[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2303 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2303

     Relating to the tariff treatment of gum rosin and wood rosin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     Relating to the tariff treatment of gum rosin and wood rosin.

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

SECTION 1. GUM ROSIN AND WOOD ROSIN.

    Chapter 38 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
is amended by striking subheading 3806.10.00 and inserting in numerical 
sequence the following new superior text and subheadings, with the 
article description for subheading 3806.12.00 having the same degree of 
indentation as the article description in subheading 3802.90.50:
      

       ``                Rosin:                                                                                 
           3806.12.00      Gum rosin or wood rosin.................  Free                                       
       ``  3806.14.00      Other...................................  5%           Free (A*,CA,   5%             
                                                                                   E,IL,J)                    ''

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The amendment made by section 1 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respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 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.
    (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 no duty or 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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