[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2714 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2714

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to change 
   the rate of duty for United States travelers bringing back to the 
                 United States goods purchased abroad.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

  Mr. Crane (for himself and Ms. Dunn) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to change 
   the rate of duty for United States travelers bringing back to the 
                 United States goods purchased abroad.

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

SECTION 1. CHANGE IN RATE OF DUTY OF GOODS RETURNED TO THE UNITED 
              STATES BY TRAVELERS.

    Subchapter XVI of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended as follows:
            (1) Subheading 9816.00.20 is amended--
                    (A) effective January 1, 2000, by striking ``10 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``5 
                percent'';
                    (B) effective January 1, 2001, by striking ``5 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``4 
                percent''; and
                    (C) effective January 1, 2002, by striking ``4 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``3 
                percent''.
            (2) Subheading 9816.00.40 is amended--
                    (A) effective January 1, 2000, by striking ``5 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``3 
                percent'';
                    (B) effective January 1, 2001, by striking ``3 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``2 
                percent''; and
                    (C) effective January 1, 2002, by striking ``2 
                percent'' each place it appears and inserting ``1.5 
                percent''.
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