A bill to suspend the duties on certain chemicals.

Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on certain organic chemicals.

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS.

    (a) Extension of Certain Duty Suspensions.--Each of the following 
headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by striking the date in the effective period column and 
inserting ``12/31/96'':
            (1) Heading 9902.29.08 (relating to beta naphthol).
            (2) Heading 9902.29.36 (relating to meta nitro para 
        anisidine).
            (3) Heading 9902.29.37 (relating to meta nitro ortho 
        anisidine).
            (4) Heading 9902.29.38 (relating to o-dianisidine and its 
        dihydrochloride).
            (5) Heading 9902.29.39 (relating to para nitro ortho 
        anisidine).
            (6) Heading 9902.29.64 (relating to 1-phenyl-3-methyl-
        pyrazolone).
            (7) Heading 9902.29.68 (relating to 
        phenylcarbethoxypyrazolone).
            (8) Heading 9902.30.31 (relating to 2-chloro-4-
        nitroaniline).
            (9) Heading 9902.30.41 (relating to broenner's acid).
            (10) Heading 9902.30.60 (relating to naphthol derivatives).
            (11) Heading 9902.30.62 (relating to 3-
        aminomethoxybenzanilide).
    (b) New Suspensions.--
            (1) Sulfamic acid.--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:
      

       ``  9902.28.11   Sulfamic acid, (CAS No. 5329-            No change      No change      On or before     
                         14-6) (provided for in                                                 12/31/96      ''
                         subheading 2811.19.50)......  Free                                                    .

            (2) Certain chemicals.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of such 
        Schedule is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
        following new headings:

      

       ``  9902.31.12   R Salt (CAS No. 135-51-3)                No change      No change      On or before     
                         (provided for in subheading                                            12/31/96        
                         2908.20.04).................  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.13   Alizarine (CAS No. 72-48-0)              No change      No change      On or before     
                         (provided for in subheading                                            12/31/96        
                         2914.69.50).................  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.14   Bon Acid (CAS No. 92-70-8)               No change      No change      On or before     
                         (provided for in subheading                                            12/31/96        
                         2918.29.80).................  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.15   Fast Red ITR Base (CAS No. 97-           No change      No change      On or before     
                         35-8) (provided for in                                                 12/31/96        
                         subheading 2922.29.25)......  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.16   2,5-Dichloraniline (CAS No.              No change      No change      On or before     
                         95-82-9) (provided for in                                              12/31/96        
                         subheading 2921.42.20)......  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.17   2,4-Dinitroaniline (CAS No.              No change      No change      On or before     
                         97-02-9) (provided for in                                              12/31/96        
                         subheading 2921.42.75)......  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.18   Meta-nitro-para-toluidine                No change      No change      On or before     
                         (CAS No. 89-62-3), C Amine                                             12/31/96        
                         SC4 Acid (CAS No. 88-53-9),                                                            
                         and Tobias Acid (CAS No. 81-                                                           
                         16-3) (provided for in                                                                 
                         subheading 2921.43.60)......  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.19   Acetoacet-o-Chloranilide (CAS            No change      No change      On or before     
                         No. 93-70-9) (provided for                                             12/31/96        
                         in subheading 2924.29.09)...  Free                                                     
       ..  9902.31.20   Acetoacet-2,5-                           No change      No change      On or before     
                         Dimethoxyanilide (CAS No.                                              12/31/96        
                         6375-27-5) (provided for in                                                            
                         subheading 2924.29.44)......  Free                                                     
                                                                                                                

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act apply 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.