,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjbb ,mr4
 ,mann introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 a temporary waiver of countervailing   
and antidumping duties relating to      
fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients if 
an emergency situation impacts the      
domestic production or supply of        
merchandise subject to those duties1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,emergency ,relief from ,duties ,act4   
#b4 ,emergency waiver of countervailing 
and antidumping duties relating to      
fertilizer or fertilizer ingredients    
7a7 ,petition ,any covered party may    
petition the ,commission to waive       
countervailing duties or antidumping    
duties assessed for covered merchandise 
under title ,,vii of the ,tariff ,act of
 #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afga et seq471 or
 renew any such waiver1 if there is an  

emergency situation that--  7#a7 limits 
the production in the ,united ,states of
 that merchandise in a manner that      
causes economic hardship for users of   
that merchandise or merchandise made    
from that merchandise2 or  7#b7 would   
result in a supply and demand disruption
 that substantially increases the price 
of that merchandise or merchandise made 
from that merchandise4  7b7 ,public     
comment ,the ,commission shall permit   
the public to submit comments concerning
 any petition for a waiver or renewal   
under subsection 7a7 for a period of not
 less than #cj days4  7c7 ,final        
decision on waiver or renewal ,not later
 than #cj days after the close of a     
public comment period under subsection  
7b7 concerning a petition for a waiver  
or renewal under subsection 7a71 the    
,commission shall issue a final decision
 concerning that waiver or renewal4  7d7
 ,period of waiver ,any waiver or       
renewal under this section shall be for 
a period of one year4  7e7 ,definitions 

,in this section3  7#a7 ,commission ,the
 term ,commission means the ,united     
,states ,international ,trade           
,commission4  7#b7 ,covered merchandise 
,the term covered merchandise means any 
fertilizer or ingredient used to make   
fertilizer4  7#c7 ,covered party ,the   
term covered party means any of the     
following3 7,a7 ,an interested party1 as
 that term is defined in section #gga7i7
 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7i771 that is a ,united  
,states person4  7,b7 ,a coalition or   
trade association representative of     
agricultural producers or growers in the
 ,united ,states if those producers or  
growers utilize covered merchandise     
subject to countervailing duties or     
antidumping duties assessed under title 
,,vii of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai 
,u4,s4,c4 #afga et seq47 or merchandise 
made from covered merchandise subject to
 those duties4  7#d7 ,emergency         
situation ,the term emergency situation 
includes the following3  7,a7 ,acts of  

,god1 such as severe acts of nature or  
weather events including floods1 fires1 
earthquakes1 hurricanes1 and explosions4
  7,b7 ,war1 acts of terrorism1 and     
epidemics4  7,c7 ,acts of governmental  
authorities such as expropriation1      
condemnation1 and changes in laws and   
regulations4  7,d7 ,strikes and labor   
disputes4  7,e7 ,major accidents4