[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2047 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2047

To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS 
                                 drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend temporarily the duty on the production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS 
                                 drugs.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:

      

``   9902.32.23       [S-(R*,R*)]-2,3-                                                                          
                       dihydroxy-                                                                               
                       Butanedioic                                                                              
                       acid (CAS No.                                                                            
                       147-71-7)(provi                                                                          
                       ded for in                                                                               
                       subheading                                                                               
                       2918.19.90)....  Free              No change         No change        On or before 12/   
                                                                                              31/2000         ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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