure t
 =eign c\ntries d n impose discrim9atory
 digital policies t disfavor ,unit$     
,/ates companies4  #d4 ,det]m9ation (   
discrim9atory economic actions aga9/    
,unit$ ,/ates private entities ,n lat]  

?an #cj days aft] ! enactm5t ( any law  
or promulgation ( any regulation by a   
gov]nm5t entity ( ! ,republic ( ,korea t
 pr$esignates or po/-e/imates a ,unit$  
,/ates onl9e or digital plat=m op]ator &
 imposes discrim9atory bus9ess          
re/rictions1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade     
,repres5tative %all submit a report to  
,congress t1 includes-- 7#a7 a          
det]m9ation :e!r a ,unit$ ,/ates private
 entity 0 negatively impact$ by an      
action ( any gov]nm5t entity ( ,s\?     
,korea t pr$esignates or po/-e/imates a 
,unit$ ,/ates onl9e or digital plat=m   
op]ator & imposes bus9ess re/rictions2  
7#b7 a det]m9ation :e!r ,s\? ,korea1 by 
adopt+ ! law or regulation t is !       
subject ( ! report1 violates any        
obligations or d5ies any rights "u      
bilat]al or multilat]al trade agreem5ts 
) respect to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 a 
det]m9ation :e!r ! law or regulation t  
is ! subject ( ! report is ei!r-- 7,a7  
an unju/ifiable action t burd5s or      
re/ricts ,unit$ ,/ates comm]ce1 z su*   

t]m is def9$ = purposes ( section       
#cja7;a7 ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7;a772 or  7,b7 an       
unreasonable or discrim9atory action t  
burd5s or re/ricts ,unit$ ,/ates        
comm]ce1 z su* t]m is def9$ = purposes (
 section #cja7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7;b774  #e4 ,imposition (
 trade re/rictions ,^u ! submission ( a 
report to ,congress pursuant to section 
#d t includes an affirmative det]m9ation
 describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh  
7#c7 ( t section1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade
 ,repres5tative %all und]take measures  
to protect ,unit$ ,/ates comm]ce abroad 
t may include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a dispute 
initiat$ "u ! t]ms ( ! ,_w ,trade       
,organization's ,dispute ,settlem5t     
,und]/&+4  7#b7 ,an inve/igation "u !   
au?orities ( section #cja ( ! ,trade    
,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa74     
7#c7 ,a dispute "u ! provisions ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates-,korea ,free ,trade       
,agreem5t4  7#d7 ,ent]+ into an agreem5t
 ) ,s\? ,korea to mitigate all impacts (

 ! law or regulation ) respect to :i* ! 
report 0 submitt$ on ,unit$ ,/ates      
private entities4