[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2248 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2248

  To clarify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of certain 
                             leather goods.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2004

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To clarify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of certain 
                             leather goods.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN LEATHER GOODS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 42 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by adding at the end of the Additional 
U.S. Notes, the following:
    ``3. For the purposes of heading 4202, the terms `plastic' and 
`sheeting of plastic' do not apply to goods having a plastic finish, or 
coating, of 0.15 mm or less in thickness, and such plastic finish or 
coating shall not be considered in determining the exterior or outer 
surface of any good.''.
    (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        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 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 November 18, 1999.
            (2) Retroactive application to certain entries.--
        Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, or any 
        other provision of law, upon proper request filed with the 
        Customs Service before the 90th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse 
        for consumption, of any good described in the amendment made by 
        subsection (a)--
                    (A) that was made on or after November 18, 1999, 
                and before the date of enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) with respect to which there would have been no 
                duty or a lower duty if the amendment made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
        applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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