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Protecting Domestic Companies from Repaying Certain Trade Duties.

This bill stops the government from demanding repayment or offsetting certain anti-dumping and countervailing duties previously distributed to US companies. Businesses that received these funds after 2001 can keep them, providing financial certainty to domestic industries. The government must refund any amounts already collected since 2017, unless the original payment involved fraud or misconduct.
Key points
The federal government is prohibited from demanding the return of specific anti-dumping and countervailing duty payments made since 2001.
Any funds already clawed back by the government since January 1, 2017, must be refunded to the recipients within 90 days.
This protection does not apply if the original payment was obtained through fraud, false statements, or recipient misconduct.
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Additional Information
Print number: 118_S_377
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Process start date: 2023-02-09