,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae,mr4
 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,t>iff   
,act ( #aicj to increase ! maximum value
 ( articles t may be import$ duty-free  
by "o p]son on "o day4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,l[ ,value    
,%ipm5t ,regulatory ,mod]nization ,act (
 #bjae4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress on de    
m9imis in=mal entries  7a7 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,mod]niz+ int]national cu/oms is        
critical = ,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses ( all
 sizes1 consum]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! 
economic gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7  
,high] ?re%olds = ! value ( articles t  
may be ent]$ in=mally & free ( duty     
provide significant economic b5efits to 
bus9esses & consum]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh co/s 
sav+s & r$uctions 9 trade transaction   

co/s4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,trade ,repres5tative %\ld enc\rage o!r 
c\ntries1 ?r\gh bilat]al1 regional1 &   
multilat]al =a1 to e/abli% comm]cially  
mean+ful de m9imis values = express &   
po/al %ipm5ts t are exempt f cu/oms     
duties & taxes & f c]ta9 entry          
docum5tation requirem5ts1 z appropriate4
  #c4 ,increase 9 maximum value (       
articles t may be import$ duty-free by  
"o p]son on "o day  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #cba7;a77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,t>iff   
,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4             
#acba7;a77#b77;,c77 is am5d$ by /rik+   
#bjj & ins]t+ #hjj4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all 
apply to articles ent]$1 or )drawn f    
w>eh\se = consumption1 on or aft]       
,janu>y #a1 #bjaf4