1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018 or the PRINT Act . 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)