[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2529 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2529

To increase by 800 percent the duty on imports of beaujolais wine that 
                       is the product of France.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 1995

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Stark) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase by 800 percent the duty on imports of beaujolais wine that 
                       is the product of France.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN DUTY ON BEAUJOLAIS WINE THAT IS THE PRODUCT OF 
              FRANCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rate of duty on 
beaujolais wine, provided for in subheading 2204.21.50 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that is the product of 
France shall be the rate equal to the rate of such duty that would 
apply but for this section, multiplied by 800 percent.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 1 shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn 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.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    The increase in duty provided for in section 1 shall apply until 
the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of France 
has terminated its underground nuclear test program and begun 
dismantling its nuclear testing facilities in the South Pacific.
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