[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5564 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5564
To increase the rate of duty on garlic originating from the People's
Republic of China.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To increase the rate of duty on garlic originating from the People's
Republic of China.
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 ``Stop Eating Waste And Guarantee
Excellence for Garlic Assurance and Regulatory Legislation to Inhibit
Chinese Imports Tariff Act of 2024'' or the ``SEWAGE GARLIC Imports
Tariff Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that imports of garlic originating from
the People's Republic of China, whether fresh or preserved, should be
prohibited.
SEC. 3. DUTY INCREASE ON GARLIC FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) In General.--An article described in subsection (b) shall be
subject to a rate of duty of $100 per kilogram.
(b) Articles Described.--An article described in this subsection is
any of the following originating from the People's Republic of China:
(1) Fresh or chilled garlic classified under subheading
0703.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (in this subsection referred to as the ``HTS'').
(2) Frozen garlic classified under statistical reporting
number 0710.80.9755 of the HTS.
(3) Dried or dehydrated garlic classified under subheading
0712.90.40 of the HTS.
(4) Garlic, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
or acetic acid, classified under subheading 2004.90.85 or
2005.99.97 of the HTS.
(5) Essential oil of garlic classified under statistical
reporting number 3301.29.5115 of the HTS.
(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is
15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC GROWERS
OF GARLIC.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a trust fund, consisting of--
(1) amounts transferred to the trust fund under subsection
(b); and
(2) any amounts that may be credited to the trust fund
under subsection (c).
(b) Transfer of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the trust fund established under subsection (a),
from the general fund of the Treasury, for fiscal year 2025 and
each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equivalent to the amount
received into the general fund during that fiscal year and
attributable to duties imposed under section 3.
(2) Frequency of transfers.--The Secretary shall transfer
amounts required by paragraph (1) to be transferred to the
trust fund established under subsection (a) not less frequently
than quarterly.
(c) Investment of Amounts.--
(1) Investment of amounts.--The Secretary shall invest such
portion of the trust fund established under subsection (a) as
is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed
as to both principal and interest by the United States.
(2) Interest and proceeds.--The interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held
in the trust fund established under subsection (a) shall be
credited to and form a part of the trust fund.
(d) Availability of Funds for Specialty Crop Block Grants.--
(1) In general.--Amounts in the trust fund established
under subsection (a) shall be available, without further
appropriation, to the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants
to States under the specialty crop block grant program
established under section 101 of the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-465; 7 U.S.C. 1621
note), to be used by State departments of agriculture to
support domestic producers of garlic.
(2) Determination.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c)
of section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 note), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall determine the recipients and amounts of
grants under paragraph (1) in such manner as the Secretary of
Agriculture determines to be appropriate to support domestic
producers of garlic.
(3) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection shall affect the
amount of a grant made to any State under section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 note) using funds made available under
subsection (l) of that section, as determined under subsections
(b) and (c) of that section.
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