To exempt nonprofit organizations sending humanitarian care packages to members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas from certain tariff and postal reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts congressional findings that customs and postal reporting requirements designed for commercial trade have unintentionally burdened nonprofit organizations sending humanitarian care packages to deployed troops, amends the Tariff Act of 1930 by inserting Section 321A after Section 321, creating a tariff and documentation exemption for humanitarian care packages sent by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to Armed Forces, and creates new Section 321A of the Tariff Act exempting shipments from qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to military mail addresses from tariffs, duties, Harmonized System classification codes, country-of-origin declarations. It relies on exemptions, tariffs, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Trade and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
Nonprofit troop-support organizations could face lower compliance burdens, U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed overseas could gain revenue opportunities, and Operation Troop Support could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
U.S. Customs and Border Protection would take on compliance duties and United States Postal Service would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Exempts congressional findings that customs and postal reporting requirements designed for commercial trade have unintentionally burdened nonprofit organizations sending humanitarian care packages to deployed troops...
- Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 by inserting Section 321A after Section 321, creating a tariff and documentation exemption for humanitarian care packages sent by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to Armed Forces...
- Creates new Section 321A of the Tariff Act exempting shipments from qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to military mail addresses from tariffs, duties, Harmonized System classification codes, country-of-origin declarations...
- Directs USPS to treat qualifying nonprofit humanitarian care package shipments as domestic mail for all rate, tariff, and customs purposes regardless of destination.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill exempts congressional findings that customs and postal reporting requirements designed for commercial trade have unintentionally burdened nonprofit organizations sending humanitarian care packages to deployed troops, amends the Tariff Act of 1930 by inserting Section 321A after Section 321, creating a tariff and documentation exemption for humanitarian care packages sent by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to Armed Forces, and creates new Section 321A of the Tariff Act exempting shipments from qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to military mail addresses from tariffs, duties, Harmonized System classification codes, country-of-origin declarations.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill exempts congressional findings that customs and postal reporting requirements designed for commercial trade have unintentionally burdened nonprofit organizations sending humanitarian care packages to deployed troops, amends the Tariff Act of 1930 by inserting Section 321A after Section 321, creating a tariff and documentation exemption for humanitarian care packages sent by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to Armed Forces, and creates new Section 321A of the Tariff Act exempting shipments from qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to military mail addresses from tariffs, duties, Harmonized System classification codes, country-of-origin declarations.
Policy Domains
Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025
Identified Gains
- Nonprofit troop-support organizations
- U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed overseas
- Operation Troop Support
Identified Costs
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- United States Postal Service
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Nonprofit troop-support organizations, Operation Troop Support
Customs and Border Protection, United States Postal Service
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commissioner"
- → Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- "the_postmaster_general"
- → Postmaster General (United States Postal Service)
- "the_secretary_of_the_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury (acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
A parcel containing donated goods intended solely for the comfort, welfare, or morale of Armed Forces personnel stationed outside the continental United States.
An organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that primarily supports United States service members or veterans.
An Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO), or Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) address designated by the Department of Defense for receipt of mail by U.S. Armed Forces personnel abroad.
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