[20211201]IF10478_杂项关税清单（MTB）.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated December 1, 2021Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs)Background On December 31, 2020, temporary U.S. duty suspensions or reductions on more than 3,000 imported products expired. These duty suspensions were granted by the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-239), enacted in September 2018. The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act was enacted following a specific procedure and timeline enacted in the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (AMCA, P.L. 114-159). The AMCA authorized the International Trade Commission (ITC) to conduct two MTB cycles, one in 2016 and 2019. On August 10, 2020, the ITC completed the final stage in the AMCA process by submitting its final report to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. The AMCA contains no requirement that either committee introduce an MTB; rather, the law expresses a “sense of Congress” that Congress “should” consider a bill within 90 days after the ITC submits its final report. Recent developments. Several MTBs have been introduced in the 117th Congress: H.R. 3975, H.R. 4037, and S. 1260. The Senate passed S. 1260 on June 8, 2021. All three measures would provide tempor