[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1859 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1859

       To correct the tariff classification of 13'' televisions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To correct the tariff classification of 13'' televisions.

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

SECTION 1. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF 13 INCH TELEVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Each of the following subheadings of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
``33.02 cm'' in the article description and inserting ``34.29 cm'':
            (1) Subheading 8528.12.12.
            (2) Subheading 8528.12.20.
            (3) Subheading 8528.12.62.
            (4) Subheading 8528.12.68.
            (5) Subheading 8528.12.76.
            (6) Subheading 8528.12.84.
            (7) Subheading 8528.21.16.
            (8) Subheading 8528.21.24.
            (9) Subheading 8528.21.55.
            (10) Subheading 8528.21.65.
            (11) Subheading 8528.21.75.
            (12) Subheading 8528.21.85.
            (13) Subheading 8528.30.62.
            (14) Subheading 8528.30.66.
            (15) Subheading 8540.11.24.
            (16) Subheading 8540.11.44.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this Act apply to 
        articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
        on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) 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 not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any entry, or 
        withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of an article 
        described in a subheading listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) 
        of subsection (a)--
                    (A) that was made on or after January 1, 1995, and 
                before the date that is 15 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act,
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty or a lesser duty if the amendments made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry, and
                    (C) that is--
                            (i) unliquidated,
                            (ii) under protest, or
                            (iii) otherwise not final,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
        applied to such entry.
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