I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7437 
To prohibit the importation of wood and related articles from the Russian 
Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2022 
Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WITT-
MAN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. CUR-
TIS, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. STEWART, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. 
MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. LUETKE-
MEYER, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BUCK, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mr. BUDD, 
Mr. PERRY, Mr. BOST, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. FALLON, Mr. CAREY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. TIFFANY, 
Mr. STAUBER, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. DUNN, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Mr. BENTZ, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
DIAZ-BALART, Mr. COLE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. LONG, Miss 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, 
Mr. VALADAO, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. GAL-
LAGHER, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
CARL, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. HILL, 
Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. HERRELL, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Mr. ROSENDALE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Nat-
ural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
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A BILL 
To prohibit the importation of wood and related articles 
from the Russian Federation and the Republic of 
Belarus, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Timber From Ty-
rants Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION OF WOOD AND 
RELATED ARTICLES FROM THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION 
AND 
THE 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
BELARUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall prohibit the 
importation into the United States of all wood and related 
articles classifiable under chapter 44 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States that are determined 
to originate from the Russian Federation or the Republic 
of Belarus, without regard to whether such articles are 
shipped through third countries. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate 
the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to either 
the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus (or 
both) beginning 90 days after the date on which the Presi-
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dent certifies to Congress that the Russian Federation or 
the Republic of Belarus (or both, as applicable)— 
(1) has reached an agreement relating to the 
respective withdrawal of Russian or Belarusian 
forces (or both, if applicable) and cessation of mili-
tary hostilities that is accepted by the free and inde-
pendent Government of Ukraine; 
(2) poses no immediate military threat of ag-
gression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
member; and 
(3) recognizes the right of the people of 
Ukraine to independently and freely choose their 
own government. 
SEC. 3. TIMBER PRODUCTION TO REPLACE PROHIBITED 
IMPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary concerned— 
(1) shall authorize timber harvest in an amount 
sufficient to equal the volume, with respect to cal-
endar year 2021, of imports of wood and related ar-
ticles described in section 2; and 
(2) may only authorize timber harvest under 
paragraph (1)— 
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(A) on public lands or National Forest 
System lands designated as suitable for timber 
production; and 
(B) in accordance with the allowable sale 
quantity of timber applicable to such lands on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary concerned shall 
not approve any forest plan or land management plan revi-
sion that reduces the allowable sale quantity of timber 
under the plan unless the Secretary concerned submits a 
written explanation to the Committees on Agriculture and 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate certifying 
that such revision will not interfere with the obligations 
of the Secretary concerned under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 
Secretary of the Interior shall each submit a report to the 
Committees specified in subsection (b) that includes— 
(1) a list of timber sales initiated and com-
pleted by the Secretary concerned to fulfill the obli-
gations established under subsection (a); and 
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(2) a list of planned timber sales proposed by 
the Secretary concerned to fulfill the obligations es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands; and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
National Forest System lands. 
Æ 
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