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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2156

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

the rate of duty applicable to man-made fiber felt fabric for technical

uses that was in effect under the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 19, 1993

Mr. BUNNING (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States to restore the rate of duty applicable to manmade fiber felt fabric for technical uses that was in

effect under the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

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

3 SECTION 1. MAN-MADE FIBER FELT FABRIC FOR TECH4 NICAL USES.

5 Chapter 59 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

6 United States is amended by striking subheading

7 5911.40.00 and inserting the following new superior text

8 and subheadings, with the superior text having the same
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1 degree of indentation as the article description for sub2 heading 5911.90.00:

‘‘ Straining cloth of a kind used

in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair

5911.50.00 Nonlaminated, chemically

treated or coated,

needleloom felt of manmade fibers ......................... 12.5% Free (B, IL)

8.7% (CA)

74%

5911.60.00 Other .................................. 17% Free (A, E*,

IL) 11.9%

(CA)

81%

’’.

3 SEC. 2. STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.

4 (a) FOR SUBHEADING 5911.50.00.—Any staged rate

5 reduction of a rate of duty for subheading 5602.10.90 of

6 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that

7 was proclaimed by the President before the date of the

8 enactment of this Act shall also apply to the corresponding

9 rate of duty set forth in subheading 5911.50.00 (as added

10 by section 1).

11 (b) FOR SUBHEADING 5911.60.00.—Any staged rate

12 reduction of a rate of duty for subheading 5911.40.00 of

13 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that

14 was proclaimed by the President before the date of the

15 enactment of this Act and that would otherwise take effect

16 after the date of enactment of this Act shall also apply

17 to the corresponding rate of duty set forth in subheading

18 5911.60.00 (as added by section 1).

19 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

21 1 apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
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1 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after

2 the date of the enactment of this Act.

3 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO CERTAIN EN4 TRIES.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of

5 1930 or any other provision of law, upon a request filed

6 with the appropriate customs officer on or before the 90th

7 day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry,

8 or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of any

9 goods described in subheading 5911.50.00 of the Har10 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added

11 by section 1) that was made—

12 (1) after December 31, 1988; and

13 (2) before the 15th day after the date of the en14 actment of this Act;

15 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the amend16 ment made by section 1 applied to such liquidation or re17 liquidation.

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