[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3501 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3501

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to change 
 the special rate of duty on purified terephthalic acid imported from 
                                Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1998

 Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Strickland) 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 change 
 the special rate of duty on purified terephthalic acid imported from 
                                Mexico.

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

SECTION 1. TEREPHTHALIC ACID.

    (a) In General.--Subheading 2917.36.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ``1.8 cents/kg + 
8.9% (MX)'' in the special rates of duty subcolumn and inserting 
``,MX'' in the parenthetical after ``J''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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