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HR 2806 113th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Customs enforcement Trade restrictions

Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act

Introduced: July 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 24, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt from the U.S. customs laws the importation of instruments of international traffic (certain reusable containers, but excluding communications satellites) containing de minimis residual matter.

Defines the term "de minimis residual matter" to mean material remaining in the container after its contents have been unloaded before it is either refilled or cleaned.

What's happening now July 24, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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