Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2427
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2018-02-14
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Government studies and investigations

Small business

Tariffs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish a task force in the International Trade Administration. The task force must identify countervailable subsidies and dumping that cause injury to or threaten to injure a domestic industry.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2427 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2018 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To establish a task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018 . 2. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (a) In general Subtitle D of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1677 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 784. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (a) In general There is established, in the International Trade Administration, a task force to be responsible for— (1) identifying countervailable subsidies and dumping that are causing material injury or threaten to cause material injury to a domestic industry; (2) making recommendations to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade with respect to initiating investigations under sections 702(a) and 732(a); and (3) conducting research relating to carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Duties In carrying out the responsibilities of the task force under subsection (a), the task force shall— (1) monitor trade flows, government data, price fluctuations, domestic industry and market conditions, and all relevant available business information to identify potential cases of countervailable subsidies and dumping that are causing material injury or threaten to cause material injury to a domestic industry; (2) conduct background research on foreign pricing practices and foreign government subsidies, including duty evasion and circumvention; and (3) prioritize cases that affect small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. (c) Consultations In carrying out the responsibilities of the task force under subsection (a), the task force shall consult with industries in the United States with respect to countervailable subsidies and dumping. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 783 the following: Sec. 784. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping. .