,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,nolan 7for himself and ,mr4       
,paulsen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,tariff ,act of #aicj to provide for
 the import of donated fire-fighting and
 rescue and relief equipment and        
supplies free of duty and other         
restrictions for purposes of inspection 
and subsequent donation and export of   
such equipment and supplies to countries
 and organizations in need1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,humanitarian  
,firefighter ,relief ,act4  #b4         
,amendments to the ,tariff ,act of #aicj
  7a7 ,in general ,section #cbb7;b7 of  
the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #acbb7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking 1 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  

at the end and inserting 1 and2  7#c7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the     
following new paragraph3  7#e7 donated  
fire-fighting and rescue and relief     
equipment and supplies imported by or on
 behalf of a qualified nonprofit        
organization for purposes of inspection 
of such equipment and supplies and the  
subsequent donation and export of such  
equipment and supplies to countries and 
organizations in need1 as determined by 
the ,secretary of the ,treasury4  2 and 
7#d7 by adding at the end the following 
new sentence3 ,a qualified nonprofit    
organization referred to in paragraph   
7#e7 is an organization that is         
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7  
of such ,code44  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
apply to articles entered1 or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption1 on or   
after the #aeth day after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  #c4        

,amendments to the ,harmonized ,tariff  
,schedule of the ,united ,states  7a7   
,in general ,subchapter ,x of chapter   
#ih of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule
 of the ,united ,states is amended by   
inserting in numerical sequence the     
following new heading3                  
#ihaj4jj4ih;,donated fire-fighting and  
rescue and relief equipment and supplies
 imported under the terms of ,u4,s4 note
 #g to this subchapter ,free,free 4  7b7
 ,amendments to ,u4,s4 ,notes           
,subchapter ,x of chapter #ih of the    
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states is amended--  7#a7 in   
,u4,s4 ,note #a to such subchapter1 by  
striking and #ihaj4jj4ie and inserting 1
 #ihaj4jj4ie and #ihaj4jj4ih2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end of the ,u4,s4      
,notes to such subchapter the following 
new ,u4,s4 ,note3  #g4 ,for purposes of 
heading #ihaj4jj4ih1 goods may be       
imported under such heading1 under the  
terms of section #cbb of the ,tariff    
,act of #aicj and regulations issued    

thereunder1 if such goods are imported  
by or on behalf of a qualified nonprofit
 organization described in section      
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from tax under
 section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4  4  7c7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 this section apply to articles entered1
 or withdrawn from warehouse for        
consumption1 on or after the #aeth day  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4