[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2538 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2538

  To prohibit an increase in duties on imports of steel and aluminum.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2018

   Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit an increase in duties on imports of steel and aluminum.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON INCREASES IN DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF STEEL AND 
              ALUMINUM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
rates of duty applicable to articles specified in subsection (b) under 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (in this section 
referred to as the ``HTS'') on March 22, 2018, shall remain in effect 
on and after March 23, 2018, without regard to any presidential 
proclamation issued on March 8, 2018, or any other date relating to--
            (1) the report of the Secretary of Commerce on the 
        Secretary's investigation into the effect of imports of steel 
        articles on the national security of the United States 
        transmitted to the President on January 11, 2018; or
            (2) the report of the Secretary of Commerce on the 
        Secretary's investigation into the effect of imports of 
        aluminum on the national security of the United States 
        transmitted to the President on January 19, 2018.
    (b) Articles Specified.--The articles specified in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Articles of steel classifiable under any of subheadings 
        7206.10 through 7216.50, 7216.99 through 7301.10, 7302.10, 
        7302.40 through 7302.90, or 7304.10 through 7306.90 of the HTS.
            (2) Unwrought aluminum classifiable under heading 7601 of 
        the HTS.
            (3) Aluminum bars, rods, and profiles classifiable under 
        heading 7604 of the HTS.
            (4) Aluminum wire classifiable under heading 7605 of the 
        HTS.
            (5) Aluminum plates, sheets, strips classifiable under 
        heading 7606 of the HTS.
            (6) Aluminum foil classifiable under heading 7607 of the 
        HTS.
            (7) Aluminum tubes and pipes classifiable under heading 
        7608 of the HTS.
            (8) Aluminum tube and pipe fittings classifiable under 
        heading 7609 of the HTS.
            (9) Aluminum castings classifiable under statistical 
        reporting number 7616.99.51.60 of the HTS.
            (10) Aluminum forgings classifiable under statistical 
        reporting number 7616.99.51.70 of the HTS.
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