[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4573 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4573

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
      for duty free treatment on certain manufacturing equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2000

  Mr. Spence (for himself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. DeMint) 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 provide 
      for duty free treatment on certain manufacturing equipment.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended as follows, in 
subheadings 9902.84.79, 9902.84.83, 9902.84.85, 9902.84.87, 9902.84.89 
and 9902.84.91:
            (1) by changing ``4011.91.50'' to read ``4011.91'';
            (2) by changing ``4011.99.40'' to read ``4011.99''; and
            (3) by changing ``86 cm'' to ``63.5 cm''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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