[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3409 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3409

   To suspend temporarily the duty on a chemical known as 5-tertiary 
                        butyl-isophthalic acid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 1998

  Mr. Wicker 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 a chemical known as 5-tertiary 
                        butyl-isophthalic acid.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION.

    (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:

      

``    9902.33.01    5-tertiary butyl-                                                                           
                     isophthalic                                                                                
                     acid (CAS No.                                                                              
                     2359-09-3)                                                                                 
                     (provided for                                                                              
                     in subheading                                                                              
                     2917.39.70) and                                                                            
                     any mixtures                                                                               
                     containing same  Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/    
                                                                                             31/2001            
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect 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.
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