Text of Senate Amendment 4691

Text of Senate Amendment 4691

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1404] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4691. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. EXEMPTION OF BABY AND INFANT-RELATED PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN DUTIES. (a) In General.--Any duty imposed under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 2411) on or after February 20, 2026, shall not apply to the following articles: (1) Car child safety seats classified under statistical reporting number 9401.80.6021 or 9401.80.6023 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (2) Diapers classified under statistical reporting number 9619.00.1530 of that Schedule. (3) Cribs classified under statistical reporting number 9403.89.6003 of that Schedule. (4) Strollers classified under subheading 8715.00.00 of that Schedule. (b) Refunds.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, refund, with interest, to each importer of an article described in subsection (a) all duties described in that subsection and paid with respect to the article. (2) Reliquidation authority.--In the case of an entry of an article described in subsection (a) that was liquidated before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall reliquidate the entry at the rate of duty applicable to the article in the absence of any duty described in subsection (a) in order to pay a refund required under that subsection. (c) Termination.--The exemption under subsection (a) terminates on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Entry Defined.--In this section, the term ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. ______