,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #g1 #bjbe  
,ms4 ,king-,hinds 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 and ,ms4      
,plaskett7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to permanently provide the     
privilege of de minimis treatment to the
 importation into the customs territory 
of the ,united ,states of articles      
originating from certain territories1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,territorial ,de ,minimis ,exemption    
,act4  #b4 ,exemption of territories    
from elimination of de minimis treatment
  7a7 ,privilege of de minimis treatment
 ,on and after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the    
,treasury shall admit into the customs  
territory of the ,united ,states        
articles originating from any covered   
territory free of duty and of any tax   

imposed on or by reason of importation1 
but the aggregate fair retail value in  
the country of shipment of articles     
imported by one person on one day and   
exempted from the payment of duty shall 
not exceed #hjj4  7b7 ,covered territory
 defined ,for purposes of the privilege 
under subsection 7a71 the term covered  
territory means the ,united ,states     
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,northern  
,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4
  7c7 ,evasion prohibited ,the privilege
 under subsection 7a7 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 privilege4  7d7     
,regulations ,the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall prescribe such          
regulations as may be necessary to      
ensure that the privilege of de minimis 
treatment provided in accordance with   
subsection 7a7 is implemented in the    
same manner and to the same extent as   
such privilege was extended to articles 

imported into the customs territory of  
the ,united ,states on or before        
,january #a1 #bjbe4  #c4 ,inclusion of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands in scope
 of bona fide gifts exemption ,section  
#cba7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,tariff ,act of
 #aicj is amended by inserting ,northern
 ,mariana ,islands1 after ,guam14  #d4  
,consultation required with respect to  
widely applicable tariff policy changes 
,in the course of making any            
determinations relating to changes in   
,united ,states trade policy1 especially
 such changes that will have global or  
otherwise widely applicable effect1 the 
,president shall seek to ensure to the  
maximum extent practicable1 including in
 consultation as appropriate with the   
,secretary of the ,interior and the     
,secretary of ,commerce1 that such      
changes are not implemented in a manner 
that adversely affects commerce in      
,united ,states territories1 including  
by treating articles originating from   
such territories as imports from foreign

 countries4