[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1794 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1794

To suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for cathode ray tubes 
 (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9 
          and other parts used in plasma and LCD televisions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2003

 Mr. Santorum 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 electron guns for cathode ray tubes 
 (CRT's) with a high definition television screen aspect ratio of 16:9 
          and other parts used in plasma and LCD televisions.

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

SECTION 1. ELECTRON GUNS FOR CATHODE RAY TUBES.

    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:

      

``      9902.85.25       Electron guns        Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          actually used for                                                 31/2006           ''
                          cathode ray tubes                                                                    .
                          (CRT's) with a
                          high definition
                          television screen
                          aspect ratio of
                          16:9 (provided for
                          in subheading
                          8540.91.50).......

SEC. 2. PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLIES.

    (a) 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:

      

``      9902.85.23       Plasma display       Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          panel assemblies                                                  31/2006           ''
                          for use in plasma                                                                    .
                          flat screen
                          televisions
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          8529.90.53).......

SEC. 3. LCD PANEL ASSEMBLIES.

    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:

      

``      9902.85.24       Liquid Crystal       Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          Display panel                                                     31/2006           ''
                          assemblies for use                                                                   .
                          in Liquid Crystal
                          Display projection
                          type televisions
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          9013.80.90).......

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act 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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