[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2872 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2872

  To authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain types of 
    fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize substitution for drawback purposes of certain types of 
    fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.

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

SECTION 1. DRAWBACK FOR CERTAIN YARNS AND FIBERS.

    Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(x) Carpet and Rug Products.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, when used or usable in the manufacture of products classified 
in heading 5703 of the Schedule B Classification of Exports, imported 
duty-paid merchandise is of the same kind and quality as the duty-paid, 
duty-free, or domestic merchandise which is substituted in the exported 
product if--
            ``(1) the imported duty-paid merchandise is classified 
        under heading 5402, 5404, or 5406 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States and the material with which it is 
        substituted would also be classified under the same headings, 
        or
            ``(2) the imported duty-paid merchandise is classified 
        under heading 5501, 5503, 5505, 5506, or 5509 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States and the material with 
        which it is substituted would also be classified under the same 
        headings.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 applies with respect to--
            (1) any drawback claim made on or after the 30th day after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any drawback entry that, as of the 30th day after such 
        date of enactment, is unliquidated or the liquidation of which 
        is not final or is under protest.
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