[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 2437 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2437

    To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be 
              indelibly marked with the country of origin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             September 3 (legislative day, August 31), 1998

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be 
              indelibly marked with the country of origin.

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

SECTION 1. MARKING OF IMPORTED JEWELRY BOXES.

    (a) Marking Requirement.--By no later than the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall prescribe and implement regulations that require that all jewelry 
boxes described in subsection (b) that enter, or are withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United 
States have the English name of the country of origin indelibly marked 
in a conspicuous place on such jewelry boxes by cutting, die-sinking, 
engraving, stamping, or some other permanent method. The exceptions 
from marking requirements provided in section 304 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) shall not apply to jewelry boxes subject to this 
section.
    (b) Jewelry.--The jewelry boxes referred to in subsection (a) are 
jewelry boxes provided for in headings 4202.92.60, 4202.92.90, and 
4202.99.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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