H. R. 4066
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and
certain other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Cup Soccer Games,
the 1994 World Rowing Championships, the 1995 Special Olympics World Games,
the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Paralympics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS
OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC
EVENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by insert-
ing in numerical sequence the following new heading:
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9902.98.04
Any of the following articles not in-
tended for sale or distribution to the
public: personal effects of aliens who
are participants in, officials of, or ac-
credited members of delegations to,
the 1994 FIFA World Cup Games, the
1994 World Rowing Championships,
the 1995 Special Olympics World
Games, the XXVI Summer Olympiad,
and the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic
Games, and of persons who are imme-
diate family members of or servants to
any of the foregoing persons; equip-
ment and materials imported in con-
nection with the foregoing events by or
on behalf of the foregoing persons or
the organizing committees of such
events; articles to be used in exhibi-
tions depicting the culture of a country
participating in any such event; and, if
consistent with the foregoing, such
other articles as the Secretary of the
Treasury may allow ...............................
Free
No change
Free
On or before
11/30/96
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(b) TAXES AND FEES NOT TO APPLY.—The articles described
in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (as added by subsection (a)) shall be free of taxes
and fees which may be otherwise applicable.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—The amendment made by this Act applies
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,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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(b) RELIQUIDATION.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper request
(which includes sufficient information to identify and locate the
entry) filed with the Customs Service on or before the date that
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry,
or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of an article
described in heading 9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (as added by section 1) that occurred—
(1) after December 31, 1993, and before the date which
is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
(2) with respect to which there would have been no duty
if the amendment made by section 1 applied to such entry
or withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment
applied to such entry or withdrawal.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.