[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1747 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1747

To correct the marking requirements for American-made feather and down-
                            filled products.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 1996

Mr. Gramm (for himself and Ms. Moseley-Braun) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To correct the marking requirements for American-made feather and down-
                            filled products.

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

SECTION 1. MARKING OF CERTAIN AMERICAN-MADE TEXTILE PRODUCTS.

    Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended 
by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), 
and (i), respectively, and inserting before subsection (g), as 
redesignated, the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Marking of Certain American-Made Textile Products.--An 
exception under subsection (a)(3) of this title shall apply for textile 
products classified under HTS subheading 9404.90: Provided, That such 
products are manufactured in the United States and that such 
manufacturing effects a change to subheading 9404.90 from any other 
heading: Provided further, That such products are filled with feathers 
and/or down: Provided further, That such product shells are of cotton 
fabric, no less than 85 per centum by weight of cotton.''.
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