[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3598 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3598

 To amend the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 to provide for duty-free 
   treatment of canned tuna imported into the United States that was 
     caught by certain vessels and processed in certain facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 1993

  Ms. Schenk introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 to provide for duty-free 
   treatment of canned tuna imported into the United States that was 
     caught by certain vessels and processed in certain facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the South Pacific 
Tuna Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-330; 16 U.S.C. 973-973r) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 22. IMPORTS OF TUNA.

    ``(a) Duty-Free Treatment.--The entry or withdrawal from warehouse 
for consumption into the customs territory of the United States of 
light meat tuna, prepared or preserved in airtight containers in any 
manner (except in oil), that is produced in any Pacific Island Party 
shall be eligible for duty-free treatment if it meets the requirements 
of subsection (b).
    ``(b) Eligibility.--Tuna shall be eligible for duty-free treatment 
under subsection (a) only if it--
            ``(1) is wholly produced in a processing facility--
                    ``(A) owned or operated under a joint venture 
                agreement between citizens of that Pacific Island Party 
                and citizens of the United States; or
                    ``(B) owned by citizens of the United States; and
            ``(2) was caught--
                    ``(A) by a vessel owned or operated under a joint 
                venture agreement between citizens of that Pacific 
                Island Party and citizens of the United States; or
                    ``(B) by a vessel documented under the laws of the 
                United States.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
issue regulations to carry out this section.''.

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