To amend title 11, United States Code, to establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the United States by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor.
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends bankruptcy law to establish an 11th priority in a debtor's relief plan for the payment of unsecured claims of customs brokers and sureties for duties, taxes, or other charges paid by them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of a debtor that imports merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the debtor's filing of a petition for relief.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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