Formula Act
Bill: H.R.8351 | Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR)
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Formula Act
This bill provides through December 31, 2022, duty-free treatment to infant formula.
During this time period, articles of infant formula shall not be subject to (1) any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule; or (2) any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional duties, or any other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that otherwise would apply to such articles.
Importers shall provide the applicable and anticipated tariff classifications for articles of infant formula on applicable customs entry documents.

[117th Congress Public Law 160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-160
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend 
temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, 
     and for other purposes. <<NOTE: July 21, 2022 -  [H.R. 8351]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Formula Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Formula Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS FOR INFANT FORMULA.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is amended by inserting the 
following new subheadings in numerical sequence:


``        .................  Infant formula, put    ..............  ..................  .................
                              up for retail sale:
          9903.19.19           Provided for in      Free            No change           No change
                                subheading
                                1901.10.16,
                                1901.10.26,
                                1901.10.36 or
                                1901.10.44........
          9903.19.20            Provided for in     Free            No change           No change
                                subheading
                                1901.10.29 or
                                1901.10.49........
          .................  Infant formula:        ..............  ..................  .................
          9903.19.21           Provided for in      Free            No change           No change
                                subheading
                                2106.90.97........
          9903.19.22           Provided for in      Free            No change           No change           ''.
                                subheading
                                2106.90.99........


    (b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>>  Effective Date.--The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act and before the close of December 31, 2022.

    (c) Waiver of Other Duties or Safeguards.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, during the period described in subsection (b), 
articles of infant formula that are classifiable under any subheading 
added by the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be subject to--
            (1) any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed 
        under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the HTS; or
            (2) any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional 
        duties, or any other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that 
        otherwise would apply to such articles.

    (d) Entry Requirements.--In seeking to enter articles of infant 
formula duty-free under this Act, importers shall provide the applicable 
tariff classification for such articles under chapter 19 or chapter 21 
along with the anticipated tariff classification under

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subchapter III of chapter 99 (as added by subsection (a)) on applicable 
customs entry documents.

    Approved July 21, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 8351:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            July 15, considered and passed House.
            July 21, considered and passed Senate.

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