To eliminate the incentive to distribute e-commerce shipments from foreign countries by providing parity to United States foreign-trade zones, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To eliminate the incentive to distribute e-commerce shipments from foreign countries by providing parity to United States foreign-trade zones, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H27CA9E17331B48C58008AB1FA1F5D7B3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Parity Act of 2024.
- Section H896EB960C454467C9E64F811F8D53C18: 2. Customs entry procedures for articles withdrawn from a foreign-trade zone Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended— in subsection...
- Section HE5935C6291694BCCA4C1BED3FF760AA7: 3. Treatment of e-commerce under Foreign-Trade Zones Act Section 15(d) of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign-Trade Zones Act) (19 U.S.C....
- Section HBE9AE4F709DD4442A72D0A6F150B8A73: 4. Proposed and final regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the...
- Section H76776F5A7B1E41A99C440DB4FC9EA5DA: 5. Rule of construction Nothing in Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to affect the administration of section 484(i) of the Tariff Act of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To eliminate the incentive to distribute e-commerce shipments from foreign countries by providing parity to United States foreign-trade zones, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To eliminate the incentive to distribute e-commerce shipments from foreign countries by providing parity to United States foreign-trade zones, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Miller of West …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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