[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1839 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1839

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

                            October 22, 2009

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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