NOTICE OF PENDING LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00224A000200460001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 28, 1955
• Content Type: FORM

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H R 5560
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TO : irector of Logistics FROM: LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
DFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
, ICH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS, IS:
SENT TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
A BILL ON WHICH FAVORABLE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ~ IS ~ IS NOT PREDICTED.
SENT FOR YOUR COMMENT AS TO WHETHER IT IS OF INTEREST TO CIA ACTIVITIES, 'ANp WHETHER
FURTHER ACTION BY THIS OFFICE IS NECESSARY OR DESIRED.
CIT IS REQUESTED THAT COMMENTS OONCERNING ?HIS LEOISLATI~V BE FORR'ARDED, TAROUfY1~
APPROPRIATE CNANNffiS, T1D 7f11S OFFICE, li}'
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TO LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
FROM:
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Director of Logistics
1. H.R. ,S'j60 amends and makes permaneLt the provisions of Public= Law 633,
'77'ih Congress, which in turn provided for duty free entry into the tJnited States,
as well as certain of its territories and possessions, for personal ~ffscts and
household goods belonging to personnel in the service of the United States,
.following an extended tour of duty in ar. overseas area,
2. This Bill is of distinct interest to CI9 as it will permit the con-
tinued exemption from custom duties of pexso:~al effects and household goods
belonging to Agency personnel returning to tYe continental United States, and
certain of its territories and possessions, followi~lg extended tours of duty in
overseas areas. This privilege expired midnight 3d June 1955 and, in the eve~~t
this Bill is not enacted into law, effective 1. July 1955, all government
employees, both civilian and military, will k~e r?quired to declare and pay duty
on all personal effects and household goods being returned following overseas
assignment.
3. In view of the above factors, it is recommar~ded that all possible
action be taken to fmplemant passage of H.R. ,5560 and that its provisions be
made retroactive to 1 July 1955 to preclude against the possibility of customs
duties being levied against Agency personnel returning to the United States,
and specified territories and possessions, fo7.lowin~ overseas assignment.
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improving the attractiveness of overseas fluty for Agency
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2. Further action by your office is believed to be not
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54TH CONGRESS ~ SENATE f REPORT
l.st Session j No. 690
FREE IMPORTATION OF PERSONAS AND HOUSEHOLD
EFFECTS BROUGHT INTO THE UNITED STATES UNDER
GOVER1T1VIENT ORDERS
JUNE 29, 1955.-Ordered to hg printed
IVIr. JOHNSON. of Texas (for Mr. BYRD), ,from the Committee on
Finance, submitted the fo3lowing
REPORT
[To accompany H. R. 55601
' The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R:
5560) relating to -the free importation of personal and household
effects brought into the United States under Government orders,
and for other purposes, having considered the same. report favorably
thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill, as amended,
do pass.
The House bill would have made permanent the right of citizens
returning from extended foreign assignmenis to bring in free of duty
their personal and household oods.
The Finance Committee fe~t that because of the marked increase
in foreign assignments of military and civilian personnel and, the
corresponding increase in the possibility of abuse, periodic congres-
sional review should be made.
An amendment was adopted which provitles fora 3-year extension
in lieu of the permanent authority containers in the bill.
The pui.pose of H. R. 5560, as amended b~ the Fn~ance Committee,
is to provide for a continuation until JulyF1 1958, of the exemption
from duty of personal and household effects brought into the United
States under Government orders. The bi)1 also amends the Tariff
Act of 1930 (ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590), section-401 (a) of the Antismug-
gling Act (ch. 438, 49 Stat. 529), and sections 542, 544, and 545 of
title. 18, United States Code, so as to placd the military and civilian
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G FREE IMPORT'A3'I(~N Ul PERSON?4L AND IiO~:JSF.IIOLIl EF7?FCT'S
personnel stationed on Jtilmston Island in the same legal position.
with re~,ard to customs laws and smuggling laws as the personnel
stationed on Wale Island and Midi+.ray Island.
The act of Juan? 27, 1942 (Public, Law 633, 77th Co:ng? , .56 Stat. 461. ),
allowed, until thr, ds~,y following the proclamation of peace by the
President, thc; free eritxy of personal and, household effects of any
person rei;rrrning i,o tsre United States under Government orders.
Public Law 45Q oi? the. 82d Congress extended the period of free
entry to ~1pri1 1, 1953.
Public Law 20 of the 83d Congress continued the free-entry privilege
to duly l . 1955.
H. K. 5560, as amrnded, will provide afree-entr-} privilege for the
personal an.cl household effects of certain persons ire the service of the
United States until July 1, 1958.
The privilege of importing personal and household goods without
the trouble and expense. of paying duty has car stituted an important
morale factor arrd has been a needed incentive to overseas duty on the
part of Government personnel. The administrative burdens involved
in the m.overnexrt of personnel and members of Families would be
seriously inrn the term " ~iJnited
States" wherever it is found in the laws relating to ru~tom administration and
smuggling. As a consecinenee, the personnel assigned to f~~huse islands are within
the scope of the actof June 27, 1942 tch. 453, 56 Stat. 4611, as amended. That
act, which would be made permanent by the. first section or tLis proposal., currently
authorizes, until July 1, 1955, t:ne free importation into the I'nited States without
the payment of any import tax or duty of "the personal and householr3 effects of
any person in the scrricf~ of the i7nited Stator, or his family, or of any person
e.~acuated to the Unil,ed States," when the movement is ma?lc in compliance with
Government orders. Johnston Island wa:~: not excluded Fr~u~t the terra "t7nited
States," and, therefore, when personnel assigned to that i>}-
lent or false invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, pa,;er, or by means of any false
statement, written or verbal, or by means of any false or fraudulent practice or
appliance, or xr,.akes any false statement u, any declaration without reasonable
cause to believe the truth of such statentcnl., or prof-ores the making of any such
false statement. as to any matter rrratcrial thereto without reasonable cause ti,
Believe the truth of such statement, whether or not the United States shall or
may be deprived of any lawful duties; or
.Whoever is guilty. of any willful act or omission whereby the United State~>
shall or may be deprived of any lawful dut,ieh accruing upon merchandise embraced
or referred. to in such invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or statement, oe
affected by such .act or omission-
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FREE IMPOR'PATION OI' :PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD IiI''FEc;TS 7
Sha11 be fined for esLCh ofl'a,nse not more than ~5,OUO or imprisoned not morn
than t;vo years, or Moth. .
Nothing in this section shalt 'ile construed to relieee imported merchandise
from forfeiture wu~er other pro~aisions of law.
The term "commerce oP tEu~ United Mates", as used in this section, shall xlot
include. eomulerce with the Philippine Islands, Virgin Islands, Amer ican Ss~rna-r,
4~'IW'se Island, Midway Islan