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      "summary": "Trade remedies are government measures to minimize the adverse impact of imports on domestic\nindustries. Antidumping duties are used to counter the effects of imports sold at unfairly low prices\non the domestic market. Countervailing duties are used to counter the price effects of imports that\nbenefit from government subsidies in the exporting countries. Safeguard remedies (also called\nSection 201 and escape clause remedies) are used to reduce the injurious impact of surges in fairly\ntrade imports. \n Some of the bills introduced in the 108th Congress would revise safeguard remedies. Others\nwould change antidumping and countervailing-duty remedies. The congressional proposals follow\ndifferent approaches to the same goal -- to ease the procedural burden in obtaining relief and\nimprove the chances that U.S. industries would obtain relief. In so doing, the legislation would \nmake it less likely that industries would press Congress to directly restrict imports through\nprotectionist legislation. \n The 106th Congress did pass one change to U.S. trade remedy law, the so-called Byrd\namendment. The 107th Congress did not act on trade remedy legislation, but treatment of trade\nremedy laws in trade negotiations was a major point of contention during the debate over legislation\nto grant the President trade promotion authority. Several bills that would amend U.S. trade remedy\nlaws have been introduced in the 108th Congress.\n Trade remedy legislation is largely supported by those industries, such as steel, that are most\nsensitive to foreign competition. The legislation is generally opposed by those industries and groups\nthat use imports as inputs or consume them as final products. Increased trade relief would likely\nresult in higher prices to these latter groups. This report will be revised as congressional action\nwarrants.",
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