,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbe    
,ms4 ,k+-,h9ds 7= h]self1 ,mrs4         
,radewag51 ,mr4 ,moylan1 & ,ms4         
,plaskett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to p]man5tly provide
 ! privilege ( de m9imis treatm5t to !  
importation into ! cu/oms t]ritory ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( articles orig9at+ f     
c]ta9 t]ritories1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,t]ritorial ,de ,m9imis ,exemption ,act4
  #b4 ,exemption ( t]ritories f         
elim9ation ( de m9imis treatm5t  7a7    
,privilege ( de m9imis treatm5t ,on &   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all admit into 
! cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
articles orig9at+ f any cov]$ t]ritory  
free ( duty & ( any tax impos$ on or by 
reason ( importation1 b ! aggregate fair
 retail value 9 ! c\ntry ( %ipm5t (     
articles import$ by "o p]son on "o day &

 exempt$ f ! paym5t ( duty %all n exce$ 
#hjj4  7b7 ,cov]$ t]ritory def9$ ,=     
purposes ( ! privilege "u subsection    
7a71 ! t]m cov]$ t]ritory means ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! ,nor!rn 
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ,am]ican ,samoa4  7c7 
,evasion prohibit$ ,! privilege "u      
subsection 7a7 %all n be grant$ 9 any   
case 9 :i* m]*&ise cov]$ by a s+le ord] 
or contract is =w>d$ 9 sep>ate lots to  
secure ! b5efit ( su* privilege4  7d7   
,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 
%all prescribe su* regulations z may be 
necess>y to ensure t ! privilege ( de   
m9imis treatm5t provid$ 9 accordance )  
subsection 7a7 is implem5t$ 9 ! same    
mann] & to ! same ext5t z su* privilege 
0 ext5d$ to articles import$ into !     
cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on or 
be=e ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe4  #c4 ,inclusion 
( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 9 scope (    
bona fide gifts exemption ,section      
#cba7;a77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,t>iff ,act (     
#aicj is am5d$ by ins]t+ ,nor!rn ,m>iana
 ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam14  #d4 ,consultation

 requir$ ) respect to widely applicable 
t>iff policy *anges ,9 ! c\rse ( mak+   
any det]m9ations relat+ to *anges 9     
,unit$ ,/ates trade policy1 especially  
su* *anges t w h global or o!rwise      
widely applicable effect1 ! ,presid5t   
%all seek to ensure to ! maximum ext5t  
practicable1 includ+ 9 consultation z   
appropriate ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 t su* *anges   
are n implem5t$ 9 a mann] t adv]sely    
affects comm]ce 9 ,unit$ ,/ates         
t]ritories1 includ+ by treat+ articles  
orig9at+ f su* t]ritories z imports f   
=eign c\ntries4