,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
establish a task force to identify      
potential countervailable subsidies1    
dumping1 and circumvention with respect 
to trade4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,self-,initiation   
,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,task force to identify potential       
countervailable subsidies1 dumping1 and 
circumvention  7a7 ,in general ,there is
 established1 in the administering      
authority1 a task force to be           
responsible for-- 7#a7 conducting       
research to-- 7,a7 identify potential   
countervailable subsidies and dumping   
that may be causing material injury or  
threatening to cause material injury to 
an industry in the ,united ,states2 and 
7,b7 identify potential circumvention of

 existing antidumping or countervailing 
duty orders2 and  7#b7 making           
recommendations1 where appropriate1 to  
the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,international ,trade with respect to   
initiating investigations under sections
 #gjb7;a7 and #gcb7;a7 of the ,tariff   
,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afga;a7a7 
and #afgc;a7a77 and circumvention       
inquires under section #gha of that ,act
 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg;j74  7b7 ,duties  
,in carrying out the responsibilities of
 the task force under subsection 7a71   
the task force shall-- 7#a7 monitor     
trade flows1 government and industry    
data1 price fluctuations1 domestic      
industry and market conditions1 and     
other relevant available information to 
identify potential countervailable      
subsidies1 dumping1 or circumvention of 
existing antidumping or countervailing  
duty orders2  7#b7 conduct background   
research on-- 7,a7 production           
capabilities and pricing practices of   
foreign companies2  7,b7 foreign        

government subsidies2 and  7,c7 other   
relevant information available to the   
task force2  7#c7 consult with1 or      
solicit information from1 the ,united   
,states ,international ,trade           
,commission1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection1 and such other ,federal   
agencies as the task force considers    
appropriate2 and  7#d7 prioritize cases 
that affect small and medium-sized      
businesses in the ,united ,states4  7c7 
,consultations ,in carrying out the     
responsibilities of the task force under
 subsection 7a71 the task force shall   
consult with industries in the ,united  
,states with respect to potential       
countervailable subsidies1 dumping1 and 
circumvention4  7d7 ,nondisclosure of   
certain information ,the administering  
authority shall not disclose information
 with regard to the activities of the   
task force under this section unless and
 until a determination is made to       
initiate an investigation under section 
#gjb7;a7 or #gcb7;a7 of the ,tariff ,act

 of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afga;a7a7 and 
#afgc;a7a77 or a circumvention inquiry  
under section #gha of that ,act 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #afgg;j71 as the case may be4 
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
terms administering authority1          
countervailable subsidy1 dumping1       
industry1 and material injury have the  
meanings given those terms in section   
#gga of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai  
,u4,s4,c4 #afgg74