,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1         
#bjae,mr4 ,coats 7for himself and ,ms4  
,heitkamp7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,harmonized ,tariff     
,schedule of the ,united ,states to     
exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo  
contained in instruments of             
international traffic previously        
exported from the ,united ,states4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,residue ,entries and ,streamlining 
,trade ,act4  #b4 ,exemption from duty  
of residue of bulk cargo contained in   
instruments of international traffic    
previously exported from the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,in general ,general ,note 
#c7;e7 of the ,harmonized ,tariff       
,schedule of the ,united ,states is     
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7v71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7vi71 by adding and at the 

end2  7#c7 by inserting after           
subparagraph 7vi7 7as so amended7 the   
following new subparagraph3  7vii7      
residue of bulk cargo contained in      
instruments of international traffic    
previously exported from the ,united    
,states1  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the  
end of the flush text following         
subparagraph 7vii7 7as so added7 the    
following3 ,for purposes of subparagraph
 7vii7 of this paragraph3 ,the term     
residue means material of bulk cargo    
that remains in an instrument of        
international traffic after the bulk    
cargo is removed1 with a quantity1 by   
weight or volume1 not exceeding #g      
percent of the bulk cargo1 and with no  
or de minimis value4 ,the term bulk     
cargo means cargo that is unpackaged and
 is in either solid1 liquid1 or gaseous 
form4 ,the term instruments of          
international traffic means containers  
or holders1 capable of and suitable for 
repeated use1 such as lift vans1 cargo  
vans1 shipping tanks1 skids1 pallets1   

caul boards1 and cores for textile      
fabrics1 arriving 7whether loaded or    
empty7 in use or to be used in the      
shipment of merchandise in international
 traffic1 and any additional articles or
 classes of articles that the           
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection designates as       
instruments of international traffic44  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 take effect on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
apply with respect to residue of bulk   
cargo contained in instruments of       
international traffic that are imported 
into the customs territory of the       
,united ,states on or after such date of
 enactment and that previously have been
 exported from the ,united ,states4