Public Law 117–160: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.Public Law160Public Law 117–160136 Stat. 13452022-07-212022-07-21United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02117publicPUBLIC LAW 117–160—JULY 21, 2022136 STAT. 1345Public Law117–160117th CongressAn ActTo amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.
July 21, 2022
[H.R. 8351]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Formula Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Formula Act”.SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS 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 subheadings in numerical sequence:
“Infant formula, put up for retail sale:9903.19.19Provided for in subheading 1901.10.16, 1901.10.26, 1901.10.36 or 1901.10.44FreeNo changeNo change9903.19.20 Provided for in subheading 1901.10.29 or 1901.10.49FreeNo changeNo changeInfant formula:9903.19.21Provided for in subheading 2106.90.97FreeNo changeNo change9903.19.22Provided for in subheading 2106.90.99FreeNo changeNo change”.(b)
Applicability.
Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the date of enactment of this Act and before the close of December 31, 2022.(c) Waiver of Other Duties or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 136 STAT. 1346
subchapter III of chapter 99 (as added by subsection (a)) on applicable customs entry documents.ApprovedJuly 21, 2022.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8351:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):