[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1851 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1851

       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rocket engines.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rocket engines.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN ROCKET ENGINES.

    (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 subheading:

      

``     9902.84.12      Dual thrust                                                                              
                        chamber rocket                                                                          
                        engines having a                                                                        
                        maximum static                                                                          
                        sea level thrust                                                                        
                        exceeding 800,000                                                                       
                        lbs. and nozzle                                                                         
                        exit diameter                                                                           
                        exceeding 50                                                                            
                        inches (provided                                                                        
                        for in subheading                                                                       
                        8412.10.00)......  Free         No change         No change         On or before 12/    
                                                                                             31/01              
                                                                                                                

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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