[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 552 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 552

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain textile machinery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain textile machinery.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN TEXTILE MACHINERY.

    (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 heading:

      

``    9902.03.88    Weaving machines  2.7%              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     (looms),                                                                31/2005          ''
                     shuttleless                                                                               .
                     type, for
                     weaving fabrics
                     of a width
                     exceeding 30 cm
                     but not
                     exceeding 4.9
                     m, entered
                     without off-
                     loom or large
                     loom take-ups,
                     drop wires,
                     heddles, reeds,
                     harness frames,
                     or beams
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8446.30.50)....

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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.
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