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HR 3108 98th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverage industry Alcoholic beverages Caribbean area Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Department of the Treasury Excise tax Foreign Trade and Investments Government trust funds Imports Puerto Rico Tariff Taxation Territories (U.S.) Virgin Islands

United States Caribbean Possessions Act

Introduced: May 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1983
See H.R.2973.
Jun 2, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Jun 2, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jun 1, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
May 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Caribbean Possessions Act - Title I: Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund - Lists countries which the President shall consider in designating beneficiary countries for purposes of this title. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary country: (1) if such country is a communist country; (2) if the country has taken certain expropriating actions against property owned by U.S. citizens; (3) if the country fails to act in good faith with respect to arbitral awards involving U.S. citizens or companies; (4) if the country affords preferential treatment to a developed country other than the United States which adversely affects U.S. commerce unless the President receives certain assurances; (5) if a government-owned entity in such country engages in the broadcast of copyrighted material belonging to U.S. copyright owners without their express consent; and (6) unless such country is party to a treaty regarding the extradition of U.S. citizens.

Lists factors the President shall take into account in determining whether to designate a country a beneficiary country.

Prohibits the President from terminating the designation of a country as a beneficiary country unless, at least 60 days before the termination, the President has notified the Congress and the beneficiary country of such determination. Directs the President to withdraw or suspend the designation of a country as a beneficiary country if, because of changed circumstances, the country would be barred from designation as a beneficiary country.

Establishes in the Treasury the Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund. Appropriates to the Fund the amount of money collected from: (1) the import duties on articles entered from beneficiary countries; and (2) the taxes on rum imported into the United States from beneficiary countries. Authorizes the Administrator of the Fund to allocate and distribute the moneys in the Fund to island beneficiary countries. Sets forth the method of allocation.

Title II: Tax and Tariff Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that if the amount of taxes collected on rum imported into the United States from beneficiary countries exceeds the amount needed in the Eastern Caribbean Regional Development Fund the excess shall be covered into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Prohibits granting duty-free treatment to bulk rum manufactured outside the United States, its territories, or possessions.

What's happening now July 28, 1983

See H.R.2973.

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