[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1854 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1854

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain electrical transformers for 
                use in the manufacture of audio systems.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 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 suspend temporarily the duty on certain electrical transformers for 
                use in the manufacture of audio systems.

    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 ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS FOR 
              USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF AUDIO SYSTEMS.

    (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:

      

``    9902.85.04        Electrical                                                                              
                         transformers                                                                           
                         having a power                                                                         
                         handling                                                                               
                         capacity less                                                                          
                         than 1 kVA for                                                                         
                         use in the                                                                             
                         manufacture of                                                                         
                         audio systems                                                                          
                         (provided for                                                                          
                         in subheading                                                                          
                         8504.31.40)....  Free             No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                                                                                              31/2002           
                                                                                                              ''

    (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 15th day after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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