IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 23
Urging the President to request the United States International Trade Com-
mission to take certain actions with respect to the temporary safeguards 
on imports of certain steel products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. DOOLEY of California, 
Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BRADY 
of Texas, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CRANE, 
Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DREIER, Ms. DUNN, Mr. 
EHLERS, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. HERGER, 
Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. KIND, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LUCAS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. PRYCE 
of Ohio, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 
SHAYS, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UPTON, 
Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BASS, and 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the President to request the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission to take certain actions with 
respect to the temporary safeguards on imports of cer-
tain steel products, and for other purposes.
Whereas the President, upon investigation and recommenda-
tion by the United States International Trade Commis-
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sion, on March 5, 2002, proclaimed temporary tariff in-
creases and tariff rate quotas on certain steel imports; 
Whereas many United States manufacturing sectors have re-
ported that the temporary tariff increases and tariff-rate 
quotas have disrupted the availability of input steel; 
Whereas both a strong domestic steel industry and a strong 
domestic manufacturing base are vital to our national de-
fense and economic security; 
Whereas neither the President nor the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission could fully anticipate the 
positive or negative effects of the temporary safeguards 
proclaimed on March 5, 2002; and 
Whereas section 204 of the Trade Act of 1974 requires that 
the United States International Trade Commission ‘‘shall 
monitor developments with respect to the domestic indus-
try, including the progress and specific efforts made by 
workers and firms in the domestic industry to make a 
positive adjustment to import competition’’ and submit a 
report on this monitoring to the President and the Con-
gress not later than September 20, 2003: Now, therefore, 
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) recognizes that a strong domestic steel in-
dustry and strong domestic manufacturing base are 
vital to national defense and economic security; and 
(2) urges the President to request the United 
States International Trade Commission, in addition 
to monitoring and reporting on the items enumer-
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ated in section 204 of the Trade Act of 1974, with 
respect to the tariff increases and tariff rate quotas 
proclaimed by the President on March 5, 2002, on 
certain steel imports, also to monitor and report on 
the impact of the temporary safeguards on domestic 
steel consuming industries.
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