I 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1710 

To require a study of the well-being of the United States automotive industry 

and stay the implementation of tariffs until the study is completed, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2019 

Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To require a study of the well-being of the United States 

automotive industry and stay the implementation of tariffs until the study is completed, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Automotive Jobs Act 

5 of 2019’’. 


pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 1710 IH

1 SEC. 2. STUDY OF WELL-BEING OF UNITED STATES AUTO2 MOTIVE INDUSTRY; STAY OF ACTION ON CER3 TAIN INVESTIGATION. 

4 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The United States Inter5 national Trade Commission (in this section referred to as 

6 the ‘‘Commission’’) shall conduct a study of the economic 

7 well-being, health, and vitality of the United States auto8 motive industry, which shall include an assessment of the 

9 following: 

10 (1) The number of automotive jobs in the 

11 United States, regardless of whether the parent enti12 ty of the United States automotive producer is 

13 headquartered in the United States or another coun14 try. 

15 (2) Any growth or decline in number of auto16 mobile manufacturing facilities and automotive parts 

17 suppliers in the United States since 1980. 

18 (3) The effect an automotive plant has on the 

19 unemployment rate, per capita income, and edu20 cation level in the community in which the plant is 

21 located. 

22 (4) The effect an automotive plant has on the 

23 region in which the plant is located in helping the 

24 region attract and expand nonautomotive jobs and 

25 the effect on that region of the wages from those 

26 jobs. 


pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 1710 IH

1 (5) The number of automobiles assembled in 

2 the United States that are exported each year and 

3 to which countries. 

4 (6) The percentage of component parts of auto5 mobiles assembled in the United States that are im6 ported. 

7 (7) The number of component parts for auto8 mobiles that are not produced in the United States 

9 and would thus not be available to United States 

10 automotive producers if prohibitively high duties 

11 were imposed on imports of those parts. 

12 (8) The effect an increase in automotive manu13 facturing costs would have on jobs in the United 

14 States. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not earlier than 180 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than one 

17 year after such date of enactment, the Commission shall 

18 submit to the President and Congress a report on— 

19 (1) the findings of the study required by sub20 section (a); and 

21 (2) any recommendations relating to the auto22 motive industry that the Commission considers ap23 propriate based on the study. 

24 (c) STAY OF ACTION RELATING TO INVESTIGATION

25 INTO NATIONAL SECURITY EFFECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE IMVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Mar 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1710.IH H1710

pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 1710 IH

1 PORTS.—For purposes of the requirements of subsection 

2 (c) of section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 

3 (19 U.S.C. 1862), any report on the findings of the Sec4 retary of Commerce from the investigation of the Depart5 ment of Commerce under such section into the effects on 

6 national security of imports of automobiles and automotive 

7 parts initiated on May 23, 2018, shall not be deemed to 

8 be submitted until the date on which— 

9 (1) the Commission submits to the President 

10 and Congress the report required by subsection (b) 

11 of this section; and 

12 (2) the President, after reviewing the report 

13 and considering the findings and recommendations 

14 of the Commission included in the report, deter15 mines not to reopen the investigation of the Depart16 ment of Commerce. 

17 (d) UNITED STATES AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCER DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States auto19 motive producer’’ means an entity that manufactures or 

20 assembles automobiles or component parts for automobiles 

21 in the United States. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS