[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4675 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4675

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2007

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

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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 Government
                         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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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