[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 115 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9940-S9941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REED:
  S. 2437. A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another 
country be indelibly marked with the country of origin; to the 
Committee on Finance.


        Legislation Requiring Marking of Imported Jewelry Boxes

 Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation at 
the request of Rhode Island's jewelry box manufacturers to require a 
permanent country of origin marking on imported jewelry boxes.
  This bill is similar to another piece of legislation I am introducing 
today to require a permanent country of origin label on imported 
fashion jewelry items, and it is my hope that this jewelry box bill 
will be considered in tandem with that legislation.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full text of this 
legislation be printed in the record I urge my colleagues to support 
this bill.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2437

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

     SECTION 1. MARKING OF IMPORTED JEWELRY BOXES.

       (a) Marking Requirement.--By no later than the date that is 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall prescribe and implement regulations 
     that require that all jewelry boxes described in subsection 
     (b) that enter, or are withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, in the customs territory of the United States 
     have the English name of the country of origin indelibly 
     marked in a conspicuous place on such jewelry boxes by 
     cutting, die-sinking, engraving, stamping, or some other 
     permanent method. The exceptions from marking requirements 
     provided in section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1304) shall not apply to jewelry boxes subject to this 
     section.
       (b) Jewelry.--The jewelry boxes referred to in subsection 
     (a) are jewelry boxes provided for in headings 4202.92.60, 
     4202.92.90, and

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     4202.99.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
     States.

     

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