[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2771 Introduced in House (IH)]
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2771
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating
to the definition of raw value for purposes of raw sugar import tariff
rate quota.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 1997
Mr. Shays introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating
to the definition of raw value for purposes of raw sugar import tariff
rate quota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES
RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF RAW VALUE FOR RAW SUGAR
IMPORT TARIFF RATE QUOTA.
(a) In General.--Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
paragraph (c) and inserting the following new paragraph:
``(c) For purposes of this note, the term `raw value' means the
equivalent of such articles in terms of ordinary
commercial raw sugar testing 96 degrees by the
polariscope as determined in accordance with
regulations or instructions issued by the Secretary of
the Treasury. Such regulations or instructions may,
among other things, provide: (i) for the entry of such
articles pending a final determination of polarity; and
(ii) that positive or negative adjustments for
differences in preliminary and final raw values be made
in the same or succeeding quota periods. The principal
grades and types of sugar shall be translated into
terms of raw value in the following manner:
``(A) For articles described in subheadings 1701.11.10
and 1701.11.50, by multiplying the number of
kilograms thereof by--
``(i) for the full degree from 94 deg. to, but
not including 95 deg., 0.9175;
``(ii) for the full degree from 95 deg. to and
including 96 deg., 0.945;
``(iii) for the full degree from more than
96 deg. to and including 97 deg.,
1.005;
``(iv) for the full degree from more than
97 deg. to and including 98 deg.,
1.0275; and
``(v) for the full degree from more than
98 deg. to, but not including
99.5 deg., 1.0395.
``(B) For articles described in subheadings 1701.11.05,
1701.11.20, 1701.12.05, 1701.12.10, 1701.12.50,
1701.91.05, 1701.91.10, 1701.91.30, 1701.99.05,
1701.99.10, 1701.99.50, 2106.90.42, 2106.90.44,
and 2106.90.46, by multiplying the number of
kilograms thereof by the greater of 0.93, or
1.07 less 0.0175 for each degree of
polarization under 100 degrees (and fractions
of a degree in proportion).
``(C) For articles described in subheadings 1702.90.05,
1702.90.10, and 1702.90.20, by multiplying the
number of kilograms of the total sugars thereof
(the sum of the sucrose and reducing sugars or
invert sugars) by 1.07.
``(D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish
methods for translating sugar into terms of raw
value for any special grade or type of sugar,
syrup, or molasses for which he/she determines
that the raw value cannot be measured
adequately under the above provisions.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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