[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4258. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. EXCEPTION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MANIFEST 
                   INFORMATION FOR THE SHIPMENT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS 
                   OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED FORCES AND FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       Section 431(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1431(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the shipment consists of used household goods and 
     personal effects, including personally owned vehicles, which 
     are items that are for residential or professional use, are 
     not for commercial resale, and are owned by a private 
     individual who is--
       ``(i) an employee, as that term is defined in section 2105 
     of title 5, United States Code, who is shipping the goods and 
     effects as part of a transfer of the employee from one 
     official station to another for permanent duty or the spouse 
     or dependent, as that term is defined in section 8901 of such 
     title, of such employee; or
       ``(ii) a member of a uniformed service, as that term is 
     defined in section 101 of title 37, United States Code, who 
     is shipping the goods and effects as part of a permanent 
     change of station or a dependent, as that term is defined in 
     section 401 of such title, of such member.''.
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