119-hr3904

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3904 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3904

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
 temporarily certain rates of duty for bicycle assembly and 
 manufacturing parts, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 11, 2025

 Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means

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 A BILL

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
 temporarily certain rates of duty for bicycle assembly and 
 manufacturing parts, 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 ``U.S. Bicycle Production and Assembly 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR BICYCLE ASSEMBLY AND 
 MANUFACTURING PARTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the 
``HTS'') is amended by inserting the following new heading in numerical 
sequence:

`` 9903.87.11 Parts of bicycles Free No change No change ''.
 imported for use in
 the assembly or
 manufacturing of
 complete bicycles,
 under the terms of
 U.S. Note 34 to this
 subchapter..........

    (b) Definition and Applicability.--The U.S. Notes to subchapter III 
of chapter 99 of the HTS are amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``34.

    (a) For purposes of heading 9903.87.11, the term 
 `parts of bicycles' means parts, accessories, or specific 
 components that are--
 ``
            (i) classified in the tariff provisions described 
 in subdivision

    (f) of this note; and
 ``
            (ii) imported into the customs territory of the 
 United States for assembly or manufacturing into 
 complete tricycles or bicycles, including bicycles 
 without a motor (provided for in heading 8712.00) and 
 bicycles with an electric motor (provided for in 
 subheading 8711.60.00), and bicycle trailers (provided 
 for in subheading 8716.40.00).
 ``

    (b) For purposes of heading 9903.87.11, the term 
 `assembly or manufacturing of complete bicycles' means the 
 fitting or joining together of fabricated components 
 classifiable as parts of bicycles (as such term is defined 
 under subdivision

    (a) of this note) using standard industry 
 processes to produce bicycles suitable for sale or consumption 
 with only minor assembly or adjustment required by the end 
 user.
 ``
            (c) Any importer claiming entry of parts of bicycles 
 under heading 9903.87.11 must--
 ``
            (i) certify at the time of entry to the 
 satisfaction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
 (hereinafter referred to as `CBP') that such parts will 
 be used in the assembly or manufacturing of complete 
 bicycles (as such term is defined under subdivision

    (b) of this note); and
 ``
            (ii) provide appropriate documentation to CBP 
 upon the completion of final assembly or manufacturing 
 of such bicycles or at such other time as CBP may 
 establish.
 ``
            (d) Parts of bicycles for which entry is claimed under 
 heading 9903.87.11 shall be excluded from any additional duties 
 under 

section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411) or 
 any other provision of law based on the classification of such 
 parts under any of chapters 1 through 97.
 ``

    (e) Notwithstanding subdivision
            (d) of this note, parts 
 of bicycles may be included in a claim for duty-free entry 
 under heading 9903.87.11 if such parts are properly classified 
 in any 8-digit tariff heading or subheading described in 
 subdivision

    (f) of this note when such parts are entered on or 
 after the date on which an additional duty under 

section 301 of 
 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411) or any other provision 
 of law is no longer effective.
 ``

    (f) The 8-digit tariff headings and subheadings described 
 in this subdivision are the following:
 ``3923.50.00
 ``3926.90.96
 ``4011.50.00
 ``4013.20.00
 ``4908.10.00
 ``7315.11.00
 ``7326.90.25
 ``8501.31.40
 ``8501.31.50
 ``8501.31.60
 ``8507.20.80
 ``8507.30.80
 ``8507.50.00
 ``8507.60.00
 ``8512.90.40
 ``8543.70.45
 ``8714.91.20
 ``8714.91.30
 ``8714.91.50
 ``8714.91.90
 ``8714.92.10
 ``8714.92.50
 ``8714.93.28
 ``8714.93.35
 ``8714.93.70
 ``8714.94.30
 ``8714.94.90
 ``8714.95.00
 ``8714.96.10
 ``8714.96.50
 ``8714.96.90
 ``8714.99.10
 ``8714.99.50
 ``8714.99.60
 ``8714.99.80''.
            (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Chair of the United States International Trade 
Commission shall submit to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
report describing the effects of the amendments made under subsections

    (a) and

    (b) and evaluating the contribution and effectiveness of such 
amendments toward increasing the assembly and manufacturing of bicycles 
within the United States to meet the following goals:

    (1) 2,000,000 bicycles annually in the United States within 
 5 years of such date of enactment.

    (2) 5,000,000 bicycles annually in the United States within 
 10 years of such date of enactment.
            (d) Rulemaking.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection may prescribe rules for the appropriate administration of 
this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, and requiring such 
information as such Commissioner considers necessary from any importer 
who claims duty-free entry under heading 9903.87.11 of the HTS, as 
amended by subsection

    (a) .

    (e) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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