Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act

Bill: 117-hr-8174
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-22
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides through November 14, 2022, duty-free treatment to infant formula.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Importers shall provide the applicable and anticipated tariff classifications for articles of infant formula on applicable customs entry documents.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8174 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2022 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Kildee , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Schneider , and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide for the temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act . 2. Duty-free treatment 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 items in numerical sequence: Infant formula, put up for retail sale: 9903.19.19 Provided for in subheading 1901.10.16, 1901.10.26, 1901.10.36 or 1901.10.44 Free No change No change On or before 11/14/2022 9903.19.20 Provided for in subheading 1901.10.29 or 1901.10.49 Free No change No change On or before 11/14/2022 Infant formula: 9903.19.21 Provided for in subheading 2106.90.94 or 2106.90.97 Free No change No change On or before 11/14/2022 9903.19.22 Provided for in subheading 2106.90.99 Free No change No change On or before 11/14/2022 . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on November 14, 2022.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 subchapter III of chapter 99 (as added by subsection (a)) on applicable customs entry documents.