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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4501 

To require reports on, and the coordination of trade policy with respect 

to, articles that may be needed to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 6, 2020 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. TOOMEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To require reports on, and the coordination of trade policy 

with respect to, articles that may be needed to respond 

to the COVID–19 pandemic. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Global Sup5 ply Chains Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORTS BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 

7 ON ARTICLES NEEDED TO RESPOND TO 

8 COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

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1 after, the United States International Trade Commission 

2 shall submit to Congress and make available to the public 

3 a report that identifies articles that may be needed to re4 spond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known 

5 as ‘‘COVID–19’’) pandemic. 

6 (b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each report required 

7 by subsection (a) shall provide, with respect to each article 

8 identified in the report, the following: 

9 (1) The 10-digit statistical reporting number of 

10 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

11 States under which the article is classifiable. 

12 (2) A legal description of the article. 

13 (3) The rate of duty applicable to the article 

14 under the column 1 general rate of duty column of 

15 that Schedule. 

16 (4) Any special or additional duty imposed with 

17 respect to the article. 

18 (5) With respect to any duty described in para19 graph (4): 

20 (A) The date on which that duty was im21 posed. 

22 (B) The authority under which that duty 

23 was imposed. 


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1 (C) Whether the duty has been suspended 

2 and, if so, the date of the suspension and how 

3 long the suspension is scheduled to last. 

4 (6) The total rate of duty applicable to the arti5 cle, including any special or additional duty de6 scribed in paragraph (4). 

7 (7) The major countries of origin for the arti8 cle. 

9 (8) The import value of the article imported 

10 from each country described in paragraph (7) for 

11 the 2 calendar years preceding submission of the re12 port. 

13 (c) SEARCHABLE FORMAT.—The Commission shall 

14 provide each report required by subsection (a) to Con15 gress, and post each such report on a publicly accessible 

16 internet website of the Commission, in a format that per17 mits the report to be sorted by the categories of informa18 tion required under subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF TRADE POLICY LIKELY TO AF20 FECT UNITED STATES SUPPLY OF ARTICLES 

21 NEEDED TO RESPOND TO COVID–19 PAN22 DEMIC. 

23 In developing trade policy likely to affect the United 

24 States domestic supply of any article identified by the 

25 United States International Trade Commission in the 


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1 most recent report required by section 2, the United 

2 States Trade Representative shall consult with the Sec3 retary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 

4 Defense, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

5 Management Agency. 

6 SEC. 4. TERMINATION. 

7 The requirements of sections 2 and 3 terminate on 

8 December 31, 2022. 

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