[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 607 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 607

   To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
 respect to the tariff treatment of pharmaceutical grade phospholipids 
                            and soybean oil.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 17 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

  Mr. Helms, introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
 respect 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.--Chapter 29 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is 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                                                                     
                         phosphoaminolipids:                                                                    
           2923.20.10     Egg phospholipids,                              Free (A,E,IL,J)   10%                 
                           pharmaceutical grade                           0.8% (CA)                             
                           meeting FDA requirements                                                             
                           for use in intravenous fat                                                           
                           emulsions..................  1.5%                                                    
           2923.20.20     Other.......................  2.2 cents/kg +    Free (A*,E,IL,J)  16.5 cents/kg +     
                                                         4.5%             1.1 cents/kg +     30%                
                                                                           2.2% (CA)                            
                                                                                                                

    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 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.
            (2) Reliquidation.--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--
                    (A) that was made after March 29, 1991, and before 
                the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been a 
                lesser duty if the amendment made by subsection (a) 
                applied to such entry, shall be liquidated or 
                reliquidated as if such amendment applied to such 
                entry.
    (c) Rate of Reduction.--Any reduction of the special or general 
rate of duty set forth in heading 3004.90 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States proclaimed by the President on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall apply to the special and 
general rates of duty, respectively, set forth in subheading 2923.20.10 
(as added by subsection (a)).

SEC. 2. PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE SOYBEAN OIL.

    Any reduction of the special or general rate of duty set forth in 
heading 3004.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
proclaimed by the President on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall apply to the special and general rates of duty, 
respectively, set forth in subheading 1507.90.20 of such Schedule.

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