Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “United States-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2022”.
United States-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2022
A BILL
To prohibit the importation of seafood and seafood products from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Findings
Congress makes the following findings:
In 2014, the Russian Federation invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.
The United States and its allies imposed sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation as a result of that hostile and illegal action.
In retaliation, the Government of the Russian Federation imposed an embargo on agricultural products, including seafood, imported from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway.
Before imposing the embargo, the Russian Federation was an important export market for United States seafood products.
Russian-origin seafood products continue to enter to the United States market without restriction and imports of such products increased roughly 173 percent in value between 2013, the year before the imposition of the embargo, and 2020.
Sec. 3 Prohibition on importation of seafood and seafood products from the Russian Federation
The importation into the United States from the Russian Federation of any article classifiable under chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is prohibited.
Sec. 4 Termination
The prohibition under section 3 shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has terminated its prohibition on the importation of seafood products from the United States.
Sec. 5 Effective date
Section 3 applies with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.