[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1779 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1779

    Relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    Relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CERTAIN PLASTIC GOODS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 42 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheadings 4202.32.10 and 
4202.32.20 and inserting the following subheadings, in numerical 
sequence, with the article descriptions for subheadings 4202.32.03, 
4202.32.05, 4202.32.15, and 4202.32.25 having the same degree of 
indentation as subheading 4202.32.40:

      

``              With outer surface area of not less than 20                                                     
                 percent leather:                                                                               
    4202.32.03    Of reptile leather.........................  4.5%           Free (A, CA, E,                   
                                                                               IL, J, MX)      35%              
    4202.32.05    Other......................................  8%             Free (CA, IL)                     
                                                                              6.7% (E, J)                       
                                                                              6.4% (MX)        35%              
                Other:                                                                                          
    4202.32.15    Of plastics defined in additional U.S. note                                                   
                   3 to chapter 42...........................  12.1 cents/                                      
                                                                kg+4.6%       Free (A, E, IL,                   
                                                                               J, MX)                           
                                                                              3.6%/kg+1.3%                      
                                                                               (CA)            $1.10/kg+40%     
    4202.32.25    Other......................................  20%            Free (A, E, IL,                   
                                                                               J, MX)                           
                                                                              6% (CA)          45%              
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Definition.--The Additional U.S. Notes to chapter 42 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended by adding 
at the end the following new note:
``3. Subheading 4202.32.15 applies only to articles of plastics that 
        are--
        ``(a) rigid, infusible, insoluble plastics formed by the 
                application of heat and high pressure on 2 or more 
                superimposed layers of fibrous sheet material which has 
                been impregnated or coated with plastics, or
        ``(b) rigid plastics comprised of imbedded fibrous reinforcing 
                material (such as paper, fabric, asbestos, and fibrous 
                glass) impregnated, coated, or combined with plastics 
                usually by the application of heat or heat and low 
                pressure.''.
    (c) Staged Rate Reductions.--Any staged rate reduction that was 
proclaimed by the President before the date of the enactment of this 
Act to take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 4202.32.10 of 
        the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply 
        to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 4202.32.15 of 
        such Schedule (as added by subsection (a));
            (2) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 4202.32.20 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        4202.32.25 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a));
            (3) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 4202.31.30 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        4202.32.03 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)); and
            (4) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 4202.31.60 
        shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 
        4202.32.05 of such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)).

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    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.
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