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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7979 

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the administrative 

exemptions under that Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2024 

Mr. MURPHY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify 

the administrative exemptions under that Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End China’s De Mini5 mis Abuse Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS 

7 UNDER THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 

9 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 


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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A), by striking ‘‘admit articles’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘subject to subsection (b)(1), admit articles’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘$800’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘subject to subsection (b)(2), $800’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

8 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

9 (C) in the matter following subparagraph 

10 (C), by striking ‘‘The privilege’’ and all that fol11 lows through ‘‘; and’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub13 section (d); and 

14 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(b)(1) The privilege of subparagraph (A), (B), or 

17 (C) of subsection (a)(2) shall not be granted in any case 

18 in which merchandise covered by a single order or contract 

19 is forwarded in separate lots to secure the benefit of such 

20 subsection. 

21 ‘‘(2) The privilege of subparagraph (C) of subsection 

22 (a)(2) shall not be granted with respect to any article that 

23 is subject to duties or other import restrictions under any 

24 of the following provisions of law: 

25 ‘‘(A) Subtitle A or B of title VII of this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 

2 U.S.C. 2251). 

3 ‘‘(C) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 

4 U.S.C. 2411). 

5 ‘‘(D) Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 

6 of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862). 

7 ‘‘(3)(A) No covered article may receive the privilege 

8 of subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(2) unless the 10- 

9 digit classification of the article under the Harmonized 

10 Tariff Schedule of the United States is provided to U.S. 

11 Customs and Border Protection, pursuant to an author12 ized electronic data interchange system, as part of the 

13 entry filing in accordance with section 498 of this Act, 

14 in addition to any other information required by law. 

15 ‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered article’ 

16 means an article the origin of which is a country with any 

17 goods subject to duties or other import restrictions under 

18 section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). 

19 ‘‘(c) Any person who enters, introduces, or attempts 

20 to introduce an article in violation of this section is liable 

21 for a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first violation, and 

22 $10,000 for each subsequent violation. A penalty imposed 

23 under this subsection is in addition to any other penalty 

24 authorized by law.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, 

3 or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 

4 the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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