I 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5642
To increase tariffs on certain spring and other mattress support products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2002
Mr. BLUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To increase tariffs on certain spring and other mattress 
support products.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF INCREASED TARIFFS ON CER-
TAIN SPRING PRODUCTS. 
(a) RATES FOR CERTAIN HELICAL SPRING PROD-
UCTS.—Chapter 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheading 
7320.20.50 and inserting the following new subheadings 
and superior text thereto, with such superior text having 
the same degree of indentation as the article description 
for subheading 73.20.10:
‘‘
Other ..............................................
7320.20.60
Helical springs of wire having a 
cross-sectional dimension of less 
than 5.1 mm for use in mattress 
supports and mattresses of head-
ing 9404 ......................................
30%
Free (A, B, 
CA, E, IL, J, 
JO, MX) 
45%
7320.20.70
Other ...........................................
3.9%
Free (A, B, 
CA, E, IL, J, 
JO, MX) 
45%
’’. 
(b) RATES
FOR CERTAIN WIRE SPRING PROD-
UCTS.—Chapter 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheading 
7320.90.50 and inserting the following new subheadings 
and superior text thereto, with such superior text having 
the same degree of indentation as the article description 
for subheading 7320.90.10: 
‘‘
Other ..............................................
7320.90.60
Of wire suitable for use in mat-
tress supports and mattresses of 
heading 9404 ..............................
30%
Free (A, B, 
CA, E, IL, J, 
JO, MX) 
45%
7320.20.70
Other ...........................................
2.9%
Free (A, B, 
CA, E, IL, J, 
JO, MX) 
45%
’’. 
(c) RATES FOR CERTAIN SPRING UNITS.—Chapter 
94 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States is amended by striking subheading 9404.29.90 and 
inserting the following new subheadings and superior text 
thereto and such superior text having the same degree of 
indentation as the article description for subheading 
9404.29.10: 
‘‘
Other ..............................................
9404.29.90
Uncovered innerspring units .......
30%
Free (A, CA, 
E, IL, J, JO, 
MX) 
40%
9404.29.95
Other ...........................................
6%
Free (A, CA, 
E, IL, J, JO, 
MX) 
40%
’’.
(d) RATES FOR MATTRESS SUPPORTS.—Subheading 
9404.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘
9404.10.00
Mattress supports .......................
30%
Free (A, CA, 
E, IL, J, JO, 
MX) 
45%
’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the first day of 
the first month after the date that is 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the provisions of section 1 re-
quire, the President—
(1) may enter into a trade agreement with any 
foreign country or instrumentality for the purpose of 
granting new concessions as compensation in order 
to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutu-
ally advantageous concessions; and 
(2) may proclaim such modification or continu-
ance of any existing duty or such continuance of ex-
isting duty-free or excise treatment as the President 
determines to be required or appropriate to carry 
out any such agreement.
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