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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1366

To correct the tariff rate inversion on certain iron and steel pipe and tube

products.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 16, 1993

Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. MINETA) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and

Means

A BILL

To correct the tariff rate inversion on certain iron and steel

pipe and tube products.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipe and Tube In5 verted Tariff Correction Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. NONALLOY IRON AND STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.

7 (a) The superior article description for subheadings

8 7306.30.30 and 7306.30.50 of the Harmonized Tariff

9 Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 3007) is amend-
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1 ed to read as follows: ‘‘Having a wall thickness of 1.65

2 mm or more, not galvanized:’’.

3 (b) Subheadings 7306.30.30 and 7306.30.50 are re4 designated as subheadings 7306.30.35 and 7306.30.55,

5 respectively.

6 (c) Subheadings 7306.10.10, 7306.20.60, 7306.30.55

7 (as redesignated by paragraph (b)), and 7306.90.10 are

8 each amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘1.9%’’ in column 1 General

10 and inserting ‘‘4.9%’’; and

11 (2) by striking ‘‘5.5%’’ in column 2 and insert12 ing ‘‘20%’’.

13 (d) Subheadings 7306.20.20 and 7306.60.10 are

14 each amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘0.5%’’ in column 1 General

16 and inserting ‘‘4.9%’’; and

17 (2) by striking ‘‘1%’’ in column 2 and inserting

18 ‘‘20%’’.

19 (e) Chapter 73 is amended by inserting in numerical

20 order the following new subheading having the same de21 gree of indentation as the superior text for subheadings

22 7306.30.35 and 7306.30.55 (as redesignated by para23 graph (b)):

‘‘ 7306.30.60 Having a wall thickness of

1.65 mm or more, galvanized ................................... 6.5% Free (C, E, IL)

1.1% (CA)

21.5%

’’.
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1 SEC. 3. ALLOY IRON AND STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.

2 (a) Subheadings 7306.50.50 and 7306.90.50 are each

3 amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘4.9%’’ in column 1 General

5 and inserting ‘‘9.5%’’; and

6 (2) by striking ‘‘10%’’ in column 2 and insert7 ing ‘‘28%’’.

8 SEC. 4. STAINLESS STEEL PIPES AND TUBES.

9 (a) Subheading 7306.40.10 is amended by striking

10 ‘‘7.6%’’ in column 1 General and inserting ‘‘10.1%’’.

11 (b) Subheading 7306.40.50 is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘5%’’ in column 1 General and

13 inserting ‘‘10.1%’’; and

14 (2) by striking ‘‘11%’’ in column 2 and insert15 ing ‘‘29%’’.

16 SEC. 5. NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY.

17 In the event that a claim for compensation under any

18 provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

19 or any other trade agreement to which the United States

20 is a party is made by any Contracting Party to that agree21 ment as a result of the amendments made by this section,

22 the United States Trade Representative is authorized to

23 negotiate such reasonable compensation as may be appro24 priate.
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1 SEC. 6. APPLICABILITY OF STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS

2 UNDER THE UNITED STATES-CANADA FREE3 TRADE AGREEMENT.

4 (a) Any staged reduction under the United States5 Canada Free-Trade Agreement of special rates of duty for

6 Canada set forth in subheading 7306.30.30 applies to the

7 corresponding special rate of duty set forth in subheading

8 7306.30.35.

9 (b) Any staged reduction under the United States10 Canada Free-Trade Agreement of special rates of duty for

11 Canada set forth in subheading 7306.30.50 applies to the

12 corresponding special rate of duty set forth in subheading

13 7306.30.55.

14 (c) Any staged reduction under the United States15 Canada Free-Trade Agreement of special rates of duty for

16 Canada set forth in subheading 7306.30.55 (as redesig17 nated by subsection (a)(2)) also applies to the correspond18 ing special rate of duty set forth in subheading

19 7306.30.60.

20 SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

21 Except as provided in section 8, the amendments

22 made by sections 2, 3 and 4, shall apply with respect to

23 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump24 tion, beginning on—

25 (a) the date on which the President enters into a mul26 tilateral trade agreement negotiated through the Uruguay
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1 Round under the General Agreement on Tariffs and

2 Trade; or

3 (b) January 1, 1994.

4 SEC. 8. WAIVER.

5 In the event that—

6 (a) negotiations on market access and tariffs in the

7 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade provide for a

8 tariff rate elimination schedule on steel products that will

9 remove the tariff rate inversion on certain pipe and tube

10 products; and

11 (b) the President or the United States Trade Rep12 resentative certifies in writing to the Committee on Ways

13 and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com14 mittee on Finance of the Senate that such schedule will

15 eliminate such tariff inversion;

16 the provisions of this section shall not take effect.

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