,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,gray introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,rules1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to limit ! au?ority ( !       
,presid5t to impose new or additional   
duties ) respect to articles import$ f  
c\ntries t are major agricultural trade 
p>tn]s ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,rais+ ,prices on ,food ,act4  #b4      
,limitation on au?ority ( ! ,presid5t to
 impose duties on agricultural trad+    
p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
c\ntry  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m cov]$      
c\ntry means a c\ntry t is "o ( ! #e    
c\ntries ) ! highe/ volume ( ,unit$     
,/ates agricultural goods import$ into !

 c\ntry 9 ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,presid5t4  7,b7 ,,eu c\ntries ,= 
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,european
 ,union & its memb] c\ntries %all be    
treat$ a s+le c\ntry4  7#b7 ,cov]$ duty 
,! t]m cov]$ duty means a duty proclaim$
 pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #bcb ( !    
,trade ,expansion ,act ( #aifb 7#ai     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb72  7,b7 section #cch ( !
 ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#acch72  7,c7 ! ,trad+ ) ! ,enemy ,act  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq472 or  7,d7 
! ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474    
7b7 ,au?ority ,to proclaim or increase  
duty rates ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 ! ,presid5t may proclaim a new or  
additional cov]$ duty ) respect to an   
article import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f a
 cov]$ c\ntry1 only if-- 7#a7 !         
,presid5t submits to ,congress a reque/ 
= au?orization to proclaim or increase !
 duty t includes-- 7,a7 a description ( 
! objective ! ,presid5t seeks to a*ieve 
?r\gh proclamation or increase ( ! duty2

  7,b7 an explanation ( :y su* objective
 _c be a*iev$ m effectively ?r\gh       
diplomatic engagem5t1 trade dispute     
resolution processes1 or o!r me*anisms2 
&  7,c7 an assessm5t ( ! likely impact (
 ! proposal on ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
agricultural economy2 &  7#b7 a jo9t    
resolution ( approval "u subsection 7c7 
is enact$ into law4  7c7 ,jo9t          
resolution ( approval  7#a7 ,jo9t       
resolution ( approval def9$ ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m jo9t resolution (     
approval means a jo9t resolution ! sole 
matt] aft] ! resolv+ clause ( :i* is z  
foll[s3 8,t ,congress au?orizes !       
,presid5t to proclaim duty rates z set  
=? 9 ! reque/ ( ! ,presid5t submitt$ to 
,congress on 01 ) ! blank space be+     
fill$ ) ! date ( ! reque/ submitt$ "u   
subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,introduction 
,a jo9t resolution ( approval may be    
introduc$ 9 ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress by   
any ,memb] dur+ ! #ae-legislative day   
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !         
,presid5t submits to ,congress ! reque/ 

"u subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7 ,exp$it$   
proc$ures ,! provisions ( subsections   
7b7 ?r\gh 7f7 ( section #aeb ( ! ,trade 
,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #baib7 apply
 to a jo9t resolution ( approval to !   
same ext5t t su* subsections apply to   
jo9t resolutions "u su* section #aeb4   
7#d7 ,rules ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,?is subsection is      
enact$ by ,congress-- 7,a7 z an ex]cise 
( ! rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives1 respectively1 & z su*  
is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1    
respectively1 b applicable only )       
respect to ! proc$ure to be foll[$ 9 t  
,h\se 9 ! case ( a jo9t resolution (    
approval1 & sup]s$es o!r rules only to !
 ext5t t x is inconsi/5t ) su* rules2 & 
7,b7 ) full recognition ( !             
con/itutional "r ( ei!r ,h\se to *ange !
 rules 7s f> z relat+ to ! proc$ure ( t 
,h\se7 at any "t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to !
 same ext5t z 9 ! case ( any o!r rule ( 
t ,h\se4