1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Solar Jobs Act . 2. Repeal of increases in duty and a tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the National Solar Jobs Census, the solar workforce has increased by 168 percent in the past seven years, from about 93,000 jobs in 2010 to over 250,000 jobs in 2017. (2) Over 80 percent of solar jobs in the United States are in the installation, sales, distribution, and project development sectors, all of which heavily depend on the availability of affordable solar panels. (3) In 2016, solar was the single largest source of new electric generating capacity in the United States, and solar photovoltaic installers was the fastest growing occupation. (4) According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the 30-percent tariff on imported solar cells and panels will cause the loss of about 23,000 American jobs in 2018, as well as the delay or cancellation of billions of dollars of investments in solar energy. (5) According to GTM Research, this tariff will cause a net reduction of around 11 percent in United States solar installations from 2018 to 2022—reducing installations from an estimated 68.9 gigawatts to 61.3 gigawatts over the next five years. (b) In general Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended— (1) by striking U.S. Note 18; and (2) by striking— (A) subheadings 9903.45.21 and 9903.45.22, and the superior text to such subheadings