,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ba1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify the    
country of origin of certain articles   
imported into the ,united ,states for   
purposes of certain trade enforcement   
actions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,stopping           
,adversarial ,tariff ,evasion ,act4  #b4
 ,clarification of country of origin    
criteria for enforcement action under   
trade agreements or in response to      
certain foreign trade practices ,section
 #cja7;d7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd   
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa7;d77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#aj7 
7,a7 ,any action taken by the ,trade    
,representative under this section1 with
 respect to a foreign adversary country1
 shall apply to any article that is     
produced1 manufactured1 or that         

underwent final assembly by a foreign   
adversary party or an entity owned1     
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
foreign adversary party1 as if such     
article originated in the foreign       
adversary country4  7,b7 ,in this       
paragraph3 7i7 ,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 the ,stopping       
,adversarial ,tariff ,evasion ,act74    
7ii7 ,the term entity owned1 controlled1
 directed1 or operated by a foreign     
adversary party 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 foreign        
adversary parties including through--   
7,i7 interests in co-investment         
vehicles1 joint ventures1 or similar    
arrangements2 or  7,,ii7 a derivative   
financial instrument or contractual     

arrangement between the entity and a    
foreign adversary party1 including any  
such instrument or contract that seeks  
to replicate any financial return with  
respect to such entity or interest in   
such entity4  7iii7 ,the term foreign   
adversary country means any of the      
following3 7,i7 ,the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china4  7,,ii7 ,the ,russian       
,federation4  7,,iii7 ,the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran4  7,,iv7 ,the        
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea4  7,v7 ,the ,republic of ,cuba4  
7,,vi7 ,the ,bolivarian ,republic of    
,venezuela during any period of time    
during which ,nichols ,maduro is        
,president of the ,republic4  7iv7 ,the 
term foreign adversary party means any  
of the following3 7,i7 ,the government  
of a foreign adversary country1         
including any agency1 government        
instrumentality1 official1 or agent of  
such a government4  7,,ii7 ,any entity  
organized under the laws of a foreign   
adversary country 7or any political     

subdivision thereof74  7,,iii7 ,any     
entity the headquarters of which is     
located within a foreign adversary      
country4  7,,iv7 ,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 strategy4  4  #c4           
,clarification of country of origin     
criteria for enforcement action by      
,president after determination of import
 injury ,section #bjc of the ,trade ,act
 of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbec7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7h7 ,application of action  
to foreign adversary parties  7#a7 ,any 
action taken under this section shall   
apply to any article that is produced1  
manufactured1 or that underwent final   
assembly by a foreign adversary party or
 an entity owned1 controlled1 directed1 

or operated by a foreign adversary      
party1 as if such article originated in 
a foreign adversary country4  7#b7 ,in  
this subsection3 7,a7 ,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 the        
,stopping ,adversarial ,tariff ,evasion 
,act74  7,b7 ,the term entity owned1    
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
foreign adversary party 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 foreign        
adversary parties including through--   
7i7 interests in co-investment vehicles1
 joint ventures1 or similar             
arrangements2 or  7ii7 a derivative     
financial instrument or contractual     
arrangement between the entity and a    
foreign adversary party1 including any  
such instrument or contract that seeks  

to replicate any financial return with  
respect to such entity or interest in   
such entity4  7,c7 ,the term foreign    
adversary country means any of the      
following3 7i7 ,the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china4  7ii7 ,the ,russian          
,federation4  7iii7 ,the ,islamic       
,republic of ,iran4  7iv7 ,the          
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea4  7v7 ,the ,republic of ,cuba4   
7vi7 ,the ,bolivarian ,republic of      
,venezuela during any period of time    
during which ,nichols ,maduro is        
,president of the ,republic4  7,d7 ,the 
term foreign adversary party means any  
of the following3 7i7 ,the government of
 a foreign adversary country1 including 
any agency1 government instrumentality1 
official1 or agent of such a government4
  7ii7 ,any entity organized under the  
laws of a foreign adversary country 7or 
any political subdivision thereof74     
7iii7 ,any entity the headquarters of   
which is located within a foreign       
adversary country4  7iv7 ,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 strategy4  4  #d4           
,clarification of country of origin     
criteria for enforcement action to      
safeguard national security ,section    
#bcb7;c7 of the ,trade ,expansion ,act  
of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb7;c77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 7,a7 ,any action taken 
by the ,president under paragraph 7#a7  
shall apply to any article that is      
produced1 manufactured1 or that         
underwent final assembly by a foreign   
adversary party or an entity owned1     
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
foreign adversary party1 as if such     
article originated in a foreign         
adversary country4  7,b7 ,for the       
purposes of this paragraph the following

 definitions apply3 7i7 ,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 the     
,stopping ,adversarial ,tariff ,evasion 
,act74  7ii7 ,the term entity owned1    
controlled1 directed1 or operated by a  
foreign adversary party 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 foreign        
adversary parties including through--   
7,i7 interests in co-investment         
vehicles1 joint ventures1 or similar    
arrangements2 or  7,,ii7 a derivative   
financial instrument or contractual     
arrangement between the entity and a    
foreign adversary party1 including any  
such instrument or contract that seeks  
to replicate any financial return with  
respect to such entity or interest in   
such entity4  7iii7 ,the term foreign   

adversary country means any of the      
following3 7,i7 ,the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china4  7,,ii7 ,the ,russian       
,federation4  7,,iii7 ,the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran4  7,,iv7 ,the        
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea4  7,v7 ,the ,republic of ,cuba4  
7,,vi7 ,the ,bolivarian ,republic of    
,venezuela during any period of time    
during which ,nichols ,maduro is        
,president of the ,republic4  7iv7 ,the 
term foreign adversary party means any  
of the following3 7,i7 ,the government  
of a foreign adversary country1         
including any agency1 government        
instrumentality1 official1 or agent of  
such a government4  7,,ii7 ,any entity  
organized under the laws of a foreign   
adversary country 7or any political     
subdivision thereof74  7,,iii7 ,any     
entity the headquarters of which is     
located within a foreign adversary      
country4  7,,iv7 ,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 strategy4  4