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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 527

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend

temporarily the duty with respect to the personal effects of participants

in certain athletic events.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 3, 1999

Mr. HATCH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States to suspend temporarily the duty with respect to

the personal effects of participants in certain athletic

events.

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

3 SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PAR4 TICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC

5 EVENTS.

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

7 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
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1 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following

2 new heading:

‘‘ 9902.98.08 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 1999

International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women’s

World Cup Soccer, the 2001

International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake

City Winter Olympics, and

the 2002 Winter 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 Treasury may

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

12/31/2002 ’’.

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

4 described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff

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

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

7 applicable.

8 (c) NO EXEMPTION FROM CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS.—

9 The articles described in heading 9902.98.08 of the Har10 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added

11 by subsection (a)) shall not be free or otherwise exempt

12 or excluded from routine or other inspections as may be

13 required by the Customs Service.

14 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to goods

2 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump3 tion, on or after the 15th day after the date of en4 actment of this Act.

5 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO CERTAIN

6 ENTRIES.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tar7 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provi8 sion of law, upon proper request filed with the Cus9 toms Service before the 90th day after the date of

10 enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal

11 from warehouse for consumption, of any goods de12 scribed in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized

13 Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by

14 subsection (a)) that was made—

15 (A) after December 31, 1998, and

16 (B) before the 15th day after the date of

17 enactment of this Act,

18 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the

19 amendment made by subsection (a) applied to such

20 entry or withdrawal.

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