Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4934
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-09-22
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Tariffs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other person from requiring any repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping and countervailing duties. The bill also requires DHS, within 90 days, to (1) refund any repayment or recoupment of these payments, and (2) fully distribute any antidumping or countervailing duties withheld as an offset by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4934 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties paid under section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2022 . 2. Termination of all efforts to clawback payments of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may— (1) require repayment of, or attempt in any other way to recoup, any payment described in subsection (b); or (2) offset any past, current, or future distributions of antidumping duties or countervailing duties assessed on any imports in an attempt to recoup any payment described in subsection (b). (b) Payments described Payments described in this subsection are payments of antidumping duties or countervailing duties made pursuant to section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c (repealed by subtitle F of title VII of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–171 ; 120 Stat. 154))) that were— (1) assessed and paid with respect to imports of goods from any country; and (2) distributed on or after January 1, 2001. (c) Payment of funds collected or withheld Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) refund any repayment or other recoupment of any payment described in subsection (b); and (2) fully distribute any antidumping duties or countervailing duties that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is withholding as an offset as described in subsection (a)(2). (d) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from requiring repayment of, or attempting to otherwise recoup, any payment described in subsection (b) as a result of— (1) a finding of false statements, other misconduct, or insufficient verification of a certification by a recipient of such a payment; or (2) the issuance of a refund to an importer or surety pursuant to a settlement, court order, or reliquidation of an entry with respect to which such a payment was made.