[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1632 Introduced in Senate (IS)]




105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1632

      To reduce temporarily the duty on certain weaving machines.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 1998

 Mr. Thurmond introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
      To reduce temporarily the duty on certain weaving machines.

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

SECTION 1. WEAVING MACHINES.

    (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:
    

         ``    9902.84.46     Weaving machines                                                                  
                               (looms) for                                                                      
                               weaving fabrics                                                                  
                               of a width                                                                       
                               exceeding 30 cm                                                                  
                               but not                                                                          
                               exceeding 4.9 m,                                                                 
                               shuttleless                                                                      
                               type, if                                                                         
                               imported without                                                                 
                               off-loom or                                                                      
                               large loom take-                                                                 
                               ups, drop wires,                                                                 
                               heddles, reeds,                                                                  
                               harness frames,                                                                  
                               and beams                                                                        
                               (provided for in                                                                 
                               subheading                                                                       
                               8446.30.50).....  A rate of duty                                                 
                                                  that is 4% less                                               
                                                  than the rate of                                              
                                                  duty that would                                               
                                                  otherwise apply                                               
                                                  based on                                                      
                                                  Presidential                                                  
                                                  Proclamation                                                  
                                                  6763, dated                                                   
                                                  December 23,                                                  
                                                  1994              No change    No change    On or before      
                                                                                               12/31/99         
                                                                                                                

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Retroactive Application.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper request 
filed with the Customs Service within 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption, of goods described in subheading 9902.84.46 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection 
(a))--
            (1) that was made after December 31, 1997, and before the 
        date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act; 
        and
            (2) 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 if such amendment applied to 
such entry or withdrawal.
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