I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 521 
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005 
Mr. SHERWOOD (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SIMMONS, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. LEWIS of 
Kentucky, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. MCINTYRE, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. PETRI, Ms. HART, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
JINDAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KIND, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. STU-
PAK, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. HALL, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. TAYLOR of 
Mississippi, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. DENT, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. SAXTON) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk 
protein concentrates. 
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 ‘‘Milk Import Tariff 
Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS ON CERTAIN 
CASEIN AND MILK CONCENTRATES. 
(a) CASEIN AND CASEIN PRODUCTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Additional U.S. Note to 
chapter 35 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Additional U.S. Note’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Additional U.S. Notes’’; 
(B) in note 1, by striking ‘‘subheading 
3501.10.10’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subheadings 
3501.10.05, 3501.10.15, and 3501.10.20’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
note: 
‘‘2. The aggregate quantity of casein, caseinates, milk pro-
tein concentrate, and other casein derivatives entered 
under subheadings 3501.10.15, 3501.10.65, and 
3501.90.65 in any calendar year shall not exceed 
54,051,000 kilograms. Articles the product of Mexico 
shall not be permitted or included under this quan-
titative limitation and no such article shall be classifi-
able therein.’’. 
(2) RATES FOR CERTAIN CASEINS, CASEINATES, 
AND OTHER DERIVATIVES AND GLUES.—Chapter 35
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States is amended by striking subheadings 3501.10 
through 3501.90.60 and inserting the following new 
subheadings, with the article descriptions for sub-
headings 3501.10 and 3501.90 having the same de-
gree of indentation as the article description for sub-
heading 3502.20.00: 
‘‘ 
3501.10 
Casein: 
Milk protein concentrate: 
3501.10.05 
Described in general note 15 of 
the tariff schedule and entered 
pursuant to its provisions ............
0.37¢/kg 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
MX, SG) 
12¢/kg 
3501.10.15 
Described in additional U.S. note 
2 to this chapter and entered ac-
cording to its provisions ..............
0.37¢/kg 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
SG) 
12¢/kg 
3501.10.20 
Other ...........................................
$2.16/kg 
Free (MX) 
$2.81/kg 
Other: 
3501.10.55 
Suitable only for industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of 
food for humans or other animals 
or as ingredients in such food .....
Free 
Free 
Other: 
3501.10.60 
Described in general note 15 of 
the tariff schedule and entered 
pursuant to its provisions .......
0.37¢/kg 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
MX, SG) 
12¢/kg 
3501.10.65 
Described in additional U.S. 
note 2 to this chapter and en-
tered according to its provi-
sions ........................................
0.37¢/kg 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
SG) 
12¢/kg 
3501.10.70 
Other .......................................
$2.16/kg 
Free (MX) 
$2.81/kg 
3501.90 
Other: 
3501.90.05 
Casein glues .....................................
6% 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
MX) 
4.5% (SG) 
30% 
Other: 
3501.90.30 
Suitable only for industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of 
food for humans or other animals 
or as ingredients in such food .....
6% 
Free (A*, CA, 
CL, E, IL, J, JO, 
MX, SG) 
30% 
Other: 
3501.90.55 
Described in general note 15 of 
the tariff schedule and entered 
pursuant to its provisions ........
0.37¢/kg 
Free (A*, CA, CL 
E, IL, J, JO, 
MX, SG) 
12.1¢/kg