[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1714

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 1998

 Mr. Hollings 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,

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN TEXTILE MACHINERY.

    (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:


``    9902.83.10        Weaving machines                                                                        
                         (looms) for                                                                            
                         weaving fabrics                                                                        
                         of width                                                                               
                         exceeding 30                                                                           
                         cm, shuttle                                                                            
                         type: power                                                                            
                         looms for                                                                              
                         weaving fabrics                                                                        
                         of a width not                                                                         
                         exceeding 4.9                                                                          
                         m, if imported                                                                         
                         without off-                                                                           
                         loom or large                                                                          
                         loom take-ups,                                                                         
                         drop wires,                                                                            
                         heddles, reeds,                                                                        
                         harness frames,                                                                        
                         and beams                                                                              
                         (provided for                                                                          
                         in subheading                                                                          
                         8446.21.50)....  Free             No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                                                                                              31/1999           
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect 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.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION TO LIQUIDATIONS AFTER 1997.

    Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other 
provision of law, upon proper request filed with the United States 
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 8446.21.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States--
            (1) 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 if 
        the amendment made by section 1(a) applied to that entry or 
        withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the amendment made by section 
1(a) applied to that entry or withdrawal.
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