[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8580 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8580
To require certain duties and covered import restrictions with respect
to forestry products to be reduced by 50 percent if an importer of such
product can demonstrate that such product contains 100 percent raw wood
material originating in the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Mr. McCormick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To require certain duties and covered import restrictions with respect
to forestry products to be reduced by 50 percent if an importer of such
product can demonstrate that such product contains 100 percent raw wood
material originating in the United States, 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 ``Forestry Protection Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. TARIFF REDUCTION FOR GOODS CONTAINING 100 PERCENT UNITED STATES
RAW WOOD MATERIAL.
(a) In General.--Each duty and covered import restriction imposed
or modified on a finished forestry product pursuant to a covered trade
law shall be reduced by 50 percent if the importer of such product
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection that such product contains 100 percent raw wood
material originating in the United States.
(b) Directed Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, in consultation with the United States Trade
Representative, shall issue such regulations as necessary to implement
this section, including procedures for verification and fraud
prevention.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered import restriction.--The term ``covered import
restriction'' means a fee, other than a duty or other tariff,
paid by an importer.
(2) Covered trade law.--The term ``covered trade law''
means--
(A) section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1338);
(B) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(19 U.S.C. 1862);
(C) section 122 or 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2132 or 2411(b)); or
(D) section 203 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).
(3) Finished forestry product.--The term ``finished
forestry product'' means any article classified under
subheadings 4408 through 4421 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States that has been manufactured, processed, or
assembled outside the United States from raw wood material.
(4) Raw wood material.--The term ``raw wood material''
means any product classified under subheadings 4401 through
4407 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that has not undergone
processing beyond sawing, chipping, or drying.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IMPOSITION OR MODIFICATION OF DUTY
OR OTHER IMPORT RESTRICTION PURSUANT TO COVERED TRADE
LAW.
The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) is amended by
adding after section 323 the following:
``SEC. 324. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IMPOSITION OR MODIFICATION OF
DUTY PURSUANT TO COVERED TRADE LAW.
``(a) In General.--With respect to a finished forestry product, the
President may not impose or modify a duty or other import restriction
pursuant to a covered trade law unless such imposition or modification
is published in the Federal Register, as described under subsection
(b), not less than 90 days before the effective date of such imposition
or modification.
``(b) Contents of Notice.--The notice required under subsection (a)
shall include--
``(1) the rate or amount of the duty or other import
restriction being imposed or modified;
``(2) a description of the covered trade law pursuant to
which the duty or other import restriction is being imposed or
modified;
``(3) each finished forestry product affected and its
corresponding code under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States;
``(4) the justification for the duty or other import
restriction being imposed or modified; and
``(5) the proposed effective date of the duty or other
import restriction being imposed or modified.
``(c) Public Comment.--The notice required under subsection (a)
shall provide a period of not less than 60 days during which interested
parties may submit written comments to the President.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered import restriction.--The term `covered import
restriction' means a fee, other than a duty or other tariff,
paid by an importer.
``(2) Covered trade law.--The term `covered trade law'
means--
``(A) section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1338);
``(B) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of
1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862);
``(C) section 122 or 301(b) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 or 2411(b)); or
``(D) section 203 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).
``(3) Finished forestry product.--The term `finished
forestry product' means any article, that has been
manufactured, processed, or assembled outside the United States
from raw wood material, classifiable under the following codes
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States:
``(A) 4401 (fuel wood, wood chips, sawdust, and
wood pellets).
``(B) 4402 (wood charcoal).
``(C) 4403 (wood in the rough).
``(D) 4404 (hoopwood, split poles, wooden stakes).
``(E) 4405 (wood wool and wood flour).
``(F) 4406 (railway or tramway sleepers of wood).
``(G) 4407 (wood sawn or chipped lengthwise,
including lumber).
``(H) 4408 (sheets for veneering).
``(I) 4409 (wood continuously shaped, including
flooring and moldings).
``(J) 4410 (particle board and oriented strand
board).
``(K) 4411 (fiberboard, including medium-density
fiberboard).
``(L) 4412 (plywood, veneered panels, and similar
laminated wood).
``(M) 4413 (densified wood).
``(N) 4414 (wooden frames for paintings,
photographs, mirrors, or similar objects).
``(O) 4415 (packing cases, boxes, crates, drums,
and similar packings of wood).
``(P) 4416 (casks, barrels, vats, tubs, and other
coopers' products of wood).
``(Q) 4417 (tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom
or brush bodies and handles of wood).
``(R) 4418 (builders' joinery and carpentry of
wood).
``(S) 4419 (tableware and kitchenware of wood).
``(T) 4420 (wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets
and cases for jewelry or cutlery; statuettes and other
ornaments of wood).
``(U) 4421 (other articles of wood).
``(V) 4701 (mechanical wood pulp).
``(W) 4702 (chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades).
``(X) 4703 (chemical wood pulp, soda or sulfate).
``(Y) 4704 (chemical wood pulp, sulfite).
``(Z) 4705 (semichemical wood pulp).
``(4) Raw wood material.--The term `raw wood material'
means any product classifiable under subheadings 4401 through
4407 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule that has not undergone
processing beyond sawing, chipping, or drying.''.
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