[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2937 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2937

    To increase the rate of duty applicable to certain ferrosilicon 
 produced in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus and to 
  require a domestic production assessment before increasing rates of 
duty applicable to products of the Russian Federation and the Republic 
of Belarus under the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and 
                  Belarus Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 27 (legislative day, September 22), 2023

  Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To increase the rate of duty applicable to certain ferrosilicon 
 produced in the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus and to 
  require a domestic production assessment before increasing rates of 
duty applicable to products of the Russian Federation and the Republic 
of Belarus under the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and 
                  Belarus Act, 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 ``Increasing American Ferrosilicon 
Production Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATE OF DUTY FOR CERTAIN FERROSILICON IMPORTED FROM 
              THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to the authority provided by section 3(b) 
of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 
(Public Law 117-110; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note), the President shall proclaim 
an increase in the rate of duty applicable to ferrosilicon described in 
subsection (b) to 35 percent ad valorem.
    (b) Ferrosilicon Described.--Ferrosilicon described in this 
subsection is ferrosilicon--
            (1) classified under subheading 7202.21.50 of the 
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
            (2) produced in the Russian Federation or the Republic of 
        Belarus.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM INCREASED RATES OF DUTY 
              FOR PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC 
              OF BELARUS.

    (a) Requirement for Domestic Production Assessment.--Section 3(b) 
of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act 
(Public Law 117-110; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Domestic production assessment.--
                    ``(A) Comment period.--Not later than 30 days after 
                the date of the enactment of the Increasing American 
                Ferrosilicon Production Act, the United States Trade 
                Representative shall publish in the Federal Register a 
                notice providing for a comment period, which shall 
                remain open until the date specified in paragraph (4), 
                for the submission of comments regarding--
                            ``(i) which products of the Russian 
                        Federation or the Republic of Belarus are also 
                        produced in the United States; and
                            ``(ii) for each such product--
                                    ``(I) the ability of United States 
                                producers to increase production to 
                                meet demand in the United States for 
                                the product, accounting for any 
                                projected decreases in imports of the 
                                product from the Russian Federation or 
                                the Republic of Belarus that would 
                                result from increased rates of duty 
                                proclaimed under paragraph (1) with 
                                respect to such imports; and
                                    ``(II) data supporting information 
                                submitted under subclause (I).
                    ``(B) Notification to congress.--If, based on an 
                assessment of comments submitted under subparagraph 
                (A), the Trade Representative determines that United 
                States producers have the ability to increase 
                production to meet United States demand for a product 
                described in clause (i) of that subparagraph, the Trade 
                Representative shall--
                            ``(i) notify Congress;
                            ``(ii) indicate whether the President will 
                        proclaim an increase in the rate of duty 
                        applicable to imports of the product from the 
                        Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus 
                        under paragraph (1); and
                            ``(iii) if the President will not proclaim 
                        such an increase, explain the reasoning for the 
                        decision not to proclaim such an increase.''.
    (b) Extension of Authority.--Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the 
Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act (Public 
Law 117-110; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note), as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(2), is further amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
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