Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020”.
Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020
A BILL
To temporarily suspend duties on imports of articles needed to combat the COVID–19 pandemic.
Sec. 2 Temporary suspension of duties on articles needed to combat the COVID–19 pandemic
In general— An article described in subsection (b) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period specified in subsection (c) shall enter the United States free of duty, including free of any duty that may be imposed as a penalty or otherwise imposed in addition to other duties, including any duty imposed pursuant to—
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411);
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862); or
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Articles described— An article is described in this subsection if the article is classified under any of the following statistical reporting numbers of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States or is identified by the United States International Trade Commission, after the date of the enactment of this Act, as an article related to the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as “COVID–19”) pandemic:
Period specified— The period specified in this subsection is the period—
beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
ending on December 31, 2022.