SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Increasing American 
Ferrosilicon Production Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATE OF DUTY FOR CERTAIN 
FERROSILICON IMPORTED FROM THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
BELARUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 3(b) of the Suspending Normal Trade Re-
lations with Russia and Belarus Act (Public Law 117– 
110; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note), the President shall proclaim 
an increase in the rate of duty applicable to ferrosilicon 
described in subsection (b) to 35 percent ad valorem. 
(b) FERROSILICON DESCRIBED.—Ferrosilicon de-
scribed in this subsection is ferrosilicon— 
(1) classified under subheading 7202.21.50 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States; and 
(2) produced in the Russian Federation or the 
Republic of Belarus. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM IN-
CREASED RATES OF DUTY FOR PRODUCTS OF 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUB-
LIC OF BELARUS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AS-
SESSMENT.—Section 3(b) of the Suspending Normal 
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Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act (Public Law 
117–110; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) COMMENT PERIOD.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Increasing American Ferrosilicon Production 
Act, the United States Trade Representative 
shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
providing for a comment period, which shall re-
main open until the date specified in paragraph 
(4), for the submission of comments regard-
ing— 
‘‘(i) which products of the Russian 
Federation or the Republic of Belarus are 
also produced in the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) for each such product— 
‘‘(I) the ability of United States 
producers to increase production to 
meet demand in the United States for 
the product, accounting for any pro-
jected decreases in imports of the 
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product from the Russian Federation 
or the Republic of Belarus that would 
result from increased rates of duty 
proclaimed under paragraph (1) with 
respect to such imports; and 
‘‘(II) data supporting informa-
tion submitted under subclause (I). 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—If, 
based on an assessment of comments submitted 
under subparagraph (A), the Trade Representa-
tive determines that United States producers 
have the ability to increase production to meet 
United States demand for a product described 
in clause (i) of that subparagraph, the Trade 
Representative shall— 
‘‘(i) notify Congress; 
‘‘(ii) indicate whether the President 
will proclaim an increase in the rate of 
duty applicable to imports of the product 
from the Russian Federation or the Re-
public of Belarus under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(iii) if the President will not pro-
claim such an increase, explain the rea-
soning for the decision not to proclaim 
such an increase.’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 3(b) of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations 
with Russia and Belarus Act (Public Law 117–110; 19 
U.S.C. 2434 note), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’. 
Æ 
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