I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 805 
To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the administrative 
exemptions under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End China’s De Mini-
mis Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTIONS 
UNDER THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘admit articles’’ and inserting 
‘‘subject to subsection (b)(1), admit articles’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$800’’ and inserting 
‘‘subject to subsection (b)(2), $800’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(C) in the matter following subparagraph 
(C), by striking ‘‘The privilege’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b)(1) The privilege of subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C) of subsection (a)(2) shall not be granted in any case 
in which merchandise covered by a single order or contract 
is forwarded in separate lots to secure the benefit of such 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) The privilege of subparagraph (C) of subsection 
(a)(2) shall not be granted with respect to any article that 
is subject to duties or other import restrictions under any 
of the following provisions of law: 
‘‘(A) Subtitle A or B of title VII of this Act. 
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‘‘(B) Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2251). 
‘‘(C) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2411). 
‘‘(D) Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 
of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862). 
‘‘(3)(A) No covered article may receive the privilege 
of subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(2) unless the 10- 
digit classification of the article under the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is provided to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, pursuant to an author-
ized electronic data interchange system, as part of the 
entry filing in accordance with section 498 of this Act, 
in addition to any other information required by law. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered article’ 
means an article the origin of which is a country with any 
goods subject to duties or other import restrictions under 
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). 
‘‘(c) Any person who enters, introduces, or attempts 
to introduce an article in violation of this section is liable 
for a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first violation; and 
$10,000 for each subsequent violation. A penalty imposed 
under this subsection is in addition to any other penalty 
authorized by law.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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