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S 576 99th Congress Senate

A bill to exclude from the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ethyl alcohol used for fuel which is merely distilled or denatured in a beneficiary country.

Introduced: March 5, 1985 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Alcohol and Alcoholic BeveragesAlcohol as fuelCaribbean areaForeign Trade and Investments
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Mar 5, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 11, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to exclude from eligibility for duty-free treatment ethyl alcohol and any mixture containing ethyl alcohol which is suitable for use as a fuel or for creating specified fuel mixtures which has merely been subjected to distillation or denaturing within a beneficiary country (one of certain Caribbean countries).

Refunds all duties paid on such alcohol or mixture upon proof that such alcohol or mixture was not and can no longer be used as fuel or to produce the specified fuel mixtures. Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to establish refund procedures.

Restricts application of this Act to articles enentered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after 15 days of enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1993.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 5, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 576: A bill to exclude from the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ethyl alcohol used for fuel which is merely distilled or denatured in a beneficiary country.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-576/
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"S. 576: A bill to exclude from the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ethyl alcohol used for fuel which is merely distilled or denatured in a beneficiary country.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-576/.
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S. 576, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-576/.
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