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I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2005 Mr. Rehberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported live bovine animals.

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Marking of imported live bovine animals

(a)

Amendment

Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i)

Marking of live bovine animals

(1)

Requirement

No exception may be made under subsection (a)(3) with respect to live bovine animals, each of which shall be marked so as to identify the country of origin by means of branding or an equally permanent method of marking. (2)

Definition

In this subsection, the term live bovine animals means animals provided for under any subheading of heading 0102 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.