[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3453 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3453

To provide for duty free treatment for certain United States Government 
                property returned to the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2006

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for duty free treatment for certain United States Government 
                property returned to 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 FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
              PROPERTY RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:

      

``      9801.00.11          United States       Free                                      ..................
                             Government                                                                       ''
                             property,                                                                         .
                             returned to the
                             United States
                             without having
                             been advanced in
                             value or improved
                             in condition by
                             any means while
                             abroad, entered
                             by the United
                             States or a
                             contractor to the
                             United States
                             Government, and
                             certified by the
                             importer as
                             United States
                             Government
                             property.........

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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