[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2153 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2153

    To suspend temporarily the duty on PHBA (p-hydroxybenzoic acid).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

 Mr. Jenkins 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 PHBA (p-hydroxybenzoic acid).

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.

    (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:
      

``    9902.29.03    PHBA (p-          Free              Free              No change         On or before 12/
                     Hydroxybenzoic                                                          31/2002          ''
                     acid), used to                                                                            .
                     produce
                     liquefied
                     crystal polymer
                     (LCP) (CAS No.
                     000099-96-7)
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     2918.29.22)....

    (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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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