,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bggg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjbe ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4         
,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4         
,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4        
,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4       
,heinrich1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
exempt small business concerns from     
duties imposed pursuant to the national 
emergency declared on ,april #b1 #bjbe1 
by the ,president and to refund small   
business concerns the amount of any such
 duties paid4  #a4  ,short title  ,the  
,act may be cited as the ,small         
,business ,restoring ,equity for ,local 
,importers through ,economic ,fairness  
,act or the ,small ,business ,,relief   
,act4  #b4  ,exemption and refunds for  
small business concerns from duties     
imposed pursuant to national emergency  

declaration  7a7  ,exemption  ,duties   
imposed pursuant to ,executive ,order   
#adbeg 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #aejda7 shall   
not apply with respect to goods imported
 by or for the use of a small business  
concern4  7b7  ,refunds  ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall refund the amount of any duties   
paid pursuant to ,executive ,order      
#adbeg 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #aejda7 on goods
 imported by or for the use of a small  
business concern4  7c7  ,small business 
concern defined  ,in this section1 the  
term small business concern has the     
meaning given that term in section #c of
 the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74