[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3391 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3391

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals used in the 
                 formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1998

  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 certain chemicals used in the 
                 formulation of an HIV Antiviral Drug.

    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:

      

``    9902.33.05    9-(2-                                                                                       
                     Hydroxyethyl)ad                                                                            
                     enine (CAS No.                                                                             
                     707-99-3)                                                                                  
                     (provided for                                                                              
                     in subheading                                                                              
                     2933.59.95)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/    
                                                                                             31/99              
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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.
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