S.Amdt. 2718

SA 2718. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Schatz) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr.
Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXEMPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FROM DUTIES
IMPOSED PURSUANT TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY
DECLARATION.

(a) In General.--Duties imposed pursuant to Executive Order
14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) shall not apply with respect to
articles imported by or for the use of small business
concerns, as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632).
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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