,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,panetta introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to address  
loopholes 9 ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t all[ companies to    
avoid ! duty rate applicable to         
dehydrat$ g>lic4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,giv+ ,agriculture 
,relief f ,loopholes 9 ,int]national    
,comm]ce ,act or ! ,,g>lic ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates dome/ic dri$ g>lic       
indu/ry curr5tly provides approximately 
#ej1jjj1jjj p\nds ( dri$ g>lic = !      
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket & has ! capacity to 
increase production4  7#b7 ,dri$ g>lic  
import$ f ,*9a acc\nts = approximately  
#adj1jjj1jjj p\nds ( ! total am\nt sold 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates m>ket4  7#c7 ,dri$    
g>lic is classifiable "u subhead+       
#jgab4ij4dj ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) a duty rate (     

#bi4h p]c5t4  7#d7 ,*9ese companies h   
f\nd app>5t loopholes 9 ! ,h>moniz$     
,t>iff ,s*$ule & are import+ dehydrat$  
g>lic at mu* l[] t>iff rates1 caus+     
direct h>m to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dome/ic   
indu/ry4  7#e7 ,imports ( ,*9ese        
dehydrat$ g>lic "u ! subhead+ = dri$    
g>lic1 #jgab4ij4dj1 h decreas$          
approximately #gj p]c5t ov] ! pa/ few   
ye>s1 b !re has n be5 a correspond+     
*ange 9 ,unit$ ,/ates consumption or    
imports f o!r locations4  7#f7 ,import]s
 ( ,*9ese dri$ g>lic are n[ engag+ 9    
limit$ fur!r process+ ( ! product &     
import+ x z a fur!r process$ vegetable  
classifiable "u subhead+ #bjje4ii4ig1 at
 a duty rate ( #aa4b p]c5t4  7#g7       
,import]s ( ,*9ese dri$ g>lic are also  
add+ m9imal am\nts ( o!r dehydrat$      
vegetables1 su* z onion1 to ! dehydrat$ 
g>lic & import+ x z o!r mix$ vegetables 
classifiable "u subhead+ #jgab4ij4he1 at
 a duty rate ( #h4c p]c5t4  7#h7 ,! dri$
 g>lic products import$ f ,*9a "u       
subhead+s #bjje4ii4ig & #jgab4ij4he are 

/ill m>ket$ & sold 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z  
dri$ g>lic & directly compete aga9/     
,unit$ ,/ates-produc$ dri$ g>lic4  #c4  
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! duty rate on dri$  
g>lic 0 set at #bi4h p]c5t to support   
,unit$ ,/ates dome/ic produc]s ( dri$   
g>lic & create a m level play+ field :5 
compet+ aga9/ l[-co/ dri$ g>lic import$ 
f ,*9a2  7#b7 ! use ( ^! loopholes 9 !  
,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates is directly h>m+ ,unit$ ,/ates   
dome/ic dri$ g>lic produc]s1 _!         
employees1 & ! f>m]s t gr[ g>lic 9      
support ( ?is dome/ic indu/ry2 &  7#c7 !
 use ( ^! loopholes 9 ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff
 ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has result$ 9
 a loss ( approximately #dj1jjj1jjj 9   
rev5ue to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ov] ! pa/ #b  
ye>s alone4  #d4 ,addition ( ,u4,s4     
,notes & new subhead+s relat$ to        
dehydrat$ g>lic  7a7 ,addition ( ,u4,s4 
note ,! ,additional ,u4,s4 ,notes to    
*apt] #g ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates are am5d$ by ins]t+ 9   

num]ical sequ5ce ! foll[+3  #f4 ,9 !    
assessm5t ( duty on dri$ g>lic1 !       
pres5ce ( o!r vegetables mix$ ) ! dri$  
g>lic %all n remove ! product f subhead+
 #jgab4ij4dj unless ! p]c5tage ( g>lic1 
by weight1 is less ?an #ej p]c5t4#g4 ,9 
! assessm5t ( duty on dri$ g>lic1 !     
application ( additional heat to dri$   
g>lic does n con/itute fur!r process+   
su* t ! dri$ g>lic w\ld be exclud$ f    
subhead+ #jgab4ij4dj unless ! result+   
dri$ g>lic has an extractable color     
7optical index7 ( #ajjj_/ejj z set =? "u
 ,section ,,iv4,c4#e ( ! ,am]ican       
,dehydrat$ ,onion & ,g>lic ,association 
7,,adoga7 /&>ds = roa/$ or toa/$ g>lic4 
4  #e4 ,effective date ,?is ,act & !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all-- 7#a7   
take effect on ! #cj? day aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 apply to 
articles ent]$1 or )drawn f w>eh\se =   
consumption1 on or aft] su* #cj? day4