[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5287 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5287

Relating to the tariff treatment of pharmaceutical grade phospholipids.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1994

Mr. Valentine 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 pharmaceutical grade phospholipids.

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

SECTION 1. PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE PHOSPHOLIPIDS.

    (a) New Entries.--With respect to eligible goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and before January 1, 
1995, such goods shall be liquidated as if chapter 29 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States were amended by striking 
subheading 2923.20.00 and inserting the following new subheadings, with 
the superior text having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 2923.10.00:

      

       ``                Lecithins and other phospho-                                                           
                          aminolipids:                                                                          
           2923.20.10       Egg phospholipids,                              Free             10%                
                             pharmaceutical grade meeting                    (A,E,IL,J,MX)                      
                             requirements of the United                      0.8% (CA)                          
                             States Food and Drug                                                               
                             Administration for use in                                                          
                             intravenous fat emulsions....  1.5%                                                
           2923.20.20       Other.........................  2.2 cents/kg.   Free             16.5 cents/kg.     
                                                             +               (A*,E,IL,J,MX)   + 30%             
                                                            4.5%             .8 cents/kg. +                     
                                                                             1.8% (CA)                        ''

    (b) Eligible Goods.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``eligible 
goods'' means goods described in subheading 2923.20.10 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as set forth in the 
amendment described in subsection (a).

SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.

    Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other 
provision of law, upon proper request filed with the Customs Service 
before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
entry of eligible goods--
            (1) that was made after March 29, 1991, and before the 15th 
        day after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
            (2) with respect to which there would have been a lesser 
        duty if the amendment described in section 1 applied to such 
        entry,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amendment applied to 
such entry.
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