[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4496 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4496

                To reduce temporarily the duty on NMSBA.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2002

  Mr. Castle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
                To reduce temporarily the duty on NMSBA.

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

SECTION 1. NMSBA.

    (a) Calendar Year 2003.--
            (1) 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:

      

``    9902.29.82    4-                0.28%             No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     (Methylsulfonyl                                                         31/2003          ''
                     )-2-                                                                                      .
                     nitrobenzoic
                     acid (CAS No.
                     110964-79-9)
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     2916.39.45)....

            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
        warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Calendar Year 2004.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.82, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``0.28%'' and inserting ``0.16%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2003'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2004''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2004.
    (c) Calendar Years 2005 Through 2007.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.82, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``0.16%'' and inserting ``1.1%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2004'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2007''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2005.
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