[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3489 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3489

  To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical used in water 
                  treatment and beauty care products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1998

  Mr. Talent 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 certain chemical used in water 
                  treatment and beauty care products.

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

SECTION 1. 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:
      

``     9902.61.03     Phosphonic acid,                                                                          
                       (1-                                                                                      
                       hydroxyethyliden                                                                         
                       e)bis- (CAS No.                                                                          
                       2809-21-4)                                                                               
                       (provided for in                                                                         
                       subheading                                                                               
                       2931.00.9030)...  Free        No change          No change          On or before 12/     
                                                                                            31/2000             
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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