Baby Formula Emergency Act

Bill: 117-hr-7822
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2022-05-18
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Baby Formula Emergency Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President, during an infant formula shortage or potential shortage, to allow the production and marketing or duty-free importation of infant formula that meets specified criteria, regardless of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. The criteria include that the United States has not imposed any sanctions with respect to the manufacturer of the formula and the FDA has not determined that such formula is unsafe.</p> <p>Further, the President must notify Congress about determinations related to supply shortages of infant formula.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7822 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2022 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Davidson , Mr. Calvert , and Mr. Hill ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To allow for duty-free importation and sale of infant formula that is lawfully marketed as such in its country of origin, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Baby Formula Emergency Act . 2. Removal of limitations on importation (a) In general Upon a determination by the President that there is a shortage or potential shortage of the supply of infant formula (as defined in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(z) )) in the United States, the President may, notwithstanding any provision of Federal law, suspend any duty imposed with respect to the importation of any article of infant formula that meets the criteria specified in subsection (b) on or before the date on which the President submits the notification described in the second sentence of subsection (c). (b) Criteria for importation Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ), or any other provision of Federal law, the President may allow, without restrictions, the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, prescribing, sale, or dispensing of any infant formula during the period in which a shortage or potential shortage, as determined under subsection (a) exists, if— (1) (A) the manufacturer of such infant formula certifies to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs that the infant formula meets the nutrition requirements under section 412(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 350a(i) ); or (B) the infant formula is lawfully marketed as infant formula in its country of origin; (2) the United States has not imposed sanctions with respect to the actions of the government of the country of origin of such infant formula, including a ban on the importation of some or all products of such country as a result of such actions; (3) the United States has not imposed any sanctions with respect to the manufacturer of such infant formula (including by listing such manufacturer on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); and (4) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs has not determined that such infant formula is unsafe. (c) Congressional notification Upon a determination referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a shortage or potential shortage of the supply of infant formula, the President shall notify the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate of such determination. The President shall notify such committees upon any determination that the shortage referred to in such subsection no longer exists.