[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3956 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3956

       To reduce temporarily the duty on Pro-Jet Cyan 1 RO Feed.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reduce temporarily the duty on Pro-Jet Cyan 1 RO Feed.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF DUTY.

    (a) Calender Year 2000.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the 
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
        inserting in the numerical sequence the following new heading:

      

``   9902.32.02     Copper, [29H,     9.5%              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     31H-                                                                    31/2000          ''
                     phthalocyaninat                                                                           .
                     o(2-)-N29, N30,
                     N31, N32]-,
                     aminosulfonyl
                     sulfo derivs.,
                     sodium salts
                     (CAS No. 80146-
                     12-9) (provided
                     for in
                     subheading
                     3204.14.50)....

            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
        warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Calendar Year 2001.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.32.02 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``9.5%'' and inserting ``8.5%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2000'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2001''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
    (c) Calendar Year 2002.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.32.02 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``8.5%'' and inserting ``7.4%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2001'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2002''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2001.
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