[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1902 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1902

    To suspend temporarily the duty on railway passenger coaches of 
                            stainless steel.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2002

  Mr. Breaux 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 railway passenger coaches of 
                            stainless steel.

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

SECTION 1. RAILWAY PASSENGER COACHES.

    (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 subheading:

      

``      9902.86.10        Railway passenger       Free      No change       No change       On or before 12/
                           coaches of stainless                                              31/04            ''
                           steel: one cab                                                                      .
                           control and one
                           trailer coach
                           (pursuant to
                           contract), gallery
                           type coaches
                           manufactured to
                           contract
                           specifications each
                           having an aggregate
                           seating capacity of
                           130-150 seats
                           (including flip-up
                           seats and wheelchair
                           spaces) on two levels
                           (provided for in
                           subheading
                           8605.00.00)..........

    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
        warehouse for consumption, on or after April 1, 2002.
            (2) Application to certain liquidations or 
        reliquidations.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act 
        of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to paragraph 
        (3), any article--
                    (A) that was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
                for consumption, on or after April 1, 2002, and before 
                the date of enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) that would have been classifiable under 
                subheading 9902.86.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
                of the United States, as added by subsection (a), and 
                would have had a lower rate of duty, if such entry or 
                withdrawal had been made on April 1, 2002,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such entry or 
        withdrawal had been made on April 1, 2002.
            (3) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
        under paragraph (2) with respect to any entry only if a request 
        is filed with the United States Customs Service not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and contains 
        sufficient information to enable the Customs Service to--
                    (A) locate the entry; or
                    (B) reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
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