,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,coons 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit ! au?ority
 ( ! ,presid5t to impose new or         
additional duties ) respect to articles 
import$ f c\ntries t are allies or free 
trade agreem5t p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/opp+ ,t>iffs on ,allies & ,bol/]+ 
,legislative ,ex]cise ( ,trade ,policy  
,act or ! ,,/able ,trade ,policy ,act4  
#b4 ,limitation on au?ority ( !         
,presid5t to impose duties on allies &  
free trade agreem5t p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,cov]$ c\ntry ,! t]m cov]$ c\ntry  
means-- 7,a7 a memb] c\ntry ( ! ,nor?   
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2  7,b7 a
 c\ntry t has be5 designat$ z a major   
non-,,nato ally "u section #eag ( !     
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     

,u4,s4,c4 #bcbak72 or  7,c7 a c\ntry t  
has 9 effect a free trade agreem5t ) !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  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 ( ! duty on ! =eign policy &    
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7,d7 an assessm5t ( ! likely 
impact ( ! proposal on ! economy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates z a :ole & on any relevant
 indu/ry sector2 &  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 ,t ,congress au?orizes !        
,presid5t to proclaim duty rates z set  
=? 9 ! reque/ ( ! ,presid5t submitt$ to 
,congress on 1 ) ! 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 ( 

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