H.R. 2883

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2883 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2883

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, 
from requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping 
duties and countervailing duties paid under section 754 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 26, 2023

Mr. Clyburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, 
from requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping 
duties and countervailing duties paid under section 754 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, 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 ``Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ALL EFFORTS TO CLAWBACK PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN 
ANTIDUMPING DUTIES AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may--
(1) require repayment of, or attempt in any other way to 
recoup, any payment described in subsection (b); or
(2) offset any past, current, or future distributions of 
antidumping duties or countervailing duties assessed on any 
imports in an attempt to recoup any payment described in 
subsection (b).
(b) Payments Described.--Payments described in this subsection are 
payments of antidumping duties or countervailing duties made pursuant 
to section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c (repealed by 
subtitle F of title VII of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 154))) that were--
(1) assessed and paid with respect to imports of goods from 
any country; and
(2) distributed on or after January 1, 2001.
(c) Payment of Certain Funds Collected or Withheld.--Except with 
respect to payments described in subsection (d), not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall--
(1) refund any repayment or other recoupment of any payment 
described in subsection (b) that was collected by the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection after 
January 1, 2017; and
(2) fully distribute any antidumping duties or 
countervailing duties that the Commissioner is withholding as 
an offset as described in subsection (a)(2).
(d) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from 
retaining, offsetting, requiring repayment of, or attempting to 
otherwise recoup, any payment described in subsection (b) as a result 
of--
(1) a finding of false statements, other misconduct, or 
insufficient verification of a certification by a recipient of 
such a payment; or
(2) the issuance of a refund to an importer or surety 
pursuant to a settlement, court order, or reliquidation of an 
entry with respect to which such a payment was made.
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