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[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 540 Introduced in House (IH)]

105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 540

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used in the 
                  manufacture of skis and snowboards.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1997

Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials used in the 
                  manufacture of skis and snowboards.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MATERIALS.

    (a) Spring Steel.--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:
      

            ``       9902.72.17           L-shaped edges of                                                                                             
                                           spring steel for                                                                                             
                                           use in the                                                                                                   
                                           manufacture of skis                                                                                          
                                           and snowboards                                                                                               
                                           (provided for in                                                                                             
                                           subheading                                                                                                   
                                           7217.10.90)........  Free                  No change             No change            On or before 12/31/    
                                                                                                                                  99                    
                                                                                                                                                      ''

    (b) Polyethylene Base Materials.--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:
      

            ``       9902.39.20            Polyethylene base                                                                                            
                                            materials that are                                                                                          
                                            sanded on 1 side                                                                                            
                                            and surface-treated                                                                                         
                                            for use in the                                                                                              
                                            manufacture of skis                                                                                         
                                            and snowboards                                                                                              
                                            (provided for in                                                                                            
                                            subheading                                                                                                  
                                            3920.10.00)........  Free                  No change            No change            On or before 12/31/    
                                                                                                                                  99                    
                                                                                                                                                      ''

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by section 1 apply to goods 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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