[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 228 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 228

Regarding the tariff classification of motor vehicles for the transport 
                               of goods.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
Regarding the tariff classification of motor vehicles for the transport 
                               of goods.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Equity Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. CLASSIFICATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS.

    The Additional United States Notes to chapter 87 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new note:
``3. Any motor vehicle that is--
        ``(a) a light truck within the meaning of section 523.5 of 
        title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
        October 1, 1990); or
        ``(b) a light-duty truck within the meaning of such term as 
        defined in section 86.082-2 of title 40 of the Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect July 1, 1990);
shall be classified under heading 8704.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 applies 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 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.

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