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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4242 

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the import of donated 

fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies free of duty 

and other restrictions for purposes of inspection and subsequent donation 

and export of such equipment and supplies to countries and organizations 

in need, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2014 

Mr. NOLAN (for himself and Mr. PAULSEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the import 

of donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment 

and supplies free of duty and other restrictions for purposes of inspection and subsequent donation and export 

of such equipment and supplies to countries and organizations in need, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Humanitarian Fire5 fighter Relief Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 322(b) of the Tariff Act 

3 of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1322(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and 

5 inserting a semicolon; 

6 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

7 the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; 

8 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol9 lowing new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(5) donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief 

11 equipment and supplies imported by or on behalf of 

12 a qualified nonprofit organization for purposes of in13 spection of such equipment and supplies and the 

14 subsequent donation and export of such equipment 

15 and supplies to countries and organizations in need, 

16 as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’; 

17 and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following new sen19 tence: ‘‘A qualified nonprofit organization referred to 

20 in paragraph (5) is an organization that is described 

21 in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

22 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 

23 such Code.’’. 

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

25 this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 

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1 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF 

4 SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter X of chapter 98 of the 

6 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 

7 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 

8 new heading: 

‘‘ 9810.00.98 Donated fire-fighting and rescue 

and relief equipment and supplies 

imported under the terms of U.S. 

note 7 to this subchapter ............ Free Free ’’. 

9 (b) AMENDMENTS TO U.S. NOTES.—Subchapter X of 

10 chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

11 United States is amended— 

12 (1) in U.S. Note 1 to such subchapter, by strik13 ing ‘‘and 9810.00.95’’ and inserting ‘‘, 9810.00.95 

14 and 9810.00.98’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end of the U.S. Notes to 

16 such subchapter the following new U.S. Note: 

17 ‘‘7. For purposes of heading 9810.00.98, goods may 

18 be imported under such heading, under the terms of sec19 tion 322 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and regulations issued 

20 thereunder, if such goods are imported by or on behalf 

21 of a qualified nonprofit organization described in section 

22 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex23 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 

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

2 this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 

3 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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