[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1633 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1633

   To suspend through December 31, 1999, the duty on certain textile 
                               machinery.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To suspend through December 31, 1999, the duty on certain textile 
                               machinery.

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

      

``    9902.81.20        Other textile                                                                           
                         printing                                                                               
                         machinery                                                                              
                         (provided for                                                                          
                         in subheading                                                                          
                         8443.59.10)....  Free             No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                                                                                              31/99             
                                                                                                              ''


    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 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.
    (c) 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 the enactment of this Act, 
any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of goods 
described in subheading 8443.59.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States--
            (1) which was made after December 31, 1997, and before the 
        date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, and
            (2) with respect to which there would have been no 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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