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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4066

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 13 (legislative day, APRIL 11), 1994

Received

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.

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

3 SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PER4 SONAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CER5 TAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of

7 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is

8 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

9 new heading:
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‘‘ 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 ’’.

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

2 described in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff

3 Schedule of the United States (as added by subsection (a))

4 shall be free of taxes and fees which may be otherwise

5 applicable.

6 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

8 Act applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from ware-
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1 house for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the

2 date of the enactment of this Act.

3 (b) RELIQUIDATION.—Notwithstanding section 514

4 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law,

5 upon proper request (which includes sufficient information

6 to identify and locate the entry) filed with the Customs

7 Service on or before the date that is 180 days after the

8 date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal

9 from warehouse for consumption, of an article described

10 in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

11 of the United States (as added by section 1) that oc12 curred—

13 (1) after December 31, 1993, and before the

14 date which is 15 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, and

16 (2) with respect to which there would have been

17 no duty if the amendment made by section 1 applied

18 to such entry or withdrawal,

19 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amend20 ment applied to such entry or withdrawal.

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.