[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3395 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3395

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit duty drawback for articles 
        shipped to the insular possessions of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2001

  Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Acevedo-Vila) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit duty drawback for articles 
        shipped to the insular possessions of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR CERTAIN ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1313) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(y) Articles Shipped to the United States Insular Possessions.--
Articles shall be eligible for drawback under this section if duty was 
paid on the merchandise upon importation into the United States and the 
person claiming the drawback demonstrates that the merchandise has 
entered the customs territory of the United States Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Guam, Canton 
Island, Enderbury Island, Johnston Island, or Palmyra Island.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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