[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2047 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2047

To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants 
      in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1999 
International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 
  2001 International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter 
            Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 1998

Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Bennett) 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 the personal effects of participants 
      in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1999 
International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 
  2001 International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter 
            Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS OF 
              PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.

    (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 heading:


``     9902.98.08      Any of the                                                                               
                        following                                                                               
                        articles not                                                                            
                        intended for sale                                                                       
                        or distribution                                                                         
                        to the public:                                                                          
                        personal effects                                                                        
                        of aliens who are                                                                       
                        participants in,                                                                        
                        officials of, or                                                                        
                        accredited                                                                              
                        members of                                                                              
                        delegations to,                                                                         
                        the 1999                                                                                
                        International                                                                           
                        Special Olympics,                                                                       
                        the 1999 Women's                                                                        
                        World Cup Soccer,                                                                       
                        the 2001                                                                                
                        International                                                                           
                        Special Olympics,                                                                       
                        the 2002 Salt                                                                           
                        Lake City Winter                                                                        
                        Olympics, and the                                                                       
                        2002 Winter                                                                             
                        Paralympic Games,                                                                       
                        and of persons                                                                          
                        who are immediate                                                                       
                        family members of                                                                       
                        or servants to                                                                          
                        any of the                                                                              
                        foregoing                                                                               
                        persons;                                                                                
                        equipment and                                                                           
                        materials                                                                               
                        imported in                                                                             
                        connection with                                                                         
                        the foregoing                                                                           
                        events by or on                                                                         
                        behalf of the                                                                           
                        foregoing persons                                                                       
                        or the organizing                                                                       
                        committees of                                                                           
                        such events;                                                                            
                        articles to be                                                                          
                        used in                                                                                 
                        exhibitions                                                                             
                        depicting the                                                                           
                        culture of a                                                                            
                        country                                                                                 
                        participating in                                                                        
                        any such event;                                                                         
                        and, if                                                                                 
                        consistent with                                                                         
                        the foregoing,                                                                          
                        such other                                                                              
                        articles as the                                                                         
                        Secretary of                                                                            
                        Treasury may                                                                            
                        allow............  Free         No change         Free              On or before [1/    
                                                                                             1/2003]            
                                                                                                                

    (b) Taxes and Fees Not To Apply.--The articles described in heading 
9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as 
added by subsection (a)) shall be free of taxes and fees which may be 
otherwise applicable.
    (c) No Exemption From Customs Inspections.--The articles described 
in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (as added by subsection (a)) shall not be free or otherwise 
exempt or excluded from routine or other inspections as may be required 
by the Customs Service.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act applies to articles 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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