[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3529 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3529

    To provide for the reinstatement of certain NAFTA Customs fees 
                   exemption, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the reinstatement of certain NAFTA Customs fees 
                   exemption, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Commerce Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN NAFTA CUSTOMS FEES EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 13031(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)(A)(i)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (II), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(III) originated in Canada or originated 
                        in the United States or a territory or 
                        possession of the United States and was limited 
                        to Canada;''.
    (b) Use of Fees.--The fees collected as a result of the amendment 
made by this section shall be deposited in the Customs User Fee 
Account, shall be available for reimbursement of customs services and 
inspections costs, and shall be available only to the extent provided 
in appropriations Acts.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
apply to passengers arriving in the United States on or after November 
5, 2011.
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