[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 992 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 992

  To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand 
 exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2005

  Mr. Harkin 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 eliminate the consumptive demand 
 exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.

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

SECTION 1. GOODS MADE WITH FORCED OR INDENTURED LABOR.

    (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) is amended by striking ``; but in no 
case'' and all that follows to the end period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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