[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1404]
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  SA 4690. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN DUTIES FOR IMPORTS FROM 
                   MEMBERS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Any duty imposed under section 122 or 301 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 2411) on or 
     after February 20, 2026, shall not apply to any article 
     imported from a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       (b) Refunds.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, 
     the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, refund, with interest, to each importer of an 
     article described in subsection (a) all duties described in 
     that subsection and paid with respect to the article.
       (2) Reliquidation authority.--In the case of an entry of an 
     article described in subsection (a) that was liquidated 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Commissioner shall reliquidate the entry at the rate of duty 
     applicable to the article in the absence of any duty 
     described in subsection (a) in order to pay a refund required 
     under that subsection.
       (c) Termination.--The exemption under subsection (a) 
     terminates on the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Entry Defined.--In this section, the term ``entry'' 
     includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
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