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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3607 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 1993

 Mr. Slattery introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL

 
To revive and extend until December 31, 1996, the suspension of duty on 
               certain chemicals, 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. REVIVAL AND EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN 
              CHEMICALS.

    Each of the following subheadings in subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended by 
striking out ``12/31/92'' and inserting ``12/31/96'':
            (1) Heading 9902.29.74 (relating to Terfenadone).
            (2) Heading 9902.29.95 (relating to clomiphene citrate).
            (3) Heading 9902.29.96 (relating to dicyclomine).
            (4) Heading 9902.29.99 (relating to terfenadine and 
        mepenzolate bromide).
            (5) Heading 9902.30.00 (relating to desipramine 
        hydrochloride).
            (6) Heading 9902.30.03 (relating to lactulose).
            (7) Heading 9902.30.04 (relating to nicotine resin complex 
        put up in measured doses in chewing gum form).
            (8) Heading 9902.30.06 (relating to rifampin).
            (9) Heading 9902.30.49 (relating to L-ornithine, ethyl 
        ester).
            (10) Heading 9902.30.50 (relating to (+)-cis-(2s,3s)-3-
        (Acetoxy)-8-chloro-5-[2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-2-
        (4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)one maleate 
        (cletiazim maleate)).
            (11) Heading 9902.30.61 (relating to diltiazem 
        hydrochloride).
            (12) Heading 9902.31.03 (relating to teicoplanin).
            (13) Heading 9902.31.06 (relating to sucralfate).

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DUTY SUSPENSION FOR RIFAMPIN.

    Heading 9902.30.06 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United 
States (relating to rifampin) is further amended by inserting after 
``subheading 2941.90.30'' the following: ``and subheading 3004.20.00''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DUTY SUSPENSION FOR TEICOPLANIN.

    The article description in heading 9902.31.03 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedules of the United States (relating to teicoplanin) is 
amended to read as follows: ``Teicoplanin (provided for in subheading 
3003.20.00 or 3004.20.00)''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--The amendments made by sections 1 through 3 apply 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after 
December 31, 1992.
    (b) Retroactive Provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law to the contrary, upon 
a request filed with the appropriate customs officer before the 90th 
day after the date of enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption of a good to which any of sections 1 
through 3 apply, shall, if the entry or withdrawal was made--
            (1) after December 31, 1992; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of enactment of this 
        Act;
be liquidated or reliquidated as though the applicable amendments made 
by sections 1 through 3 applied to such liquidation or reliquidation.

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