[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2079 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2079

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2004

  Mr. Santorum (for himself and Mr. Specter) 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) for high definition televisions with a high definition 
                television screen aspect ratio of 16:9.

    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 FOR HIGH DEFINITION 
              TELEVISIONS.

    (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:

      

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

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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