Modifications to rates of duty to address domestic production of personal protective equipment and medical consumables

(a) In general The President, by proclamation, shall revise the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (in this section referred to as the HTS) to establish rates of duty for covered articles that are equivalent to 300 percent ad valorem. (b) Phase-In of duty increases The President, by proclamation, shall phase-in the application of the duty increases required by subsection (a) as follows: (1) On and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 10 percent of the total duty increase with respect to an article shall apply. (2) On and after the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment, 25 percent of the total duty increase with respect to an article shall apply. (3) On and after the date that is 4 years after such date of enactment, 50 percent of the total duty increase with respect to an article shall apply. (4) On and after the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, 100 percent of the total duty increase with respect to an article shall apply. (c) Transfer of amounts Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an amount equal to the amount of any additional duties collected pursuant to the increased duty rates under this section during the previous year. (d) Covered article defined In this section, the term covered article means an article under any of the following subheadings of the HTS: (1) 3005.10.50. (2) 3005.90.10. (3) 3005.90.50. (4) 3006.10.00. (5) 3822.11.00. (6) 3822.19.00. (7) 3923.29.00. (8) 3926.20.10. (9) 4015.12.00. (10) 6210.10.50. (11) 6307.90.98. (12) 9018.31.00. (13) 9018.32.00. (14) 9018.39.00. (15) 9018.90.30. (16) 9018.90.75. (17) 9018.90.80. (18) 9019.20.00. (19) 9020.00.60. (20) 9020.00.90.