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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 121 

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

and to stay the investigation into the national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 15, 2019 

Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Finance 

A BILL 

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

automotive industry and to stay the investigation into 

the national security effects of automotive imports 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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY OF WELL-BEING OF UNITED STATES AUTO2 MOTIVE INDUSTRY; STAY OF CERTAIN INVES3 TIGATION. 

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. 


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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 INVESTIGATION INTO NATIONAL SECU25 RITY EFFECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE IMPORTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce 

2 shall stay the investigation of the Department of 

3 Commerce under section 232 of the Trade Expan4 sion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) into the effects 

5 on national security of imports of automobiles and 

6 automotive parts initiated on May 23, 2018, until— 

7 (A) the Commission submits to the Presi8 dent and Congress the report required by sub9 section (b); and 

10 (B) the President, after reviewing the re11 port and considering the findings and rec12 ommendations of the Commission included in 

13 the report, determines to reopen or terminate 

14 the investigation. 

15 (2) TOLLING OF CERTAIN DEADLINE.—The 

16 deadline for completion of investigations under sec17 tion 232(b)(3)(A) of the Trade Expansion Act of 

18 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(b)(3)(A)) shall be tolled for 

19 the investigation described in paragraph (1) during 

20 the period during which the investigation is stayed 

21 under this subsection. 

22 (d) UNITED STATES AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCER DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States auto24 motive producer’’ means an entity that manufactures or 


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1 assembles automobiles or component parts for automobiles 

2 in the United States. 

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