,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,ms4
 ,frankel 7for herself and ,mr4 ,yoho7  
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 a  
deferral of the payment of a duty upon  
the sale of certain used vessels1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,duty upon sale
 of certain used vessels  7a7 ,in       
general ,title ,,iv of the ,tariff ,act 
of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq47  
is amended by striking section #dhd;b   
and inserting the following3  #dhd;b4   
,duty upon sale of certain used vessels 
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 any used vessel 
that has a valid cruising license under 
the laws of the ,united ,states may     
enter1 may be offered for sale in1 and  
may remain in1 the customs territory of 
the ,united ,states without the payment 
of duty1 except that--  7#a7 if the used

 vessel1 while in the customs territory 
of the ,united ,states1 is sold to a    
resident of the ,united ,states--  7,a7 
entry of the used vessel shall be       
completed and duty shall be deposited   
with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border        
,protection within #ae days after the   
date on which the sale is completed2 and
  7,b7 any bonded broker or dealer      
involved in the sale shall collect the  
duty and remit the duty to ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection within 
#ae days after the date on which the    
sale is completed2 and  7#b7 duty on the
 sale of a vessel described in paragraph
 7#a7 shall be calculated at the        
applicable rate provided under the      
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states and shall be based upon 
the value of the vessel at the time of  
sale4  7b7 ,no posting of bond ,no bond 
may be required to be posted1 upon entry
 of a used vessel into the customs      
territory of the ,united ,states1 for   
the duty otherwise payable on the entry 

of a used vessel to which subsection 7a7
 applies4  7c7 ,definition ,as used in  
this section1 the term used vessel means
 a vessel that has been sold1 before the
 vessel is brought into the customs     
territory of the ,united ,states1 by a  
manufacturer or dealer to a retail      
consumer and that is used primarily for 
recreation or pleasure4  7d7            
,regulations ,the ,commissioner         
responsible for ,u4,s4 ,customs and     
,border ,protection may issue such      
regulations as may be necessary to carry
 out this section4  4  7b7 ,relationship
 to ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule       
,additional ,u4,s4 ,note #a to chapter  
#hi of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule
 of the ,united ,states is amended by   
inserting 1 subject to section #dhd;b of
 the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #adhd;b7 after payment of     
duty4  #b4 ,effective date ,the         
amendments made by section #a shall     
apply to vessels entering the customs   
territory of the ,united ,states on or  

after the #aeth day after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4