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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 pur-
poses of inspection and subsequent donation and export 
of such equipment and supplies to countries and organi-
zations in need, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Humanitarian Fire-
fighter Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 322(b) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1322(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief 
equipment and supplies imported by or on behalf of 
a qualified nonprofit organization for purposes of in-
spection of such equipment and supplies and the 
subsequent donation and export of such equipment 
and supplies to countries and organizations in need, 
as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘A qualified nonprofit organization referred to 
in paragraph (5) is an organization that is described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
such Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF 
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter X of chapter 98 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
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 
’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO U.S. NOTES.—Subchapter X of 
chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended— 
(1) in U.S. Note 1 to such subchapter, by strik-
ing ‘‘and 9810.00.95’’ and inserting ‘‘, 9810.00.95 
and 9810.00.98’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of the U.S. Notes to 
such subchapter the following new U.S. Note: 
‘‘7. For purposes of heading 9810.00.98, goods may 
be imported under such heading, under the terms of sec-
tion 322 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and regulations issued 
thereunder, if such goods are imported by or on behalf 
of a qualified nonprofit organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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