[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3775 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3775

 To impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that 
                  are products of Argentina or Brazil.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2004

  Mr. Latham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that 
                  are products of Argentina or Brazil.

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

SECTION 1. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF SOYBEANS AND SOYBEAN MEAL THAT ARE 
              PRODUCTS OF ARGENTINA OR BRAZIL.

    (a) In General.--No person may import into the customs territory of 
the United States soybeans provided for in heading 1201.00.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, or soybean meal 
provided for in subheading 1208.10.00 of such Schedule, that is the 
product of Argentina or Brazil.
    (b) Construction.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
``import'' includes withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
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