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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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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 authorized electronic 
data interchange system, as part of the entry filing in ac-
cordance with section 498 of this Act, in addition to any 
other information required by law. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
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 
modify the administrative exemptions under that 
Act. 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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