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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3607

To revive and extend until December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty

on certain chemicals, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 21, 1993

Mr. SLATTERY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To revive and extend until December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on certain chemicals, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. REVIVAL AND EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF

4 DUTY ON CERTAIN CHEMICALS.

5 Each of the following subheadings in subchapter II

6 of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the

7 United States is amended by striking out ‘‘12/31/92’’ and

8 inserting ‘‘12/31/96’’:

9 (1) Heading 9902.29.74 (relating to

10 Terfenadone).
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1 (2) Heading 9902.29.95 (relating to clomiphene

2 citrate).

3 (3) Heading 9902.29.96 (relating to

4 dicyclomine).

5 (4) Heading 9902.29.99 (relating to terfenadine

6 and mepenzolate bromide).

7 (5) Heading 9902.30.00 (relating to

8 desipramine hydrochloride).

9 (6) Heading 9902.30.03 (relating to lactulose).

10 (7) Heading 9902.30.04 (relating to nicotine

11 resin complex put up in measured doses in chewing

12 gum form).

13 (8) Heading 9902.30.06 (relating to rifampin).

14 (9) Heading 9902.30.49 (relating to L-orni15 thine, ethyl ester).

16 (10) Heading 9902.30.50 (relating to (+)-cis17 (2s,3s)-3-(Acetoxy)-8-chloro-5-[2-(dimethylamino)-

18 ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-

19 benzothiazepin-4(5H)one maleate (cletiazim male20 ate)).

21 (11) Heading 9902.30.61 (relating to diltiazem

22 hydrochloride).

23 (12) Heading 9902.31.03 (relating to

24 teicoplanin).
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1 (13) Heading 9902.31.06 (relating to

2 sucralfate).

3 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DUTY SUSPENSION FOR RIFAMPIN.

4 Heading 9902.30.06 of the Harmonized Tariff

5 Schedules of the United States (relating to rifampin) is

6 further amended by inserting after ‘‘subheading

7 2941.90.30’’ the following: ‘‘and subheading 3004.20.00’’.

8 SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DUTY SUSPENSION FOR

9 TEICOPLANIN.

10 The article description in heading 9902.31.03 of the

11 Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (relat12 ing to teicoplanin) is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘Teicoplanin (provided for in subheading 3003.20.00 or

14 3004.20.00)’’.

15 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by sec17 tions 1 through 3 apply to goods entered, or withdrawn

18 from warehouse for consumption, after December 31,

19 1992.

20 (b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec21 tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision

22 of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro23 priate customs officer before the 90th day after the date

24 of enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from

25 warehouse for consumption of a good to which any of sec-
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1 tions 1 through 3 apply, shall, if the entry or withdrawal

2 was made—

3 (1) after December 31, 1992; and

4 (2) before the 15th day after the date of enact5 ment of this Act;

6 be liquidated or reliquidated as though the applicable

7 amendments made by sections 1 through 3 applied to such

8 liquidation or reliquidation.

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