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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6395 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide adjustment assistance to certain 
workers adversely affect by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed 
as retaliation for United States tariff increases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2018 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. KIND, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. 
SEWELL of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide adjustment 
assistance to certain workers adversely affect by reduced 
exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for 
United States tariff increases, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assistance for Workers 
Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In recognition that trade policy can result 
in disparate and disruptive changes to the economy, 
the Trade Adjustment Assistance program was en-
acted to help workers adversely impacted by the 
trade policy decisions of the Federal Government. 
(2) The Trump Administration has made clear 
that it intends to aggressively use Federal trade 
statutes, including section 232 of the Trade Expan-
sion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862), section 301 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411), and poten-
tially the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (Public Law 95–223), to increase tariffs on se-
lected imports. 
(3) Foreign countries affected by such tariff in-
creases have, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, already raised tariffs on United States exports 
or have indicated that they intend to respond by 
raising tariffs on such exports. 
(4) Increased tariffs on such exports threaten 
to reduce employment in affected sectors of the 
United States economy. 
(5) Workers adversely impacted by these effects 
deserve adjustment assistance. 
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SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR RETALIATORY TAR-
IFF INCREASES. 
Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) the sales or production, or both, of 
such firm have decreased absolutely; 
‘‘(ii) exports of articles produced or serv-
ices supplied by such firm have decreased; 
‘‘(iii) the decrease in exports described in 
clause (ii) resulted in whole or in part from tar-
iffs imposed on such exports by a foreign coun-
try in response to United States tariffs imposed 
on imports from such country pursuant to an 
action taken under the authority of— 
‘‘(I) section 232 of the Trade Expan-
sion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862); 
‘‘(II) section 301 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411); or 
‘‘(III) the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (Public Law 95– 
223); and 
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‘‘(iv) the decrease in exports described in 
clause (ii) contributed importantly to such 
workers’ separation or threat of separation and 
to the decline in the sales or production of such 
firm.’’. 
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