Sec. 806. Definitions
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In this title: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The term Commission means the United States International Trade Commission. The term Commission disclosure form means, with respect to a proposed duty suspension or reduction, a document submitted by a member of the public to the Commission that contains the following: The contact information for any known importers of the article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply.
A certification by the member of the public that the proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply. The term domestic producer means a person that demonstrates production, or imminent production, in the United States of an article that is identical to, or like or directly competitive with, an article to which a proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply. The term duty suspension or reduction means an amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that— extends an existing temporary duty suspension or reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter; or provides for a new temporary duty suspension or reduction of duty on an article under that subchapter; and otherwise meets the requirements described in subparagraph (B).
A duty suspension or reduction meets the requirements described in this subparagraph if— the duty suspension or reduction can be administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the estimated loss in revenue to the United States from the duty suspension or reduction does not exceed $500,000 in a calendar year during which the duty suspension or reduction would be in effect, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office; and the duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article that is the subject of the duty suspension or reduction.
The term Member of Congress means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress. The term miscellaneous tariff bill means a bill of either House of Congress that contains only— duty suspensions and reductions that— meet the applicable requirements for— consideration of duty suspensions and reductions described in section 803; or any other process required under the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate; and are not the subject of an objection because such duty suspensions and reductions do not comply with the requirements of this title from— a Member of Congress; or a domestic producer, as contained in comments submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, the Commission, or the Department of Commerce under section 803; and provisions included in bills introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate pursuant to a process described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) that correct an error in the text or administration of a provision of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.