dent unless, within such 60 day window, Congress 
enacts a joint resolution, the matter after the resolv-
ing clause of which is as follows: ‘That the Congress 
does not approve the report by the Commission 
under section 202(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 sub-
mitted to the Congress on lllll.’, the blank 
space being filled with the appropriate date. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES APPLIED.—The provisions of 
section 152 shall apply to resolutions described in 
subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 4. APPROVAL FOR ACTION SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL 
SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 232 of the Trade Expan-
sion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘) shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Secretary of Defense shall’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense 
shall’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘Secretary of De-
fense of’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Commerce of’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘(A) In’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of De-
fense’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
clauses 
(i) 
through (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) consult with the Secretary of Commerce 
regarding the methodological and policy questions 
raised in any investigation initiated under paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(B) prepare an assessment of the defense re-
quirements and national security impact of any arti-
cle that is the subject of an investigation, which 
shall focus on— 
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‘‘(i) the impact of the importation of the 
article on military readiness and critical infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(ii) the need for a reliable supply of the 
article to protect national security; 
‘‘(C) seek information and advice from the Sec-
retary of Commerce; 
‘‘(D) consult with appropriate officers of the 
United States; 
‘‘(E) consult with members of the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and members of the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(F) hold public hearings, co-chaired with the 
Department of Commerce, or otherwise afford inter-
ested parties an opportunity to present information 
and advice relevant to such investigation.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (D); 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) Not later than 200 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense initiates an investigation under 
paragraph (1) with respect to an article, the Secretary of 
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Defense shall submit to the President a report on the find-
ings of such investigation with respect to the effect of the 
importation of such article in such quantities or under 
such circumstances on the national security of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) If the report described in subparagraph (A) in-
cludes an affirmative finding that the importation of an 
article in such quantities or under such circumstances 
threatens to impair the national security, the President 
may direct the Secretary of Commerce to devise rec-
ommendations to address such threat. 
‘‘(C) Not later than 100 days after receiving from 
the President under subparagraph (B) a direction to de-
vise recommendations with respect to an article, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) recommendations for action or inaction 
under this section with respect to the article; and 
‘‘(ii) the findings of the Secretary of Commerce 
with respect to the investigation by the Secretary of 
Defense under paragraph (1).’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), as so redes-
ignated by subparagraph (C)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the report 
submitted by the Secretary of Com-
merce under subparagraph (C)’’ after 
‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall submit the report de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(C) to the President if Con-
gress enacts a joint resolution, the matter after the 
resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘That the 
Congress approves the report by the Commission 
under section 232 of the Trade Act of 1962 sub-
mitted to the Congress on lllll.’, the blank 
space being filled with the appropriate date. The 
provisions of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 
shall apply with respect to the consideration of such 
joint resolution.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) Not later than 60 days after receiving rec-
ommendations submitted under subsection (b)(5) with re-
spect to an article, the President shall— 
‘‘(i) decide whether to take action based on 
such recommendations; and 
‘‘(ii) if the President decides to take action 
under clause (i), determine the nature and duration 
of the action to be taken to adjust the imports of the 
article and its derivatives so that such imports will 
not threaten to impair the national security.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary and the 
President’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the President’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, the production of which 
is needed for national defense requirements and 
critical infrastructure in the United States’’ 
after ‘‘welfare of individual domestic indus-
tries’’; 
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (d) 
as subsection (e); and 
(5) in subsection (e)(1), as so redesignated by 
paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF PRIOR 
ONGOING ACTIONS.—No action taken pursuant to 
such section 232 (as in effect before the date of the 
enactment of this Act) during the 2-year period end-
ing on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act may be enforced until the date of the enact-
ment of a joint resolution of approval described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) PROCEDURES TO ENFORCE PRIOR ONGOING 
ACTIONS.—A joint resolution described in this para-
graph is a resolution the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the Congress ap-
proves the action relating to llll under section 
232 of the Trade Act of 1962 as in effect on 
lllll.’’, the blank spaces being filled with, re-
spectively, a description of the action to be approved 
and the appropriate date. The provisions of section 
152 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply with re-
spect to the consideration of such joint resolution. 
Æ 
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