[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4549 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4549

To codify the duty-free treatment of imports of straight sawn shingles 
                         of western red cedar.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To codify the duty-free treatment of imports of straight sawn shingles 
                         of western red cedar.

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

SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF STRAIGHT SAWN 
              SHINGLES OF WESTERN RED CEDAR.

    (a) In General.--Heading 4418 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheading 4418.50.00 and 
inserting the following new subheadings and superior text thereto, with 
such superior text having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 4418.40.00:
      

``                        Shingles and
                           shakes:
         4418.50.10         Straight sawn      Free                                      Free
                             shingles of
                             western red
                             cedar of a
                             length of 25
                             inches or less,
                             of a random
                             width of three
                             to 14 inches
                             (edges parallel
                             within one-half
                             inch), and of a
                             thickness of one-
                             quarter to one
                             and one-half
                             inches (with or
                             without taper)..
         4418.50.50         Other............  ...................  ...................  ...................
 
 
 
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after April 1, 2002.
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