[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2907 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2907

 To revive and extend through December 31, 1996, a temporary reduction 
        of duty on certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To revive and extend through December 31, 1996, a temporary reduction 
        of duty on certain disposable surgical gowns and drapes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF REDUCTION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN DISPOSABLE 
              SURGICAL GOWNS AND DRAPES.

    Heading 9902.62.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States is amended by striking out ``12/31/92'' and inserting ``12/31/
96''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 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withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 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 180th 
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 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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