[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4501 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4501

   To require reports on, and the coordination of trade policy with 
  respect to, articles that may be needed to respond to the COVID-19 
                               pandemic.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2020

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Toomey) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require reports on, and the coordination of trade policy with 
  respect to, articles that may be needed to respond to the COVID-19 
                               pandemic.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Global Supply Chains Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ON ARTICLES NEEDED TO 
              RESPOND TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the United States 
International Trade Commission shall submit to Congress and make 
available to the public a report that identifies articles that may be 
needed to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known as 
``COVID-19'') pandemic.
    (b) Information Required.--Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall provide, with respect to each article identified in the report, 
the following:
            (1) The 10-digit statistical reporting number of the 
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under which the 
        article is classifiable.
            (2) A legal description of the article.
            (3) The rate of duty applicable to the article under the 
        column 1 general rate of duty column of that Schedule.
            (4) Any special or additional duty imposed with respect to 
        the article.
            (5) With respect to any duty described in paragraph (4):
                    (A) The date on which that duty was imposed.
                    (B) The authority under which that duty was 
                imposed.
                    (C) Whether the duty has been suspended and, if so, 
                the date of the suspension and how long the suspension 
                is scheduled to last.
            (6) The total rate of duty applicable to the article, 
        including any special or additional duty described in paragraph 
        (4).
            (7) The major countries of origin for the article.
            (8) The import value of the article imported from each 
        country described in paragraph (7) for the 2 calendar years 
        preceding submission of the report.
    (c) Searchable Format.--The Commission shall provide each report 
required by subsection (a) to Congress, and post each such report on a 
publicly accessible internet website of the Commission, in a format 
that permits the report to be sorted by the categories of information 
required under subsection (b).

SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF TRADE POLICY LIKELY TO AFFECT UNITED STATES 
              SUPPLY OF ARTICLES NEEDED TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 
              PANDEMIC.

    In developing trade policy likely to affect the United States 
domestic supply of any article identified by the United States 
International Trade Commission in the most recent report required by 
section 2, the United States Trade Representative shall consult with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION.

    The requirements of sections 2 and 3 terminate on December 31, 
2022.
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