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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1710

To extend temporarily the suspension of duty on certain chemicals.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 19 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993

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

to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To extend temporarily the suspension of duty on certain

chemicals.

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

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CER4 TAIN CHEMICALS.

5 Each of the following headings of the Harmonized

6 Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘12/31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/94’’.

8 (1) 9902.29.04 (relating to p-Toluenesulfonyl

9 chloride).

10 (2) 9902.29.13 (relating to 2,6-

11 Dichlorobenzaldehyde).
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1 (3) 9902.29.28 (relating to α,α,α-Trifluoro-o2 toluidine).

3 (4) 9902.29.30 (relating to 8-Amino-1-

4 naphthalenesulfonic acid and its salts).

5 (5) 9902.29.31 (relating to 5-Amino-2-(p6 aminoanilino)benzenesulfonic acid).

7 (6) 9902.29.33 (relating to 1-Amino-8-hydroxy8 3,6-naphthalenedisulfonic acid; and 4-Amino-5-

9 hydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, monosodium

10 salt (H acid, monosodium salt)).

11 (7) 9902.29.35 (relating to 6-Amino-4-hydroxy12 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (Gamma Acid)).

13 (8) 9902.29.38 (relating to 3,3′-

14 Dimethoxybenzidine (o-Dianisidine) and its

15 dihydrochloride).

16 (9) 9902.29.40 (relating to 2-Amino-5-

17 nitrophenol).

18 (10) 9902.29.43 (relating to 1-Amino-2,4-

19 dibromoanthraquinone).

20 (11) 9902.29.44 (relating to 1-Amino-4-bromo21 2-anthraquinonesulfonic acid (Bromamine acid) and

22 its sodium salt).

23 (12) 9902.29.47 (relating to 4-Methoxyaniline24 2-sulfonic acid).
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1 (13) 9902.29.51 (relating to N-(7-Hydroxy-1-

2 naphthyl acetamide).

3 (14) 9902.29.57 (relating to N,N-bis(2-

4 cyanoethyl)aniline).

5 (15) 9902.29.64 (relating to 6-(3-Methyl-5-oxo6 1-pyrazolyl)-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (amino7 J-pyrazolone) (CAS No. 7277–87–4); and 3-Methyl8 1-phenyl-5-pyrazolone (Methylphenylpyrazolone)).

9 (16) 9902.29.69 (relating to 3-Methyl-5-pyrazo10 lone).

11 (17) 9902.29.79 (relating to 2-Amino-N12 ethylbenzenesulfonoanilide).

13 (18) 9902.30.15 (relating to 7-Hydroxy-1,3-

14 naphthalenedisulfonic acid, dipotassium salt (CAS

15 No. 842–18–2)).

16 (19) 9902.30.18 (relating to 1,4-

17 Dihydroxyanthraquinone (CAS No. 81–64–1)).

18 (20) 9902.30.31 (relating to 2-Chloro-4-nitro19 aniline (CAS No. 121–87–9)).

20 (21) 9902.30.32 (relating to 4–Chloro-α-α-α21 trifluoro-o-toluidine (CAS No. 445–03–4)).

22 (22) 9902.30.34 (relating to 5-Amino-2-

23 naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 119–79–9)).
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1 (23) 9902.30.35 (relating to 7-Amino-1,3-

2 naphthalenedisulfonic acid, monopotassium salt

3 (CAS No. 842–15–9)).

4 (24) 9902.30.36 (relating to 4-Amino-1-

5 naphthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt (CAS No.

6 130–13–2)).

7 (25) 9902.30.37 (relating to 8-Amino-2-

8 naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 119–28–8)).

9 (26) 9902.30.38 (relating to mixtures of 5- and

10 8-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 119–

11 28–8)).

12 (27) 9902.30.39 (relating to 1-Naphthylamine

13 (CAS No. 134–32–7)).

14 (28) 9902.30.40 (relating to 6-Amino-2-

15 naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 93–00–5)).

16 (29) 9902.30.43 (relating to 2,4-

17 Diaminobenzenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 88–63–1)).

18 (30) 9902.30.48 (relating to 2-Amino-4-

19 chlorophenol (CAS No. 95–85–2)).

20 (31) 9902.30.47 (relating to 1-Amino-2-

21 methoxybenzene (o-Anisidine) (CAS No. 90–04–0)).

22 (32) 9902.30.51 (relating to 7-Anilino-4-

23 hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS No. 119–

24 40–4)).
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1 (33) 9902.30.52 (relating to 1,4-Diamino-2,3-

2 dihydroanthraquinone (CAS No. 81–63–0)).

3 (34) 9902.30.55 (relating to 1-Amino-2-bromo4 4-hydroxyanthraquinone (CAS No. 116–82–5)).

5 (35) 9902.30.67 (relating to 4-Aminoacetanilide

6 (CAS No. 122–80–5)).

7 (36) 9902.30.75 (relating to 2-[(4-

8 Aminophenyl)sulfonyl]ethanol, hydrogen sulfate ester

9 (CAS No. 2494–89–5)).

10 (37) 9902.30.80 (relating to 2,5-Dichloro-4-(3-

11 methyl-5-oxo-2-pyrazolin-1-yl)-benzenesulfonic acid

12 (CAS No. 84–57–1)).

13 (38) 9902.30.89 (relating to 1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-

14 methyleneindoline (CAS No. 118–12–7)).

15 (39) 9902.30.94 (relating to 7-

16 Nitronaphth[1,2]-oxadiazole-5-sulphonic acid (CAS

17 No. 84–91–3)).

18 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section

20 1 apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from

21 warehouse for consumption on or after the 15th day after

22 the date of the enactment of this Act.

23 (b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec24 tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision

25 of law, upon a request filed with the appropriate customs
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1 officer on or before the 90th day after the date of the

2 enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from ware3 house for consumption of goods to which the amendment

4 made by section 1 applies and that was made—

5 (1) after December 31, 1992; and

6 (2) before the 15th day after the date of the en7 actment of this Act;

8 and with respect to which there would have been a lower

9 duty if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to

10 such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated or

11 reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had oc12 curred on such 15th day.

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