H. R. 4066

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

An Act

To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and

certain other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Cup Soccer Games,

the 1994 World Rowing Championships, the 1995 Special Olympics World Games,

the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Paralympics.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS

OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC

EVENTS.

(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:

‘‘ 9902.98.04 Any of the following articles not intended for sale or distribution to the

public: personal effects of aliens who

are participants in, officials of, or accredited members of delegations to,

the 1994 FIFA World Cup Games, the

1994 World Rowing Championships,

the 1995 Special Olympics World

Games, the XXVI Summer Olympiad,

and the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic

Games, and of persons who are immediate family members of or servants to

any of the foregoing persons; equipment and materials imported in connection with the foregoing events by or

on behalf of the foregoing persons or

the organizing committees of such

events; articles to be used in exhibitions depicting the culture of a country

participating in any such event; and, if

consistent with the foregoing, such

other articles as the Secretary of the

Treasury may allow ............................... Free No change Free On or before

11/30/96 ’’.

(b) TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—The articles described

in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (as added by subsection (a)) shall be free of taxes

and fees which may be otherwise applicable.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—The amendment made by this Act applies

to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,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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(b) RELIQUIDATION.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff

Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper request

(which includes sufficient information to identify and locate the

entry) filed with the Customs Service on or before the date that

is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry,

or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of an article

described in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

of the United States (as added by section 1) that occurred—

(1) after December 31, 1993, and before the date which

is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and

(2) with respect to which there would have been no duty

if the amendment made by section 1 applied to such entry

or withdrawal,

shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment

applied to such entry or withdrawal.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.