[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1701 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1701

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyethylene base materials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1999

Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain polyethylene base materials.

    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 POLYETHYLENE BASE MATERIALS.

    (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:
      

            ``       9902.39.20           Polyethylene base     Free                  No change             No change            On or before 12/31/
                                           materials that are                                                                     2001                ''
                                           under 250mm in                                                                                              .
                                           width, sanded on 1
                                           side and surface-
                                           treated for use in
                                           the manufacture of
                                           skis (provided for
                                           in subheading
                                           3920.10.00)........

    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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