SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO 
MODIFY DUTY RATES FOR NATIONAL SECU-
RITY REASONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY DUTY RATES FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY REASONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as provided in subsection (c), 
the President may proclaim a new or additional national 
security duty on an article imported into the United States 
only if— 
(1) the President, not later than 30 calendar 
days after making the national security determina-
tion that is the basis for the new or additional duty, 
submits to the International Trade Commission the 
duty proposal, including— 
(A) a description of each article for which 
the President recommends a new or additional 
duty; 
(B) the proposed new or additional duty 
rate; and 
(C) the proposed duration of that rate; 
(2) the President, not later than 15 calendar 
days after submitting the duty proposal under para-
graph (1), submits to Congress a request for author-
ization to modify duty rates in accordance with that 
duty proposal, including— 
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(A) a report by the Secretary of Defense 
explaining why the proposal is in the interest of 
national security; and 
(B) a report by the International Trade 
Commission assessing the likely impact of the 
proposal on the economy of the United States 
as a whole and specific industry sectors; 
(3) the President consults with the Committee 
on Finance and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives regarding the duty proposal 
under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) the short-term and long-term goals of 
the proposal; 
(B) an action plan to achieve those goals; 
and 
(C) plans to consult with officials of coun-
tries impacted by the proposal to resolve any 
issues relating to the proposal; and 
(4) a joint resolution of approval under sub-
section (b) is enacted. 
(b) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL.— 
(1) JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘joint resolu-
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tion of approval’’ means a joint resolution the sole 
matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol-
lows: ‘‘That Congress authorizes the President to 
proclaim duty rates as set forth in the request of the 
President on lllllllllll’’, with the 
blank space being filled with the date of the request 
submitted under subsection (a)(2). 
(2) INTRODUCTION.—A joint resolution of ap-
proval may be introduced in either House of Con-
gress by any Member during the 15-legislative day 
period beginning on the date on which the President 
submits to Congress the material set forth in sub-
section (a)(2). 
(3) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.—The provisions 
of subsections (b) through (f) of section 152 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) apply to a joint 
resolution of approval to the same extent that such 
subsections apply to joint resolutions under such 
section 152. 
(4) RULES
OF
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES 
AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con-
gress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part 
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of the rules of each House, respectively, but ap-
plicable only with respect to the procedure to be 
followed in that House in the case of a joint 
resolution of approval, and supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
(c) EXCEPTION
FOR URGENT ACTION.—Notwith-
standing the requirements of subsection (a), the President 
may proclaim a new or additional national security duty 
for one period of 120 calendar days if the President deter-
mines that urgent action is necessary— 
(1) to address a national emergency; 
(2) for the prevention or mitigation of, or to re-
spond to, loss of life or property; 
(3) to address an imminent threat to health or 
safety; 
(4) for the enforcement of criminal laws; or 
(5) for national security. 
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(d) NATIONAL SECURITY DUTY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘national security duty’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A duty proclaimed pursuant to— 
(A) section 232 of the Trade Expansion 
Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862); 
(B) the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 
U.S.C. 4301 et seq.); or 
(C) the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(2) A duty proclaimed pursuant to any other 
provision of law if in reports or other public state-
ments regarding the duty the President or another 
cabinet-level official identifies national security as a 
significant reason for proclaiming the duty. 
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS ON USE OF AUTHORITY BY UNITED 
STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO IMPOSE 
DUTIES OR OTHER IMPORT RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(c) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) The Trade Representative may take ac-
tion pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) only if— 
‘‘(i) the Trade Representative submits to 
the International Trade Commission a proposal 
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for duties or other import restrictions under 
that paragraph, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of each article cov-
ered by that proposal; 
‘‘(II) the proposed new or additional 
duty rate; and 
‘‘(III) the proposed duration of that 
rate; 
‘‘(ii) the Trade Representative submits to 
Congress a notification of intent to impose du-
ties or import restrictions under that para-
graph, including— 
‘‘(I) the proposal submitted under 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) a report by the International 
Trade Commission assessing the likely im-
pact of the proposal on the economy of the 
United States as a whole and specific in-
dustry sectors; 
‘‘(iii) after submitting the notification 
under clause (ii), the Trade Representative 
consults with the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and, if the pro-
posal affects agricultural products, the Com-
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mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(iv) a period of 60 calendar days, begin-
ning on the date on which the Trade Represent-
ative has completed consultations under clause 
(iii), has passed; and 
‘‘(v) no disapproval resolution under sub-
paragraph (B) is passed during the period de-
scribed in clause (iv). 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term ‘dis-
approval resolution’ means a joint resolution the sole 
matter after the resolving clause of which is as fol-
lows: ‘That implementation of the proposal by the 
Trade Representative to impose duties or other im-
port 
restrictions 
submitted 
to 
Congress 
on 
llllllllllllllll is not in the 
interest of the United States.’, with the blank space 
being filled with the date on which the Trade Rep-
resentative submitted to Congress the material de-
scribed in subsection (A)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) Paragraph (2) of section 106(b) of the Bi-
partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Ac-
countability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4205(b)) applies 
to a disapproval resolution under this subparagraph 
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to the same extent that such paragraph applies to 
a procedural disapproval resolution under such sec-
tion 106(b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1)(B) 
of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘subject to para-
graph (7),’’ before ‘‘impose duties’’. 
Æ 
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