[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5307 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5307

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include ultralight aircraft under 
   the definition of aircraft for purposes of the aviation smuggling 
                       provisions under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2010

  Ms. Giffords (for herself and Mr. Heller) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include ultralight aircraft under 
   the definition of aircraft for purposes of the aviation smuggling 
                       provisions under that Act.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT UNDER AVIATION SMUGGLING PROVISIONS 
              OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930.

    (a) In General.--Section 590 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1590) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Definition of Aircraft.--As used in this section, the term 
`aircraft' includes ultralight aircraft, as defined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply 
with respect to violations of any provision of section 590 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 on or after the 30th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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