[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2569 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2569

To amend title 11 of the United States code to establish a priority for 
the payment of claims for duties paid to the United States by licensed 
                customs brokers on behalf of the debtor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2001

  Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11 of the United States code to establish a priority for 
the payment of claims for duties paid to the United States by licensed 
                customs brokers on behalf of the debtor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Customs Business Fairness Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Tenth, allowed unsecured claims of customs brokers 
        (as defined in section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930) for 
        duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the Customs Service of 
        the United States on behalf of the debtor arising out of the 
        importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one 
        year before the date of the filing of the petition.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by this Act shall 
apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United 
States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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