[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1543 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1543

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore 
 the duty rate that prevailed under the Tariff Schedules of the United 
         States for certain twine, cordage, ropes, and cables.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 1995

 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore 
 the duty rate that prevailed under the Tariff Schedules of the United 
         States for certain twine, cordage, ropes, and cables.

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

SECTION 1. TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES, AND CABLES.

    (a) Tariff Reduction.--Chapter 56 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States is amended by striking subheading 5607.50.20 and 
inserting the following new superior text and subheadings, with the 
superior text having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description in subheading 5607.50.40:

      

``                Not braided or plaited:                                                                       
    5607.50.25      Three ply twine of nylon having a      7.9%             Free (IL)        76.5%              
                     final `S' twist; measuring less than                   2.4% (CA)                           
                     4.8 mm in diameter; containing at                      5.8% (MX)                           
                     least 10% cotton; made of 100%                                                             
                     recycled materials.                                                                        
    5607.50.35      Other................................  26.8 cents/kg +                                      
                                                            14.6%           Free (IL)                           
                                                                            8.2 cents/kg +                      
                                                                            4.5% (CA)                           
                                                                            13% (MX)         27.6 cents/kg      
                                                                                              76.5%             
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Staged Rate Reductions.--
            (1) For subheading 5607.50.25.--Any staged rate reduction 
        of a rate of duty for subheading 5607.49.15 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States that was proclaimed by the 
        President before the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
        also apply to the corresponding rate of duty set forth in 
        subheading 5607.50.25 (as added by subsection (a)).
            (2) For subheading 5607.50.35.--Any staged rate reduction 
        of a rate of duty for subheading 5607.50.20 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 
        would otherwise take effect after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act shall also apply to the corresponding rate of duty set 
        forth in subheading 5607.50.35 (as added by subsection (a)).

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by section 1 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 on or 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 subheading 5607.50.25 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by section 
1(a)) 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 the amendment made by 
section 1(a) applied to such liquidation or reliquidation.
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