[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2452 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2452

Relating to the tariff treatment of certain agglomerated cork products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1993

 Mr. Kleczka 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 certain agglomerated cork products.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN AGGLOMERATED CORK PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--The article description for subheading 4504.10.10 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended to 
read as follows: ``Vulcanized blocks, plates, cylinders, sheets, slabs, 
and other shapes wholly of ground or pulverized cork''.
    (b) Cut or Molded Agglomerated Cork.--Chapter 45 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new subheading, with the article 
description having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description in subheading 4504.10.50:

      

       ``  4504.90.10    Agglomerated cork, not further                     Free (A,CA,      22 cents/kg        
                          advanced than cut or molded                        E,IL)                            ''
                          into blocks, plates, cylinders,                                                      .
                          sheets, slabs, rods, sticks,                                                          
                          strips, and other shapes.......  5.5 cents/kg                                         

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (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respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 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 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 any 
amendment made by section 1 applies and that was made--
            (1) after December 31, 1988; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        the Act;
and with respect to which there would have been no duty or a lower duty 
if such amendment 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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