[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2399 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2399

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain drug substances used as an 
                          HIV antiviral drug.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 1998

 Ms. Moseley-Braun 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 drug substances used as an 
                          HIV antiviral drug.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS ON CERTAIN HIV DRUG SUBSTANCES.

    (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 headings:

      

``    9902.32.14    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     (CAS No. 149182-                                                                           
                     72-9)(provided                                                                             
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
      9902.32.16    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     hydrochloride                                                                              
                     salt (CAS No.                                                                              
                     149057-17-0)(pr                                                                            
                     ovided for in                                                                              
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
      9902.32.18    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     sulfate salt                                                                               
                     (CAS No. 186537-                                                                           
                     30-4)(provided                                                                             
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
      9902.32.20    (3S)-1,2,3,4-                                                                               
                     tetrahydroisoqu                                                                            
                     inoline-3-                                                                                 
                     carboxylic acid                                                                            
                     (CAS No. 74163-                                                                            
                     81-8)(provided                                                                             
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
                                                                                                              ''

    (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.
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