,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hceb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbd,mr4  
,golden of ,maine introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the imposition of   
additional duties with respect to       
imports of green energy goods that      
originate in the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,declaring ,our ,energy             
,independence from ,china ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,findings2 statement of policy    
7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3  7#a7 ,the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china is the leading     
manufacturer of green energy goods and  
dominates the downstream supply chain1  
exerting more control over the global   
production of green energy than the     
,organization of the ,petroleum         
,exporting ,countries exerts over global
 oil production4  7#b7 ,the ,federal    

,government and ,state governments in   
the ,united ,states have imposed        
mandates and implemented policies to    
reduce carbon emissions and pursue      
objectives intended to mitigate climate 
change4  7#c7 ,mandates and policies    
intended to mitigate climate change     
undermine the energy independence of the
 ,united ,states and make the ,united   
,states dependent on the ,people's      
,republic of ,china for its energy      
needs4  7b7 ,statement of policy ,it is 
the policy of the ,united ,states to    
establish energy independence from the  
,people's ,republic of ,china4  #c4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,green 
energy component ,the term green energy 
component means a qualifying battery    
component1 solar energy component1 or   
wind energy component4  7#b7 ,green     
energy good ,the term green energy good 
means a battery cell1 battery module1   
photovoltaic cell1 solar module1 or wind
 energy component4  7#c7 ,other energy  
terms ,the terms battery cell1 battery  

module1 qualifying battery component1   
photovoltaic cell1 solar energy         
component1 solar module1 and wind energy
 component have the meanings given those
 terms1 respectively1 in section        
#de,x7c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf4  #d4 ,list of green energy   
components produced in the ,united      
,states and imported from the ,people's 
,republic of ,china and other countries 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,united ,states
 ,international ,trade ,commission shall
 publish on a publicly accessible       
internet website of the ,office of      
,industry and ,competitive ,analysis of 
the ,commission a list of green energy  
components that includes the following3 
7#a7 ,the heading or subheading of the  
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states under which each such   
component is classifiable4  7#b7 ,the   
total volume and value of each such     
component produced in the ,united       

,states4  7#c7 ,the total volume and    
value of each such component imported   
into the ,united ,states from the       
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#d7    
,the total volume and value of each such
 component imported into the ,united    
,states from any other country4  #e4    
,imposition of duties with respect to   
green energy goods that originate in the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,president shall impose a  
duty1 at a rate calculated under        
subsection 7b71 with respect to each    
green energy good that is imported into 
the ,united ,states and originates in   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7 
,calculation of rate  7#a7 ,rate ,the   
rate of the duty imposed under          
subsection 7a7 is-- 7,a7 during the     
#ab-month period beginning on the date  
that is #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 #be percent ad  
valorem2 and  7,b7 during the #ab-month 
period that begins on the day after the 
end of the #ab-month period described in

 subparagraph 7,a71 and each #ab-month  
period thereafter until the date that is
 #e years after such date of enactment--
 7i7 the rate in effect for the         
preceding #ab-month period2 plus  7ii7  
#e percent ad valorem4  7#b7 ,valuation 
,for purposes of determining the amount 
of duty applicable under paragraph 7#a7 
with respect to a green energy good1 the
 value of the goods shall be the price  
at which the same or a similar imported 
good is freely offered for sale1 packed 
ready for delivery1 in the principal    
market of the ,united ,states to all    
purchasers1 at the time of exportation  
of the good1 in the usual wholesale     
quantities and in the ordinary course of
 trade1 with allowance made for duty1   
cost of transportation and insurance1   
and other necessary expenses from the   
place of shipment to the place of       
delivery4  7c7 ,rule of origin  7#a7 ,in
 general ,for purposes of this section1 
a green energy good originates in the   
,people's ,republic of ,china if the    

good is produced-- 7,a7 in the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china2  7,b7 by an entity
 organized under the laws of1           
headquartered in1 or with its principal 
place of business in the ,people's      
,republic of ,china1 without regard to  
the country in which that entity is     
located2 or  7,c7 by an entity with     
respect to which control is exercised by
 an entity described in subparagraph    
7,b74  7#b7 ,control defined ,for       
purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,c71 the    
term control has the meaning given that 
term in section #hjj4bjh of title #ca1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the day before the date of the
 enactment of this ,act74  7d7          
,additional duties ,a duty imposed under
 subsection 7a7 with respect to a green 
energy good shall be in addition to any 
other duties applicable to that         
component4  7e7 ,prohibition on use of  
emergency authority ,the ,president may 
not exercise the authority provided     
under section #cah7;a7 of the ,tariff   

,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acah7;a77 
to provide for the importation free of  
duty of any green energy good that      
originates in the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china4  #f4 ,report on industrial     
subsidies provided by the ,people's     
,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,united ,states ,trade ,representative  
shall submit to ,congress a report      
assessing the extent to which the       
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china has1 during the #ae-year      
period preceding such date of enactment1
 provided industrial subsidies to the   
battery1 solar energy1 and wind energy  
sectors of the ,people's ,republic of   
,china4  7b7 ,industrial subsidy defined
 ,in this section1 the term industrial  
subsidy includes1 at a minimum1 the     
following actions by a government for   
the benefit of an industry3 7#a7 ,the   
direct transfer of funds1 as with a     
grant1 loan1 or equity infusion4  7#b7  

,the potential direct transfer of funds1
 as with a loan guarantee4  7#c7        
,foregoing or not collecting revenue    
that is otherwise due1 as with tax      
credits or deductions from taxable      
income4  7#d7 ,providing preferential   
access to capital1 land1 or electricity4
  7#e7 ,providing goods or services     
other than general infrastructure4  7#f7
 ,purchasing goods4