[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 385

         To change the tariff classification for light trucks.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 17 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
         To change the tariff classification for light trucks.

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

SECTION 1. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF LIGHT TRUCKS.

    (a) In General.--The Additional United States Notes to chapter 87 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
redesignating note 2 as note 3 and by inserting after note 1 the 
following new note:
``2. Any passenger van, multipurpose van, sport utility vehicle, and 
other Jeep-type vehicle with a G.V.W. not exceeding 5 metric tons and a 
basic vehicle frontal area of 4.1805 square meters or less which is--
        ``(a) designed primarily for purposes of transportation of 
        property or is a derivation of such a vehicle;
        ``(b) equipped with special features enabling off-street or 
        off-highway operations and uses; or
        ``(c) suitable for cargo-carrying purposes or other 
        nonpassenger-carrying purposes through the removal of seats by 
        means installed for that purpose by the manufacturer of the 
        vehicle or with simple tools, such as screwdrivers or wrenches, 
        so as to create a flat, floor level surface extending from the 
        forwardmost point of installation of such seats to the rear of 
        the vehicle's interior,
shall be classified in heading 8704.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

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