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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8912 

To temporarily suspend duties on imports of titanium sponge, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2024 

Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. STEVENS, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means 

A BILL 

To temporarily suspend duties on imports of titanium 

sponge, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing America’s 

5 Titanium Manufacturing Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTIES ON IMPORTS 

7 OF TITANIUM SPONGE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in 

9 subsection (b), and except as provided by subsection (c), 


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1 imports of titanium sponge classified under subheading 

2 8108.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

3 United States shall enter the United States free of duty. 

4 (b) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in 

5 this subsection is the period— 

6 (1) beginning on the date that is 30 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

8 (2) ending on the earlier of— 

9 (A) December 31, 2031; or 

10 (B) the date on which the President termi11 nates, under section 3(a)(3), the duty-free 

12 treatment of titanium sponge under subsection 

13 (a). 

14 (c) EXCEPTION.—The rate of duty provided for in 

15 column 2 of subheading 8108.20.00 of the Harmonized 

16 Tariff Schedule of the United States on the day before 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to 

18 apply with respect to imports of titanium sponge from 

19 Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, and the Russian Federation 

20 during the period described in subsection (b). 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE DUTY-FREE TREAT2 MENT BASED ON MONITORING OF TITANIUM 

3 SPONGE MARKET AND NATIONAL SECURITY 

4 CONDITIONS. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE SUSPENSION OF DU6 TIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

9 thereafter until the end of the period described in 

10 section 2(b), the President shall determine whether 

11 the production of titanium sponge in the United 

12 States is sufficient to meet the national security 

13 needs of the United States. 

14 (2) CONSULTATION PERIOD.—Before making a 

15 determination required by paragraph (1), the Presi16 dent shall provide for a period of 60 days during 

17 which stakeholders may submit comments relating to 

18 the determination. 

19 (3) EFFECT OF POSITIVE DETERMINATION.—If 

20 the President determines under paragraph (1) that 

21 the production of titanium sponge in the United 

22 States is sufficient to meet the national security 

23 needs of the United States, the President shall ter24 minate the duty-free treatment of titanium sponge 

25 under section 2, effective on the date that is one 

26 year after the date of the determination. 


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1 (b) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY INCREASE DUTIES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, notwith3 standing section 2(a) and upon consideration of the 

4 factors described in paragraph (2) and subject to 

5 paragraph (3), proclaim increases in the rate of duty 

6 applicable to titanium sponge classified under sub7 heading 8108.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 

8 Schedule of the United States. 

9 (2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN MARKET AND

10 SECURITY CONDITIONS.—In determining whether to 

11 proclaim increases in the rate of duty applicable to 

12 titanium sponge under paragraph (1), the President 

13 shall consider the following: 

14 (A) Increases in imports of titanium 

15 sponge from countries specified in section 

16 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 

17 (B) Increases or decreases in domestic pro18 duction of titanium sponge. 

19 (C) Increases or decreases in domestic pro20 duction of titanium products downstream from 

21 titanium sponge. 

22 (D) Trends in employment in titanium 

23 sponge and titanium product industries. 

24 (E) The impact of titanium sponge market 

25 conditions on national security. 


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1 (3) MAXIMUM RATE OF DUTY.—The President 

2 may not increase the rate of duty applicable to tita3 nium sponge under paragraph (1) to a rate that ex4 ceeds the bound rate set pursuant to the commit5 ments of the United States as a member of the 

6 World Trade Organization. 

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