[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2899 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2899

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
 for reduced duty treatment for certain fully assembled bicycle wheels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

 Mr. Maloney of Connecticut (for himself and 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 to provide 
 for reduced duty treatment for certain fully assembled bicycle wheels.

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

SECTION 1. DUTY TREATMENT OF FULLY ASSEMBLED BICYCLE WHEELS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 87 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading, with the article description for subheading 
8714.97.00 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 8714.99:

      

``       8714.97.00       Bicycle wheel                                                                         
                           assemblies                                                                           
                           consisting of rim,                                                                   
                           carbon-fiber                                                                         
                           spokes, and hub                                                                      
                           flange assembled                                                                     
                           in 1 piece, or the                                                                   
                           above plus a rear                                                                    
                           freewheel/free hub  1.5%                 Free (A, CA, E, IL,                         
                                                                     J, MX)              30%                    
                                                                                                              ''

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