[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1769. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. THREE PERCENT RATE FOR PORTABLE, ELECTRONICALLY-
                   AERATED BAIT CONTAINERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4161(a) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) 3 percent rate for portable, electronically-aerated 
     bait containers.--In the case of portable, electronically-
     aerated bait containers, paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `3 percent' for `10 percent'.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, 
     or importer after December 31, 2017.
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