[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4229 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4229

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to correct 
           the definition of certain hand-woven wool fabrics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2000

 Mrs. Roukema 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 correct 
           the definition of certain hand-woven wool fabrics.

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

SECTION 1. TARIFF DEFINITION CORRECTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheading 5111.11.70 and 
inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheadings and 
superior text thereto, with such superior text having the same degree 
of indention as the article description for subheading 5111.11.30:

      

``                            Other:
         5111.11.65       Hand-woven of yarns  7 cents/kg+11%       Free (CA, IL, MX)    68.5%
                           of different
                           colors............
         5111.11.75       Other..............  29.4%                Free (CA, IL, MX)    68.5%
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Staged Rate Reductions.--Any staged rate reduction that was 
proclaimed by the President before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, to take effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 5111.11.30 of 
        the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply 
        to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 5111.11.65 of 
        such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)); and
            (2) of a rate of duty set forth in subheading 5111.11.70 of 
        the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply 
        to the corresponding rate of duty in subheading 5111.11.75 of 
        such Schedule (as added by subsection (a)).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 30th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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