[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7437 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7437
To prohibit the importation of wood and related articles from the
Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 7, 2022
Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wittman,
Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Fleischmann,
Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Crawford, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr.
Grothman, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Amodei, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Guest, Mr. Buck, Mr. Garcia of California,
Mr. Budd, Mr. Perry, Mr. Bost, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington,
Mr. McClintock, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Carey, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Tiffany, Mr.
Stauber, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Dunn, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Smith of
Missouri, Mr. Bentz, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Diaz-Balart,
Mr. Cole, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Long, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, Mr.
Johnson of Louisiana, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Cammack,
Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. Bice of
Oklahoma, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
Gimenez, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr.
Palazzo, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Herrera Beutler,
Mr. Bergman, Mr. Carl, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Womack,
Mr. Hill, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Simpson, Ms.
Herrell, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Rosendale)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and
Natural Resources, 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
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A BILL
To prohibit the importation of wood and related articles from the
Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Timber From Tyrants Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION OF WOOD AND RELATED ARTICLES
FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.
(a) In General.--The President shall prohibit the importation into
the United States of all wood and related articles classifiable under
chapter 44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that
are determined to originate from the Russian Federation or the Republic
of Belarus, without regard to whether such articles are shipped through
third countries.
(b) Termination.--The President may terminate the prohibition under
subsection (a) with respect to either the Russian Federation or the
Republic of Belarus (or both) beginning 90 days after the date on which
the President certifies to Congress that the Russian Federation or the
Republic of Belarus (or both, as applicable)--
(1) has reached an agreement relating to the respective
withdrawal of Russian or Belarusian forces (or both, if
applicable) and cessation of military hostilities that is
accepted by the free and independent Government of Ukraine;
(2) poses no immediate military threat of aggression to any
North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and
(3) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to
independently and freely choose their own government.
SEC. 3. TIMBER PRODUCTION TO REPLACE PROHIBITED IMPORTS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary concerned--
(1) shall authorize timber harvest in an amount sufficient
to equal the volume, with respect to calendar year 2021, of
imports of wood and related articles described in section 2;
and
(2) may only authorize timber harvest under paragraph (1)--
(A) on public lands or National Forest System lands
designated as suitable for timber production; and
(B) in accordance with the allowable sale quantity
of timber applicable to such lands on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Prohibition.--The Secretary concerned shall not approve any
forest plan or land management plan revision that reduces the allowable
sale quantity of timber under the plan unless the Secretary concerned
submits a written explanation to the Committees on Agriculture and
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and Committees on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate certifying that such revision will not interfere with the
obligations of the Secretary concerned under subsection (a).
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior
shall each submit a report to the Committees specified in subsection
(b) that includes--
(1) a list of timber sales initiated and completed by the
Secretary concerned to fulfill the obligations established
under subsection (a); and
(2) a list of planned timber sales proposed by the
Secretary concerned to fulfill the obligations established
under subsection (a).
(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' means--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public
lands; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National
Forest System lands.
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