[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1307 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1307

 To correct the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as it 
      applies to certain electric toothbrushes and parts thereof.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 29 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

  Mr. D'Amato introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To correct the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as it 
      applies to certain electric toothbrushes and parts thereof.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHES.

    Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
is amended by striking subheading 8509.80.00 and inserting in numerical 
sequence the following new subheadings, with the superior heading for 
subheading 8509.80 having the same degree of indentation as the 
superior heading for subheading 8507.90 and the article descriptions 
for subheadings 8509.80.10 and 8509.80.20 each having the same degree 
of indentation as the article description in subheading 8507.90.40:
    

       ``  8509.80      Other appliances:                                                                       
           8509.80.10     Electric toothbrushes..........  0.2 cents each   Free (A, E, IL,  2 cents each +     
                                                            + 3.4%           CA)              50%               
           8509.80.20     Other..........................  4.2%             Free (A, E, IL)  40%                
                                                                            2.5% (CA)                           
                                                                                                                

SEC. 2. CERTAIN PARTS OF ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHES.

    Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
as amended by section 1, is amended by inserting in numerical sequence 
the following new subheading with the article description in subheading 
8509.90.10 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description in subheading 8507.90.40:
    

       ``  8509.90.10     Parts of electric toothbrushes.  0.2 cents each   Free (A, E, IL,  2 cents each +     
                                                            + 3.4%           CA)              50%               
                                                                                                                

SEC. 3. STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.

    Any staged rate reduction of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 
9603.21.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that 
was proclaimed by the President before the date of the enactment of 
this Act and that takes effect after such date of enactment shall also 
apply to the corresponding rates of duty set forth in subheadings 
8509.80.10 and 8509.90.10 (as added by section 1 and section 2 of this 
Act).

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 1 and section 2 
shall 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) Reliquidation.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 or any other provision of law, 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 an article described in subheading 8509.80.10 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by section 1) 
or subheading 8509.90.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (as added by section 2) that was made--
            (1) after December 31, 1988; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act;
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry occurred on 
such 15th day.

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