[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 411 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 411

        To correct the tariff classification of 13" televisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
        To correct the tariff classification of 13" televisions.

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

SECTION 1. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF 13 INCH TELEVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Each of the following subheadings of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
``33.02 cm'' in the article description and inserting ``34.29 cm'':
            (1) Subheading 8528.12.12.
            (2) Subheading 8528.12.20.
            (3) Subheading 8528.12.62.
            (4) Subheading 8528.12.68.
            (5) Subheading 8528.12.76.
            (6) Subheading 8528.12.84.
            (7) Subheading 8528.21.16.
            (8) Subheading 8528.21.24.
            (9) Subheading 8528.21.55.
            (10) Subheading 8528.21.65.
            (11) Subheading 8528.21.75.
            (12) Subheading 8528.21.85.
            (13) Subheading 8528.30.62.
            (14) Subheading 8528.30.66.
            (15) Subheading 8540.11.24.
            (16) Subheading 8540.11.44.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section apply 
        to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding section 514 
        of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon 
        proper request filed with the Customs Service not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any entry, or 
        withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of an article 
        described in a subheading contained in any of paragraphs (1) 
        through (16) of subsection (a)--
                    (A) that was made on or after January 1, 1995, and 
                before the date that is 15 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act,
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty or a lesser duty if the amendments made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal, and
                    (C) that is--
                            (i) unliquidated,
                            (ii) under protest, or
                            (iii) otherwise not final,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
        applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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