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19 U.S.C. 1491: Unclaimed merchandise; disposition of forfeited distilled spirits, wines and malt liquor
Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1493.
2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1), Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1996
- Pub. L. 104–295 substituted "in a bonded warehouse pursuant to section 1490" for "in in a bonded warehouse pursuant to section 1490" and "Customs Service" for "appropriate customs officer". (Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
1993
- Pub. L. 103–182, §659(1), substituted "in a bonded warehouse pursuant to section 1490 of this title for 6 months" for "customs custody for one year", "estimated duties, taxes, fees, interest, storage," for "estimated duties and storage", "duties, taxes, fees, interest, storage, and oth… · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §659(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (e). · (b), (c), (d)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §659(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (e) and substituted "Customs Service" for "appropriate customs officer" in par. (3). · (e)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–410 amended section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
1970
- Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector, and struck out reference to appraiser of merchandise.
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.