[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 712 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 712

    To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 1 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone.

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

SECTION 1. 2,3, 5-TRIMETHYLHYDROQUINONE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:
    

       ``  9902.31.12   2,3, 5-Trimethylhydroquinone             No change      No change      On or before     
                         (CAS No. 700-13-0) (provided                                           12/31/97        
                         for in subheading                                                                      
                         2907.29.50).................  Free                                                     
                                                                                                                

    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 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.
            (2) Retroactive application to certain entries.--
        Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1514) 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, or 
        withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of any goods 
        described in heading 9902.31.12 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a)) that 
        was made--
                    (A) after December 31, 1992; and
                    (B) before the 15th day after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act;
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or 
        withdrawal occurred on the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

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