,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to temporarily    
suspend duties on imports of titanium   
sponge1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,securing ,america's ,titanium      
,manufacturing ,act of #bjbd4  #b4      
,temporary suspension of duties on      
imports of titanium sponge  7a7 ,in     
general ,during the period described in 
subsection 7b71 and except as provided  
by subsection 7c71 imports of titanium  
sponge classified under subheading      
#hajh4bj4jj of the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states shall  
enter the ,united ,states free of duty4 
7b7 ,period described ,the period       
described in this subsection is the     

period-- 7#a7 beginning on the date that
 is #cj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 ending
 on the earlier of-- 7,a7 ,december #ca1
 #bjca2 or  7,b7 the date on which the  
,president terminates1 under section    
#c7;a77#c71 the duty-free treatment of  
titanium sponge under subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,exception ,the rate of duty        
provided for in column #b of subheading 
#hajh4bj4jj of the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states on the 
day before the date of the enactment of 
this ,act shall continue to apply with  
respect to imports of titanium sponge   
from ,belarus1 ,cuba1 ,north ,korea1 and
 the ,russian ,federation during the    
period described in subsection 7b74  #c4
 ,authority to terminate duty-free      
treatment based on monitoring of        
titanium sponge market and national     
security conditions  7a7 ,authority ,to 
terminate suspension of duties  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #c years after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

and annually thereafter until the end of
 the period described in section #b7;b71
 the ,president shall determine whether 
the production of titanium sponge in the
 ,united ,states is sufficient to meet  
the national security needs of the      
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,consultation    
period ,before making a determination   
required by paragraph 7#a71 the         
,president shall provide for a period of
 #fj days during which stakeholders may 
submit comments relating to the         
determination4  7#c7 ,effect of positive
 determination ,if the ,president       
determines under paragraph 7#a7 that the
 production of titanium sponge in the   
,united ,states is sufficient to meet   
the national security needs of the      
,united ,states1 the ,president shall   
terminate the duty-free treatment of    
titanium sponge under section #b1       
effective on the date that is one year  
after the date of the determination4    
7b7 ,authority ,to modify increase      
duties  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president

 may1 notwithstanding section #b7;a7 and
 upon consideration of the factors      
described in paragraph 7#b7 and subject 
to paragraph 7#c71 proclaim increases in
 the rate of duty applicable to titanium
 sponge classified under subheading     
#hajh4bj4jj of the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 
,consideration of certain market and    
security conditions ,in determining     
whether to proclaim increases in the    
rate of duty applicable to titanium     
sponge under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,president shall consider the following3
 7,a7 ,increases in imports of titanium 
sponge from countries specified in      
section #dhgb7;d77#b7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,increases 
or decreases in domestic production of  
titanium sponge4  7,c7 ,increases or    
decreases in domestic production of     
titanium products downstream from       
titanium sponge4  7,d7 ,trends in       
employment in titanium sponge and       
titanium product industries4  7,e7 ,the 

impact of titanium sponge market        
conditions on national security4  7#c7  
,maximum rate of duty ,the ,president   
may not increase the rate of duty       
applicable to titanium sponge under     
paragraph 7#a7 to a rate that exceeds   
the bound rate set pursuant to the      
commitments of the ,united ,states as a 
member of the ,world ,trade             
,organization4