H.R. 8174House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act

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The Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act temporarily eliminates import duties on certain infant‑formula products to help keep them affordable. It adds specific tariff codes that make these formulas duty‑free for a limited window—from the law’s start date until November 14, 2022. The measure applies to companies that import the formula and requires them to provide the appropriate classification information on customs forms.

Key Provisions

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to create new subheadings for infant‑formula products that are classified as duty‑free.
The duty‑free treatment applies only to formula entered or withdrawn from a warehouse between the law’s enactment and November 14, 2022.
During that period, the formula is exempt from any additional safeguard duties, quotas, tariff‑rate quotas, or other fees that would normally apply.
Importers must list the product’s existing tariff classification and the new duty‑free classification on their customs entry paperwork.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Trade Subcommittee

June 22, 2022

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Introduced in House

June 22, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E652)

June 22, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

June 22, 2022

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Trade Subcommittee

June 22, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 22, 2022

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Affordable and Accessible Infant Formula Act.

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.