108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1160
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2003
Mr. SHERWOOD (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. WALSH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. SWEENEY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. EHLERS, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. OLVER,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. MURTHA,
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BACA, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER,
Mr. BOYD, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BERRY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. GILCHREST,
Mr. POMEROY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TURNER
of Texas, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. ENGLISH, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. HART, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan,
Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. HOUGHTON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mr. PETRI, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr.
PITTS, and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
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 `Milk Import Tariff Equity Act'.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS ON CERTAIN CASEIN AND MILK CONCENTRATES.
(a) CASEIN AND CASEIN PRODUCTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Additional U.S. notes to chapter 35 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended--
(A) in note 1, by striking `subheading 3501.10.10' and inserting `subheadings
3501.10.05, 3501.10.15, and 3501.10.20'; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new note:
`2. The aggregate quantity of casein, caseinates, milk protein concentrate,
and other casein derivatives entered under subheadings 3501.10.15, 3501.10.65,
and 3501.90.65 in any calendar year shall not exceed 54,051,000 kilograms. Articles
the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative
limitation and no such article shall be classifiable therein.'.
(2) RATES FOR CERTAIN CASEINS, CASEINATES, AND OTHER DERIVATIVES AND GLUES-
Chapter 35 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended
by striking subheadings 3501.10 through 3501.90.60 and inserting the following
new subheadings, with the article descriptions for subheadings 3501.10 and
3501.90 having the same degree of indentation as the article description for
subheading 3502.20.00:
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` 3501.90.70 Other $2.16/kg Free (MX) $2.81/kg '.
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(b) MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATES-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Additional U.S. notes to chapter 4 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States are amended--
(A) in note 13, by striking `subheading 0404.90.10' and inserting `subheadings
0404.90.05, 0404.90.15, and 0404.90.20'; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new note:
`27. The aggregate quantity of milk protein concentrates entered under subheading
0404.90.15 in any calendar year shall not exceed 15,818,000 kilograms. Articles
the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative
limitation and no such article shall be classifiable therein.'.
(2) RATES FOR CERTAIN MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATES- Chapter 4 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheadings 0404.90
through 0404.90.10 and inserting the following new subheadings, with the article
description for subheading 0404.90 having the same degree of indentation as
the article description for subheading 0404.10 and with the article descriptions
for subheadings 0404.90.05, 0404.90.15, and 0404.90.20 having the same degree
of indentation as the article description for subheading 0405.20.40:
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` 0404.90.20 Other $1.56/kg Free (MX) $2.02/kg '.
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(1) IN GENERAL- The amendments made by this section apply to goods entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the first day of
the first month after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS-
(A) CHAPTER 35- Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (a)(1)(B)
of this section, in the case of any calendar year that includes the effective
date described in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount of casein, caseinates,
milk protein concentrate, and other casein derivatives entered under subheadings
3501.10.15, 3501.10.65, and 3501.90.65 shall not exceed an amount equal
to 148,085 kilograms multiplied by the number of calendar days remaining
in such year beginning with such effective date.
(B) CHAPTER 4- Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (b)(1)(B)
of this section, in the case of any calendar year that includes the effective
date described in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount of milk protein concentrates
entered under subheading 0404.90.15 shall not exceed an amount equal to
43,337 kilograms multiplied by the number of calendar days remaining in
such year beginning with such effective date.
SEC. 3. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL- If the provisions of section 1 require, the President--
(1) may enter into a trade agreement with any foreign country or instrumentality
for the purpose of granting new concessions as compensation in order to maintain
the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions; and
(2) may proclaim such modification or continuance of any general rate of duty,
or such continuance of duty-free or excise treatment, or any quantitative
limitation, as the President determines to be required or appropriate to carry
out any such agreement.
(1) IN GENERAL- No proclamation shall be made pursuant to subsection (a) decreasing
any general rate of duty to a rate which is less than 70 percent of the existing
general rate of duty.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN DUTY REDUCTIONS- If the general rate of duty
in effect is an intermediate stage under an agreement in effect before August
6, 2002, under section 1102(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 or under an agreement entered into under section 2103 (a) or (b) of
the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, the proclamation made
pursuant to subsection (a) may provide for the reduction of each general rate
of duty at each such stage by not more than 30 percent of such general rate
of duty, and may provide for a final general rate of duty which is not less
than 70 percent of the general rate of duty proclaimed as the final stage
under such agreement.
(3) ROUNDING- If the President determines that such action will simplify the
computation of the amount of duty computed with respect to an article, the
President may exceed the limitations provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) by
not more than the lesser of--
(A) the difference between such limitation and the next lower whole number,
or
(B) one-half of 1 percent ad valorem.
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