[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1997 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1997

To reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel 
              products, as in effect on December 4, 2003.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2003

 Mr. Byrd (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel 
              products, as in effect on December 4, 2003.

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

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON CERTAIN STEEL 
              PRODUCTS.

    Notwithstanding the proclamation of the President of the United 
States of December 4, 2003--
            (1) those safeguard measures implemented under Proclamation 
        7529 of March 5, 2002, with respect to certain steel products, 
        including the modifications made by Proclamation 7529 to 
        subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
        of the United States, shall remain in effect during the period 
        beginning on December 5, 2003, and ending on the applicable 
        date provided in subchapter III of chapter 99 of such Schedule, 
        as in effect on December 4, 2003; and
            (2) the proclamation of the President of December 4, 2003, 
        and the modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule made by 
        that proclamation, shall have no effect.
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