[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5353 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5353

  To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door 
                                hinges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2000

Mr. Gephardt (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Riley) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door 
                                hinges.

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

SECTION 1. MARKING OF DOOR HINGES.

    Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(l) Marking of Certain Door Hinges.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
        exception may be made under subsection (a)(3) with respect to 
        door hinges and parts thereof (except metal forgings and 
        castings imported for further processing into finished hinges 
        and door hinges designed for motor vehicles), each of which 
        shall be marked on the exposed surface of the hinge when viewed 
        after fixture with the English name of the country of origin by 
        means of die stamping, cast-in-mold lettering, etching, or 
        engraving.
            ``(2) Other means of marking.--If, because of the nature of 
        the article, it is not technically or commercially feasible to 
        mark it by 1 of the 4 methods specified in paragraph (1), the 
        article may be marked by an equally permanent method of marking 
        such as paint stenciling or, in the case of door hinges of less 
        than 3 inches in length, by marking on the smallest unit of 
        packaging utilized.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 apply to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on and after the date that is 
6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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