[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1741 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1741

To extend until January 1, 1998, the previously existing suspension of 
                    duty on crude feathers and down.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 1993

Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend until January 1, 1998, the previously existing suspension of 
                    duty on crude feathers and down.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CRUDE FEATHERS 
              AND DOWN.

    Subheadings 9902.05.10 and 9902.05.11 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States are each amended by striking ``12/31/92'' 
and inserting ``12/31/97''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 
on the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Retroactive Provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law to the contrary, upon 
a request filed with the appropriate customs officer before the 90th 
day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of goods to which the 
amendment made by section 1 applies and that was made--
            (1) after December 31, 1992; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been a lower duty if the 
amendment made by section 1 had applied to such entry or withdrawal, 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal 
had occurred on such 15th day.

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