[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1101 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1101

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
      rates of duty for certain ski footwear with textile uppers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 1997

Mr. Jeffords (for himself and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
      rates of duty for certain ski footwear with textile uppers.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES OF DUTY FOR SKI FOOTWEAR WITH TEXTILE 
              UPPERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading with the article description for subheading 
6404.11.10 having the same degree of indentation as that of subheading 
6404.11.20:
    

           ``      6404.11.10             Ski-boots,                                                            
                                           cross-                                                               
                                           country ski                                                          
                                           footwear,                                                            
                                           and                                                                  
                                           snowboard                                                            
                                           boots; all                                                           
                                           the                                                                  
                                           foregoing                                                            
                                           with uppers                                                          
                                           of textile                                                           
                                           materials...  4%              Free (IL, MX) 1%                       
                                                                          (CA)                20%               
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Staged Rate Reduction.--Any staged reduction of a rate of duty 
set forth in heading 6403.12.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States that was proclaimed by the President before the date 
of enactment of this Act and would otherwise take effect after such 
date of enactment shall apply to the corresponding rate of duty set 
forth in heading 6404.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
        warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application to certain entries.--
        Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper request 
        filed with the Customs Service before the 90th day after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from 
        warehouse for consumption, of any goods described in subheading 
        6404.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
        States (as added by subsection (a))--
                    (A) that was made on or after July 1, 1997, and 
                before the 15th day after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, and
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty (or a lower duty) if the amendment made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
        applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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