[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5642 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5642

   To increase tariffs on certain spring and other mattress support 
                               products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase tariffs on certain spring and other mattress support 
                               products.

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

SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF INCREASED TARIFFS ON CERTAIN SPRING PRODUCTS.

    (a) Rates for Certain Helical Spring Products.--Chapter 73 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
subheading 7320.20.50 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 73.20.10:
      

``                        Other..............
         7320.20.60         Helical springs    30%                  Free (A, B, CA, E,   45%
                             of wire having a                        IL, J, JO, MX)
                             cross-sectional
                             dimension of
                             less than 5.1 mm
                             for use in
                             mattress
                             supports and
                             mattresses of
                             heading 9404....
         7320.20.70         Other............  3.9%                 Free (A, B, CA, E,   45%
                                                                     IL, J, JO, MX)
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Rates for Certain Wire Spring Products.--Chapter 73 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
subheading 7320.90.50 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 7320.90.10:
      

``                        Other..............
         7320.90.60         Of wire suitable   30%                  Free (A, B, CA, E,   45%
                             for use in                              IL, J, JO, MX)
                             mattress
                             supports and
                             mattresses of
                             heading 9404....
         7320.20.70         Other............  2.9%                 Free (A, B, CA, E,   45%
                                                                     IL, J, JO, MX)
                                                                                                              ''

    (c) Rates for Certain Spring Units.--Chapter 94 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheading 
9404.29.90 and inserting the following new subheadings and superior 
text thereto and such superior text having the same degree of 
indentation as the article description for subheading 9404.29.10:
      

``                        Other..............
         9404.29.90         Uncovered          30%                  Free (A, CA, E, IL,  40%
                             innerspring                             J, JO, MX)
                             units...........
         9404.29.95         Other............  6%                   Free (A, CA, E, IL,  40%
                                                                     J, JO, MX)
                                                                                                              ''

    (d) Rates for Mattress Supports.--Subheading 9404.10.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended to read as 
follows:
      

``       9404.10.00         Mattress supports  30%                  Free (A, CA, E, IL,  45%
                                                                     J, JO, MX)
                                                                                                              ''

    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the first day of the first month after the date that is 15 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--If the provisions of section 1 require, the 
President--
            (1) may enter into a trade agreement with any foreign 
        country or instrumentality for the purpose of granting new 
        concessions as compensation in order to maintain the general 
        level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions; and
            (2) may proclaim such modification or continuance of any 
        existing duty or such continuance of existing duty-free or 
        excise treatment as the President determines to be required or 
        appropriate to carry out any such agreement.
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