A bill to amend section 582 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to require search warrants in connection with certain body search procedures conducted with respect to persons entering the United States from foreign countries.

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Introduced

5 March 1973

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summary

Requires search warrants under the Tariff Act of 1930 in connection with body search procedures conducted with respect to persons entering the United States from foreign countries. Provides that when any body search involves a search of body cavaties, such search shall be made by qualified medical doctors under sanitary and medically approved conditions. (Amends 19 U.S.C. 1582).

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/5172
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