[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1436 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1436

        To extend the suspension of duties on certain chemicals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 6 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

 Mr. Bradley (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
        To extend the suspension of duties on certain chemicals.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTIES ON CERTAIN CHEMICALS.

    Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking ``12/31/92'' and inserting 
``12/31/96'' in each of the following headings:
            (1) Heading 9902.29.49 (relating to Ben-zethonium 
        chloride).
            (2) Heading 9902.29.59 (relating to 2,2-Bis(4-
        cyanatophenyl)propane).
            (3) Heading 9902.29.62 (relating to Paraldehyde, USP 
        grade).
            (4) Heading 9902.29.63 (relating to Amino-
        methylphenylpyrazole(Phenylmethylaminopyrazole).
            (5) Heading 9902.29.67 (relating to 3-Methyl-1-(p-tolyl)-2-
        pyrazolin-5-one (p-Tolylmethylpyrazo-lone)).
            (6) Heading 9902.29.69 (relating to 3-Methyl-5-pyrazolone).
            (7) Heading 9902.29.71 (relating to Barbituric acid).
            (8) Heading 9902.30.13 (relating to 4,4'-Methylenebis-(2,6-
        dimethyl-phenylcyanate)).
            (9) Heading 9902.30.29 (relating to 4,4'-Methylenebis-(3-
        chloro-2,6-diethylaniline)).
            (10) Heading 9902.30.30 (relating to 4,4'-Methylenebis-
        (2,6-diisoprophylaniline)).
            (11) Heading 9902.30.57 (relating to L-Carnitine).
            (12) Heading 9902.30.59 (relating to Acetoacet-para-
        toluidide).
            (13) Heading 9902.30.63 (relating to Acetoacetsulfanilic 
        acid, potassium salt).
            (14) Heading 9902.30.72 (relating to 1,1-Ethylidenebis-
        (phenyl-4-cyanate)).
            (15) Heading 9902.30.73 (relating to 2,2'-Bis(4-
        cyanatophenyl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (CAS No. 32728-27-
        1)).
            (16) Heading 9902.30.74 (relating to 4,4'-Thiodiphenyl 
        cyanate).
            (17) Heading 9902.30.86 (relating to 6-Methyluracil).
            (18) Heading 9902.30.92 (relating to Ethyl 2-(2-
        aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-hydroxyiminoacetate).
            (19) Heading 9902.30.93 (relating to Ethyl 2-(2-
        aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-methoxyiminoacetate).
            (20) Heading 9902.36.06 (relating to Metaldehyde).
            (21) Heading 9902.39.11 (relating to Hydrocarbon novolac 
        cyanate ester).

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 1 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) Retroactive Provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon a request filed 
with the appropriate customs officer on or before the 90th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse for consumption, of an article to which an amendment made by 
section 1 applies--
            (1) that was made after December 31, 1992, and before the 
        15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) and with respect to which there would have been a lower 
        duty if an amendment made by section 1 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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