S.Amdt. 2581

SA 2581. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXEMPTION FOR MEDICINE AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS FROM
DUTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY
DECLARATION.

(a) In General.--Duties imposed pursuant to the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg.
15041; relating to regulating imports with a reciprocal
tariff to rectify trade practices that contribute to large
and persistent annual United States goods trade deficits)
shall not apply with respect to medicine and medical
products.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Medical product.--The term ``medical product'' means--
(A) personal protective equipment, as defined by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, which may include protective
clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles, facemasks
or respirators, or other equipment designed to protect the
wearer from injury or the spread of infection or illness; or
(B) a device, as defined in section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(2) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given
the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
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