,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gig  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#gigi  ,report ,no4 #aah-idh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#ae1 #bjbd ,mr4 ,murphy introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means      
,december #bd1 #bjbd ,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,duncan and ,mr4 ,moran  
,december #bd1 #bjbd ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,april   
#ae1 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #cba of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj to   
modify the administrative exemptions    
under that ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,end ,china's 
,de ,minimis ,abuse ,act4  #b4          
,modification of administrative         
exemptions under the ,tariff ,act of    

#aicj  7a7 ,in general ,section #cba of 
the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #acba7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a77#b7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking admit    
articles and inserting subject to       
subsection 7b77#a71 admit articles2     
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by      
striking #hjj and inserting subject to  
subsection 7b77#b71 #hjj2 and  7ii7 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2  7,c7 in the matter    
following subparagraph 7,c71 by striking
 ,the privilege and all that follows    
through 2 and2  7#b7 by redesignating   
subsection 7b7 as subsection 7d72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7a7  
the following3  7b7  7#a7 ,the privilege
 of subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of 
subsection 7a77#b7 shall not be granted 
in any case in which merchandise covered
 by a single order or contract is       
forwarded in separate lots to secure the
 benefit of such subsection4  7#b7 ,the 
privilege of subparagraph 7,c7 of       

subsection 7a77#b7 shall not be granted 
with respect to any article that is     
subject to duties or other import       
restrictions under any of the following 
provisions of law3  7,a7 ,subtitle ,a or
 ,b of title ,,vii of this ,act4  7,b7  
,section #bja of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbea74  7,c7      
,section #cja of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdaa74  7,d7      
,section #bcb of the ,trade ,expansion  
,act of #aifb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfb74    
7#c7  7,a7 ,no covered article may      
receive the privilege of subparagraph   
7,c7 of subsection 7a77#b7 unless the   
#aj-;digit classification of the article
 under the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule
 of the ,united ,states is provided to  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 pursuant to an authorized electronic   
data interchange system1 as part of the 
entry filing in accordance with section 
#dih of this ,act1 in addition to any   
other information required by law4  7,b7
 ,in this paragraph1 the term covered   

article means an article the origin of  
which is a country with any goods       
subject to duties or other import       
restrictions under section #cja of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdaa74  7c7 ,any person who enters1    
introduces1 or attempts to introduce an 
article in violation of this section is 
liable for a civil penalty of #e1jjj for
 the first violation2 and #aj1jjj for   
each subsequent violation4 ,a penalty   
imposed under this subsection is in     
addition to any other penalty authorized
 by law4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to articles entered1 
or withdrawn from warehouse for         
consumption1 on or after the #cjth day  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  ,december #bd1 #bjbd ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed