[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 879 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 879

Relating to the tariff treatment of pharmaceutical grade phospholipids 
                            and soybean oil.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1993

Mr. Valentine (for himself and Mr. Lancaster) 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 
                            and soybean oil.

    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) In General.--
            (1) Amendment.--Chapter 29 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheading 
        2923.20.00 and inserting the following:

      

       ``                Lecithins and other phospho-                                                           
                          aminolipids:                                                                          
           2923.20.10       Egg phospholipids,                              Free (A,E,IL,J)  10%                
                             pharmaceutical grade meeting                    0.8% (CA)                          
                             requirements of the United                                                         
                             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.     
                                                           4/5%              (A*,E,IL,J)      + 30%             
                                                                             1.1 cents/kg.                      
                                                                             + 2.2% (CA)                      ''

            (2) Effective date.--(A) The amendment made by paragraph 
        (1) shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
        warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (B) Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
        or any other provision of law, upon proper request filed with 
        the appropriate customs officer before the 90th day after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, any entry--
                    (i) that was made after March 29, 1991 and before 
                the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (ii) with respect to which there would have been a 
                lesser duty if the amendment made by paragraph (1) 
                applied to such entry,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amendment 
        applied to such entry.
    (b) Rate of Duty if Proposed Agreement or Declaration Is Adopted.--
            (1) Conditional amendment.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
        subheading 2923.20.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
        United States is amended--
                    (A) by striking the rate appearing in the General 
                column and inserting ``Free''; and
                    (B) by striking any matter appearing in the Special 
                column.
            (2) Condition.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
        take effect on the date that an agreement or declaration that 
        grants duty-free status to articles described in subheading 
        3004.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
        enters into force and effect with respect to the United States.

SEC. 2. PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE SOYBEAN OIL.

    (a) Conditional Amendment.--Subject to subsection (b), subheading 
1507.90.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the rate appearing in the General column 
        and inserting ``Free''; and
            (2) by striking any matter appearing in the Special column.
    (b) Condition.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect on the date that an agreement or declaration that grants duty-
free status to articles described in subheading 3004.90 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States enters into force and 
effect with respect to the United States.

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