Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018 or the PRINT Act
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to conduct a study of, and to report to Congress regarding, the economic well-being, health, and vitality of the newsprint industry and the local newspaper publishing industry in the United States, including an assessment of:
Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission may not give effect to an affirmative determination in an antidumping or countervailing duty investigation relating to imports of uncoated groundwood paper until the President certifies that he has received the report and has concluded that giving effect to the determination is in the economic interest of the United States.
Until such time as the President issues the certification, the administering authority shall order a rate of zero for deposits posted in such an investigation.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6031 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6031
To require a study of the well-being of the newsprint and publishing
industry in the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2018
Mrs. Noem (for herself, Mr. Crist, Mr. Flores, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gohmert,
Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Smith of Missouri)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require a study of the well-being of the newsprint and publishing
industry in the United States, and for other purposes.
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 ``Protecting Rational Incentives in
Newsprint Trade Act of 2018'' or the ``PRINT Act''.
SEC. 2. 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 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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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