[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2156 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2156

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore 
the rate of duty applicable to man-made fiber felt fabric for technical 
   uses that was in effect under the Tariff Schedules of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1993

   Mr. Bunning (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore 
the rate of duty applicable to man-made fiber felt fabric for technical 
   uses that was in effect under the Tariff Schedules of the United 
                                States.

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

SECTION 1. MAN-MADE FIBER FELT FABRIC FOR TECHNICAL USES.

    Chapter 59 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
is amended by striking subheading 5911.40.00 and inserting the 
following new superior text and subheadings, with the superior text 
having the same degree of indentation as the article description for 
subheading 5911.90.00:

       

       ``                 Straining cloth of a kind used                                                        
                           in oil presses or the like,                                                          
                           including that of human hair                                                         
           5911.50.00      Nonlaminated, chemically                         Free (B, IL)     74%                
                            treated or coated, needleloom                    8.7% (CA)                          
                            felt of man-made fibers......  12.5%                                                
           5911.60.00      Other.........................  17%              Free (A, E*,     81%                
                                                                             IL) 11.9% (CA)                   ''

SEC. 2. STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.

    (a) For Subheading 5911.50.00.--Any staged rate reduction of a rate 
of duty for subheading 5602.10.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States that was proclaimed by the President before the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall also apply to the corresponding rate 
of duty set forth in subheading 5911.50.00 (as added by section 1).
    (b) For Subheading 5911.60.00.--Any staged rate reduction of a rate 
of duty for subheading 5911.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States that was proclaimed by the President before the date 
of the enactment of this Act and that would otherwise take effect after 
the date of enactment of this Act shall also apply to the corresponding 
rate of duty set forth in subheading 5911.60.00 (as added by section 
1).

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 1 apply with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Retroactive Application to Certain Entries.--Notwithstanding 
section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, 
upon a request filed with the appropriate customs officer on or before 
the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of any goods described in 
subheading 5911.50.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (as added by section 1) that was made--
            (1) after December 31, 1988; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act;
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the amendment made by 
section 1 applied to such liquidation or reliquidation.

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