[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 422 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 422

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the provisions relating to 
                drawback claims, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2003

  Mr. Breaux introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the provisions relating to 
                drawback claims, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. UNUSED MERCHANDISE DRAWBACK.

    (a) In General.--Section 313(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1313(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``because of its'' and 
        inserting ``upon entry or''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``because of its'' and inserting ``upon entry 
                or''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II)--
                            (i) by striking ``then upon'' and inserting 
                        ``then, notwithstanding any other provision of 
                        law, upon''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``shall be refunded as 
                        drawback'' and inserting ``shall be refunded as 
                        drawback hereunder''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply to any 
drawback claim filed on or after that date and to any drawback entry 
filed before that date if the liquidation of the entry is not final on 
that date.
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