[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4653-S4654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3264. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Toomey, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Reed) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide 
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of 
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3401. STUDY OF NEWSPRINT INDUSTRY WELL-BEING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study 
     of the economic well-being, health, and vitality of the 
     newsprint industry and the local newspaper publishing 
     industry in the United States, which shall include an 
     assessment of the following:
       (1) The trends in demand for newsprint and traditional 
     printed newspapers.
       (2) The trends in demand for digital or online consumption 
     of news.
       (3) The costs of inputs in the production of traditional 
     printed newspapers, including the use of newsprint.
       (4) The effect of declining readership of traditional 
     printed newspapers on the continued viability of the 
     newsprint and newspaper publishing industries and the 
     continued availability of coverage of local news, local 
     sports, local government, and local disaster prevention and 
     awareness.
       (5) The trends in the pulp and paper industry of the United 
     States and the effect of declining demand for newsprint on 
     the health of the pulp and paper industry.
       (6) Measures undertaken by printers and newspaper 
     publishers to reduce costs in response to increased costs for 
     newsprint in the United States, and whether such measures 
     have harmed local news coverage or reduced employment in the 
     newspaper and publishing industries.
       (7) Whether measures undertaken by publishers and printers 
     to reduce costs have harmed local businesses that advertise 
     in local newspapers.
       (8) The global production capacity for newsprint in light 
     of the declining demand for newsprint.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the President and Congress a report on--
       (1) the findings of the study required by subsection (a); 
     and
       (2) any recommendations that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Stay of Determinations.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
     notwithstanding any provision of title VII of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), the Secretary of Commerce 
     and the United States International Trade Commission may not 
     give effect to an affirmative

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     determination in an antidumping or countervailing duty 
     investigation relating to imports of uncoated groundwood 
     paper conducted under that title until the President 
     certifies to the Secretary and the Chairman of the Commission 
     that the President--
       (A) has received the report required by subsection (b); and
       (B) has concluded that giving effect to the determination 
     is in the economic interest of the United States.
       (2) Rates.--
       (A) In general.--Until such time as the President issues 
     the certification described in paragraph (1), the 
     administering authority (as defined in section 771(1) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(1))) shall order a rate of 
     zero for deposits posted pursuant to sections 703(d), 
     705(c)(1), 733(d), and 735(c)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 
     1671b(d), 1671d(c)(1), 1673b(d), and 1673d(c)(1)) in an 
     investigation described in paragraph (1).
       (B) Effective date.--This paragraph shall take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act without regard to any 
     later effective date of an order required by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (3) Canada and mexico.--Pursuant to article 1902 of the 
     North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the 
     North America Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3438), this subsection applies to goods from Canada 
     and Mexico.
       (4) Application.--This subsection applies only to an 
     antidumping or countervailing duty investigation that is 
     ongoing as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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