[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2465 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2465

To extend until January 1, 1996, the previously existing temporary duty 
   suspension on certain knitting machines and parts, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1993

  Mr. Manton 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, 1996, the previously existing temporary duty 
   suspension on certain knitting machines and parts, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Each of the following headings of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ``12/31/
92'' and inserting ``12/31/95'':
            (1) Heading 9902.84.48 (relating to circular knitting 
        machines and parts).
            (2) Heading 9902.84.49 (relating to power driven flat 
        knitting machines and parts).
    (b) Hosiery Knitting Machines and Needles.--
            (1) Heading 9902.84.47 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
        the United States (relating to hosiery knitting machines and 
        parts) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``12/31/92'' and inserting ``12/31/
                94''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or 8448.59.10'' and inserting 
                ``8448.51.50, or 8448.59.10''.
            (2) Heading 9902.84.51 of such Schedule (relating to 
        needles for knitting machines) is amended by striking ``12/31/
        92'' and inserting ``12/31/94''.

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 any 
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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