[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2179 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2179

To extend the suspension of duty on hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,3-
                         benzenedimethanamine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the suspension of duty on hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,3-
                         benzenedimethanamine.

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

SECTION 1. HEXANEDIOIC ACID, POLYMER WITH 1,3-BENZENEDIMETHANAMINE.

    (a) Amendment.--Heading 9902.01.71 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to hexanedioic acid, polymer 
with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine) is amended by striking ``12/31/2006'' 
and inserting ``12/31/2008''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application.--If the date of the enactment 
        of this Act occurs on or after January 1, 2007, then 
        notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, and upon proper 
        request filed with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
        not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, 
        of goods described in heading 9902.01.71 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States which--
                    (A) was made after December 31, 2006, and before 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) would have been subject to no duty had the 
                amendment made by subsection (a) been in effect on the 
                date of such entry or withdrawal,
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the amendment made by 
        subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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