[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8583 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8583

To prohibit the imposition of any duty on the importation of phosphate 
fertilizers under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2026

    Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the imposition of any duty on the importation of phosphate 
fertilizers under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, 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 ``Lowering Input Costs for American 
Farmers Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO PHOSPHATE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.), beginning on the date that is 7 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any duty imposed 
under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 
2411) shall not apply to any article--
            (1) classified under heading 3103 or 3105 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
            (2) imported from the Kingdom of Morocco.

SEC. 3. REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date that is 4 business days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the countervailing duty 
orders issued with respect to phosphate fertilizers imported from the 
Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian Federation (issued on April 7, 2021) 
shall have no force or effect with respect to imports from the Kingdom 
of Morocco.
    (b) Implementation.--Beginning on the date described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Commerce shall promptly take any necessary action 
to ensure that no duty or cash deposit is collected in violation of 
subsection (a), with the exception of any duty assessed pursuant to an 
administrative review that was completed before the date described in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Refund.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall refund to the 
importer of record any cash deposits paid by the importer pursuant to 
the orders described in subsection (a) with respect to an import from 
the Kingdom of Morocco that do not fall into the exception described in 
subsection (b).
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