[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2664 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2664

To suspend temporarily the duty on machines used in the manufacture of 
                        digital versatile discs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2000

 Mr. Coverdell 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 machines used in the manufacture of 
                        digital versatile discs.

    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.

    (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 superior heading and subheading:

      

``    ............  Liquid crystal
                     devices not
                     constituting
                     articles
                     provided for
                     more
                     specifically in
                     other headings,
                     lasers, other
                     laser diodes,
                     other optical
                     appliances, and
                     instruments,
                     not specified
                     or included
                     elsewhere in
                     chapter 90
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     9013.80.90):
      9902.84.22      In-line         Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                       mastering                                                             31/2003          ''
                       system                                                                                  .
                       machines for
                       use in the
                       manufacture
                       of digital
                       versatile
                       discs (DVDs),
                       whether
                       imported
                       separately or
                       as an
                       entirety.....

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies 
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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