[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2196 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2196

 To suspend temporarily the duty on slide fasteners, with chain scoops 
         of base metal die-cast onto strips of textal material.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 1999

  Mr. Shays 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 slide fasteners, with chain scoops 
         of base metal die-cast onto strips of textal material.

    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:
      

``    9902.96.00    Slide fasteners,  Free              Free              No change         On or before 12/
                     with chain                                                              31/2002          ''
                     scoops of base                                                                            .
                     metal die-cast
                     onto strips of
                     textal material
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     9607.11.00)....

    (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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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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