Text of Senate Amendment 4692

Text of Senate Amendment 4692

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1404-S1405] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4692. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by [[Page S1405]] him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. EXEMPTION OF COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, AND SIMILAR ITEMS FROM CERTAIN DUTIES. (a) In General.--Any duty imposed under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 2411) on or after February 20, 2026, shall not apply to any article classified under chapter 9 or 18 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (b) Refunds.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, refund, with interest, to each importer of an article described in subsection (a) all duties described in that subsection and paid with respect to the article. (2) Reliquidation authority.--In the case of an entry of an article described in subsection (a) that was liquidated before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall reliquidate the entry at the rate of duty applicable to the article in the absence of any duty described in subsection (a) in order to pay a refund required under that subsection. (c) Termination.--The exemption under subsection (a) terminates on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Entry Defined.--In this section, the term ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. ______

Referenced legislation: S1383