[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3129

 To clarify the classification of certain high-density fiberboard and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the classification of certain high-density fiberboard and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. HIGH DENSITY FIBERBOARD.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading with the article description for subheading 
4411.19.35 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 4411.19.30:

      

``      4411.19.35        Laminate boards or    1.9 cents/kg + 1.5%  Free (A, AU, CA,     33 cents/kg + 25%
                           panels bonded in                           CL, E, IL, J, JO,                       ''
                           whole or in part,                          MA, MX, SG)                              .
                           or impregnated,
                           with melamine or
                           other synthetic
                           resins.............

    (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        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 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 the 15th day after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application to certain entries.--
        Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
        U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper request 
        filed with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection before 
        the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
        entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of any 
        goods described in subheading 4411.19.35 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection 
        (a)) that was made--
                    (A) on or after January 1, 1994; and
                    (B) before the 15th day after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act;
        shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the amendment 
        made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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