[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 106 (Monday, July 26, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S9225]
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      By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
  S. 1431. A bill to suspend temporarily the duties on mixtures of 
sennosides; to the Committee on Finance.
  S. 1432. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dark couverture 
chocolate; to the Committee on Finance.


                      duty suspension legislation

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bills be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bills were ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1431

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

     SECTION 1. MIXTURES OF SENNOSIDES.

       (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:

       

``  9902.39.00.....  Mixtures of       Free...........  No Change.......  No Change.......  On or before 12/  ''
                      sennosides                                                             31/2002........
                      (provided for
                      in subheading
                      2938.90.00)....
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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
     warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
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                                S. 1432

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

     SECTION 1. DARK COUVERTURE CHOCOLATE.

       (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:
       

``  9902.18.06.....  Dark couverture   Free...........  No Change.......  No Change.......  On or before 12/  ''
                      chocolate                                                              31/2002........
                      (provided for
                      in subheading
                      1806.20.50)....
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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to articles 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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