S.Amdt. 1769

SA 1769. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. THREE PERCENT RATE FOR PORTABLE, ELECTRONICALLY-
AERATED BAIT CONTAINERS.

(a) In General.--Section 4161(a) is amended by
redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting
after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
``(4) 3 percent rate for portable, electronically-aerated
bait containers.--In the case of portable, electronically-
aerated bait containers, paragraph (1) shall be applied by
substituting `3 percent' for `10 percent'.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer,
or importer after December 31, 2017.
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