[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1947 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1947

   To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
                     respect to shadow mask steel.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1997

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
                     respect to shadow mask steel.

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

SECTION 1. SHADOW MASK STEEL.

    Chapter 72 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
is amended as follows:
            (1) Such chapter is amended by striking subheading 
        7209.18.25 and inserting the following new subheadings, with 
        the article descriptions for such subheadings having the same 
        degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 
        7211.23.15:

      

``                           Other:                                                                             
                              Of a thickness                                                                    
                               of less than                                                                     
                               0.361mm                                                                          
                               (blackplate):                                                                    
         7209.18.25            Of a kind for                                                                    
                                use in making                                                                   
                                aperture                                                                        
                                masks for                                                                       
                                cathode-ray                                                                     
                                tube video                                                                      
                                displays.....  Free                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     Free (CA) Free                             
                                                                     (MX)                28%                    
         7209.18.30            Other.........  2.2%                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     0.3% (CA) 1.9%                             
                                                                     (MX)                20%                    
                                                                                                              ''

            (2) Such chapter is amended by striking subheading 
        7211.23.60 and inserting the following new subheadings, with 
        the article descriptions for subheadings 7211.23.60 and 
        7211.23.65 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
        description for subheading 7211.23.45:

      

``                           Other:                                                                             
         7211.23.60           Of a thickness                                                                    
                               exceeding                                                                        
                               1.25mm........  3.6%                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     0.2% (CA) 1.4%                             
                                                                     (MX)                25%                    
         7211.23.65           Of a thickness                                                                    
                               exceeding                                                                        
                               0.25mm but not                                                                   
                               exceeding                                                                        
                               1.25mm........  3.6%                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     0.2% (CA) 1.4%                             
                                                                     (MX)                25%                    
                              Of a thickness                                                                    
                               not exceeding                                                                    
                               0.25mm:                                                                          
         7211.23.70            Of a kind for                                                                    
                                use in making                                                                   
                                aperture                                                                        
                                masks for                                                                       
                                cathode-ray                                                                     
                                tube video                                                                      
                                displays.....  Free                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     Free (CA) Free                             
                                                                     (MX)                28%                    
         7211.23.75            Other.........  3.6%                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     0.2% (CA) 1.4%                             
                                                                     (MX)                25%                    
                                                                                                              ''

            (3) Such chapter is amended by striking subheading 
        7225.50.80 and inserting the following new subheadings, with 
        the article descriptions for subheading 7225.50.80 having the 
        same degree of indentation as the article description for 
        subheading 7211.23.15:
      

``                           Other:                                                                             
         7225.50.80           Of high-nickel                                                                    
                               alloy steel...  2.8%                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     0.4% (CA) 2.4%                             
                                                                     (MX)                28%                    
                              Other:                                                                            
         7225.50.85            Of a kind for                                                                    
                                use in making                                                                   
                                aperture                                                                        
                                masks for                                                                       
                                cathode-ray                                                                     
                                tube video                                                                      
                                displays.....  Free                 Free (E, IL, J)                             
                                                                     Free (CA) Free                             
                                                                     (MX)                28%                    
         7225.50.90            Other:          2.8%                 Free (E, IL, J)      28%                    
                                                                     0.4% (CA) 2.4%                           ''
                                                                     (MX)                                      .


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.
                                 <all>