[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2613 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2613

 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit duty drawbacks for certain 
         jewelry exported to the United States Virgin Islands.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit duty drawbacks for certain 
         jewelry exported to the United States Virgin Islands.

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

SECTION 1. DUTY DRAWBACK FOR CERTAIN JEWELRY.

    (a) In General.--Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1313) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(x) Jewelry Exported to the United States Virgin Islands.--
            ``(1) General rule.--Merchandise described in paragraph (2) 
        shall be eligible for drawback under subsection (j)(1), if duty 
        was paid on the merchandise upon importation into the United 
        States and the person claiming the drawback demonstrates that 
        the merchandise has been exported and has entered the customs 
        territory of the United States Virgin Islands.
            ``(2) Merchandise described.--Merchandise described in this 
        paragraph means jewelry, watches, watch straps, bands and 
        bracelets, and parts thereof classifiable under chapter 71 or 
        91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.''.
    (b) Application to Foreign Trade Zones.--Section 3(a) of the Act of 
June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade Zones Act; 19 U.S.C. 
81c(a)) is amended by striking the periods at the end and inserting the 
following: ``: Provided further, That jewelry, watches, watch straps, 
bands and bracelets, and parts thereof classifiable under chapter 71 or 
91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States may be 
withdrawn from warehouse for entry into the commerce of the United 
States Virgin Islands without payment of duty.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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