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Union Calendar No. 797 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7979 

[Report No. 118–948] 

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 

DECEMBER 24, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DUNCAN and Mr. MORAN

DECEMBER 24, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2024] 


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A BILL 

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

the administrative exemptions under that Act. 


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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)— 

11 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

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

14 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

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

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

17 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

18 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

19 (C) in the matter following subparagraph 

20 (C), by striking ‘‘The privilege’’ and all that fol21 lows through ‘‘; and’’; 

22 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

23 (d); and 

24 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol25 lowing: 


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

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

3 which merchandise covered by a single order or contract 

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

5 subsection. 

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

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

8 is subject to duties or other import restrictions under any 

9 of the following provisions of law: 

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

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

12 U.S.C. 2251). 

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

14 U.S.C. 2411). 

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

16 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862). 

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

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

19 classification of the article under the Harmonized Tariff 

20 Schedule of the United States is provided to U.S. Customs 

21 and Border Protection, pursuant to an authorized electronic 

22 data interchange system, as part of the entry filing in ac23 cordance with section 498 of this Act, in addition to any 

24 other information required by law. 


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

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

3 goods subject to duties or other import restrictions under 

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

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

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

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

8 $10,000 for each subsequent violation. A penalty imposed 

9 under this subsection is in addition to any other penalty 

10 authorized by law.’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or with13 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 

14 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 797 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7979 

[Report No. 118–948] 

A BILL 

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to 

Act. modify the administrative exemptions under that 

DECEMBER 24, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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