[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2164

      To suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical 
                              microscopes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2000

  Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
      To suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical 
                              microscopes.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN COMPOUND OPTICAL 
              MICROSCOPES.

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

      

``    9902.98.07     Compound         Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     optical                                                                 31/2004          ''
                     microscopes;                                                                              .
                     whether or not
                     stereoscopic
                     and whether or
                     not provided
                     with a means
                     for
                     photographing
                     the image;
                     especially
                     designed for
                     semiconductor
                     inspection;
                     with full
                     encapsulation
                     of all moving
                     parts above the
                     stage; meeting
                     ``cleanroom
                     class 1''
                     criteria;
                     having a
                     horizontal
                     distance
                     between the
                     optical axis
                     and C-shape
                     microscope
                     stand of 8'' or
                     more; and
                     fitted with
                     special
                     microscope
                     stages having a
                     lateral
                     movement range
                     of 6'' or more
                     in each
                     direction and
                     containing
                     special sample
                     holders for
                     semiconductor
                     wafers, devices
                     and masks
                     (provided for
                     in heading
                     9011)..........

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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