H.R. 7010 – Emergency Relief from Duties Act

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The Emergency Relief from Duties Act lets the U.S. International Trade Commission temporarily waive countervailing and antidumping duties on fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients when an emergency hurts domestic production or supply. The waiver is meant to prevent price spikes and shortages for farmers and other users of fertilizer. It applies to U.S. importers, producers, and trade groups that rely on the affected merchandise.

Key Provisions

Any U.S. person or agricultural trade group can petition the Commission for a duty waiver or renewal if an emergency limits domestic production or creates a supply‑demand disruption that raises prices.
The Commission must allow at least a 30‑day public comment period on each petition.
A final decision on the waiver must be issued within 30 days after the comment period ends.
Each granted waiver lasts for one year.
The law defines “emergency situation” to include natural disasters, war, terrorism, epidemics, government actions, strikes, and major accidents.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 9, 2022

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Introduced in House

March 9, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 9, 2022

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Rep. Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordR-AR-1 · Mar 29, 2022

Madam Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 9, 2022

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117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7010

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2022

Mr. Mann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To provide a temporary waiver of countervailing and antidumping duties relating to fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients if an emergency situation impacts the domestic production or supply of merchandise subject to those duties, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Emergency Relief from Duties Act.

2.

Emergency waiver of countervailing and antidumping duties relating to fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients

(a)

Petition

Any covered party may petition the Commission to waive countervailing duties or antidumping duties assessed for covered merchandise under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), or renew any such waiver, if there is an emergency situation that—

(1)

limits the production in the United States of that merchandise in a manner that causes economic hardship for users of that merchandise or merchandise made from that merchandise; or

(2)

would result in a supply and demand disruption that substantially increases the price of that merchandise or merchandise made from that merchandise.

(b)

Public comment

The Commission shall permit the public to submit comments concerning any petition for a waiver or renewal under subsection (a) for a period of not less than 30 days.

(c)

Final decision on waiver or renewal

Not later than 30 days after the close of a public comment period under subsection (b) concerning a petition for a waiver or renewal under subsection (a), the Commission shall issue a final decision concerning that waiver or renewal.

(d)

Period of waiver

Any waiver or renewal under this section shall be for a period of one year.

(e)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Commission

The term Commission means the United States International Trade Commission.

(2)

Covered merchandise

The term covered merchandise means any fertilizer or ingredient used to make fertilizer.

(3)

Covered party

The term covered party means any of the following:

(A)

An interested party, as that term is defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(9)), that is a United States person.

(B)

A coalition or trade association representative of agricultural producers or growers in the United States if those producers or growers utilize covered merchandise subject to countervailing duties or antidumping duties assessed under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) or merchandise made from covered merchandise subject to those duties.

(4)

Emergency situation

The term emergency situation includes the following:

(A)

Acts of God, such as severe acts of nature or weather events including floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and explosions.

(B)

War, acts of terrorism, and epidemics.

(C)

Acts of governmental authorities such as expropriation, condemnation, and changes in laws and regulations.

(D)

Strikes and labor disputes.

(E)

Major accidents.