[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3289 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3289

      To suspend temporarily the duty on certain weaving machines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 1998

 Mr. Inglis of South Carolina 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 certain weaving machines.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN WEAVING MACHINES.

    (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:
      

                                     

``    9902.83.10    Weaving machines                                                                            
                     (looms) for                                                                                
                     weaving fabrics                                                                            
                     of a width                                                                                 
                     exceeding 30                                                                               
                     cm, shuttle                                                                                
                     type: power                                                                                
                     looms for                                                                                  
                     weaving fabrics                                                                            
                     of a width not                                                                             
                     exceeding 4.9                                                                              
                     m, if imported                                                                             
                     without off-                                                                               
                     loom or large                                                                              
                     loom take-ups,                                                                             
                     drop wires,                                                                                
                     heddles, reeds,                                                                            
                     harness frames,                                                                            
                     and beams                                                                                  
                     (provided for                                                                              
                     in subheading                                                                              
                     8446.21.50)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/    
                                                                                             31/99              
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding section 514 
        of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon 
        proper request filed with the Customs Service within 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or 
        withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of goods described 
        in subheading 8446.21.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
        the United States--
                    (A) which was made after December 31, 1997, and 
                before the date that is 15 days after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty if the amendment made by subsection (a) applied to 
                such entry or withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amendment applied to 
such entry or withdrawal.
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