,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to impose a duty of #bj1jjj 
per motor vehicle produced in or by the 
,people's ,republic of ,china4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthening ,tariffs on ,chinese 
,autos ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,duties on   
motor vehicles produced in or by the    
,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 there shall be imposed
 with respect to each covered article   
imported into the ,united ,states a duty
 of #bj1jjj1 subject to adjustment under
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,adjustment of    
duty for inflation  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  
adjust the amount of the duty provided  
for under subsection 7a7 on ,october #a1
 #bjbe1 and at the beginning of each    

fiscal year thereafter1 to reflect the  
percentage 7if any7 of the increase in  
the average of the ,consumer ,price     
,index for the preceding #ab-month      
period compared to the ,consumer ,price 
,index for fiscal year #bjbd4  7#b7     
,special rules for calculation of       
adjustment ,in adjusting under paragraph
 7#a7 the amount of the duty provided   
for under subsection 7a71 the           
,secretary-- 7,a7 shall round the amount
 of any increase in the ,consumer ,price
 ,index to the nearest dollar2 and  7,b7
 may ignore any such increase of less   
than #a percent4  7c7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,consumer price index
 ,the term ,consumer ,price ,index means
 the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all   
,urban ,consumers published by the      
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the    
,department of ,labor4  7#b7 ,control   
,the term control has the meaning given 
that term in section #hjj4bjh of title  
#ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of the enactment  

of this ,act74  7#c7 ,covered article   
,the term covered article means an      
article-- 7,a7 classified under chapter 
#hgjc of the ,harmonized ,tariff        
,schedule of the ,united ,states2 and   
7,b7 produced or manufactured1 or that  
underwent final assembly-- 7i7 in the   
,people's ,republic of ,china2 or  7ii7 
by a person of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  7#d7 ,entity owned1         
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
person of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china ,the term entity owned1          
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
person of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china includes any entity for which1 on
 any date during the most recent        
#ab-month period1 not less than #be     
percent of the equity interests in such 
entity are held directly or indirectly  
by #a or more persons of the ,people's  
,republic of ,china1 including through--
 7,a7 interests in co-investment        
vehicles1 joint ventures1 or similar    
arrangements2 or  7,b7 a derivative     

financial instrument or contractual     
arrangement between the entity and a    
person of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china1 including any such instrument or
 contract that seeks to replicate any   
financial return with respect to such   
entity or interest in such entity4  7#e7
 ,person of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china ,the term person of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china means-- 7,a7 the   
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7,b7 any agency1            
instrumentality1 official1 or agent of  
that ,government2  7,c7 any entity the  
headquarters of which are located in the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7,d7   
any entity organized under the laws of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7,e7
 any entity substantively involved in   
the industrial policies or              
military-civil fusion strategy of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china1 including
 by accepting funding from1 performing a
 service for1 or receiving a subsidy    
from the ,people's ,republic of ,china  

related to such policies or strategy2 or
  7,f7 any entity owned1 controlled1    
directed1 or operated by an entity      
described in any of subparagraphs 7,a7  
through 7,e74