An act to provide for the temporary suspension of certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.
PL 96-609 (H.R.5047), enacted 12/28/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-609—DEC. 28, 1980 
94 STAT. 3555 
Public Law 96-609 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the temporary suspension of certain duties, to extend certain existing 
suspensions of duties, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO TARIFF SCHEDULES 
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF TARIFF SCHEDULES; DEFINITION OF EN-
TERED. 
(a) Whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a schedule, item, or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a schedule, 
item, or other provision of the Tariff Schedules of the United States 
(19U.S.C.1202). 
(b) For purposes of this title, the term "entered" means entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption within the customs 
territory of the United States. 
SEC. 102. FOREIGN MATERIALS DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO TARIFF 
TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF INSULAR POSSESSIONS. 
General headnote 3(aXii) is amended to read as follows: 
"(ii) In determining whether an article produced or manu-
factured in any such insular possession contains foreign 
materials to the value of more than 50 percent, no material 
shall be considered foreign which either— 
"(A) at the time such article is entered, or 
"(B) at the time such material is imported into the 
insular possession, 
may be imported into the customs territory from a foreign 
country, other than Cuba or the Philippine Republic, and 
entered free of duty; except that no article containing 
material to which (B) of tms subdivision applies shall be 
exempt from duty under subdivision (i) unless adequate 
documentation is supplied to show that the material has 
been incorporated into such article during the 18-month 
period after the date on which such material is imported into 
the insular possession.". 
SEC. 103. YARNS OF SILK. 
(a) Subpart D of part 1 of 
schedule 3 is amended— 
(1) by amending item 308.40 by striking out "8.1% ad val." and 
"40% ad val." in rate columns numbered 1 and 2, respectively, 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by striking out "5% ad 
val." in the LDDC column; and 
(2) by amending item 308.50 by striking out "11.6% ad val." 
and "50% ad val." in rate columns numbered 1 and 2, respec-
tively, and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by striking out 
"5% ad val." in the LDDC column. 
Dec. 28, 1980 
[H.R. 5047] 
Tariff Schedules, 
temporary duty 
suspensions. 
19 use 1202. 
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94 STAT. 3556 
PUBLIC LAW 96-609—DEC. 28, 1980 
Repeal. 
19 use 1202. 
Repeal. 
19 use 1202. 
19 use 1202. 
19 use 1202. 
(b) Items 905.30 and 905.31 are repealed. 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and 0?) shall apply 
with respect to articles entered after June 30,1980. 
SEC. 104. POPPY STRAW EXTRACT. 
(a) Part 3 of schedule 4 is amended by inserting in numerical 
sequence the following new item— 
" I 435.72 
I Poppy straw extract 
| Free 
| Free 
I". 
(b) Item 907.70 is repealed. 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and 0?) apply with 
respect to articles entered after June 30,1980. 
SEC. 105. CERTAIN VALUABLE WASTES. 
Headnote 2(b)(ii) of subpart C of part 5 of schedule 8 is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(ii) all articles and valuable wastes resulting from such 
processing will be exported or destroyed under customs supervi-
sion within the bonded period; except that in lieu of the exporta-
tion or destruction of valuable wastes, duties may be tendered on 
such wastes at rates of duties in effect for such wastes at the time 
of importation.". 
SEC. 106. WATER CHESTNUTS AND BAMBOO SHOOTS. 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new items: 
903.45 
903.50 
903.55 
Water chestnuts or bamboo shoots, frozen 
(provided for in item 137.87 or 138.45, part 
8A, schedule 1) 
Water chestnuts (provided for in item 141.70, 
part 8C, schedule 1) 
Bamboo shoots in airtight containers (pro-
vided for in item 141.78, part 8C, schedule 1) 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
Free 
On 
or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
On 
or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
On 
or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
(h) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 107. URETHANE CURING AGENT (TMAB). 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new item: 
907.05 
Bis(4-aminobenzoate)-l, 
3-propanediol 
(tri-
methylene glycol di-p-aminobenzoate) (how-
ever provided for in items 402.36 through 
406.63, part IB, schedule 4) 
Free 
No change On or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
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INTERMEDIATES. 
(a)(1) Item 907.10 of the Appendix is amended by striking out 
"provided for in item 403.60," and inserting in lieu thereof "however 
provided for in items 402.36 through 406.63," and by striking out "6/ 
30/80" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/82". 
(2) Item 907.12 of the Appendix is amended by striking out 
"405.20," and inserting in lieu thereof "408.41,", and by striking out 
"6/30/80" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/82". 
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94 STAT. 3557 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to articles entered after June 30,1980. 
SEC. 109. DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE. 
(a) Item 907.20 of the Appendix is amended by striking out 
"407.85," and inserting in lieu thereof "411.76,", and by striking out 
"6/30/80" and inserting in lieu thereof "6/30/82". 
OJ) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered after June 30,1980. 
SEC. n o . LEVULOSE. 
(a) Item 907.90 of the Appendix is amended by striking out "10% ad 
val." and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by striking out "6/30/ 
80" and inserting in lieu thereof "12/31/81". 
O
a
) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to articles entered after June 30,1980. 
SEC. 111. FLAT KNITTING MACHINES. 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by striking out i9 use 1202. 
items 912.07 and 912.08, and by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new item: 
912.13 
Power-driven flat knitting machines over 20 
inches in width (provided for in item 670.19 
or 670.20, part 4E, schedule 6) 
Free 
Nochange On or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 112. W
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P KNITTING MACHINES. 
(a) Subpart B of Part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in i9 use 1202. 
numerical sequence the following new item: 
912.14 
Warp knitting machines (provided for in item 
670.20, part 4E, schedule 6) 
Free 
No change |0n or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 113. CHIPPER KNIFE STEEL. 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in i^ use 1202. 
numerical sequence the following new item: 
911.29 
Chipper knife steel (provided for in item 
606.93, part 2B, schedule 6) 
4.6% ad 
val. 
Nochange On or 
before 
9/30/ 
82 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 114. U
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T LEAD. 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in i9 use 1202. 
numerical sequence the following item: 
79-194 
0 - 8 1 - p t . 3 
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94 STAT. 3558 
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19 u s e 2251. 
19 u s e 1671. 
19 u s e 1514. 
16 u s e 1374. 
19 u s e 1466 
note. 
19 u s e 1466. 
911.50 
Unwrought lead other than lead bullion (pro-
vided for in item 624.03, part 2G, schedule 
6) 
3% ad val. 
on the 
value of 
the lead 
content, 
but not 
less than 
1.0625< 
per lb. 
on the 
lead 
content. 
No change On or 
before 
6/30/ 
83 
(b) Before July 1,1983— 
(1) no modification of the temporary column 1 rate of duty in 
item 911.50 (as added by subsection (a)) may be proclaimed by the 
President under any authority of law except title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974; and 
(2) no duty or other import fee, except that provided for in such 
item 911.50 and those provided for under the amendments made 
by title I of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, may be imposed on 
unwrought lead provided for in such item. 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned 
on or before the 90th day after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of any article 
described in item 624.03 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States 
and— 
(1) that was made on or after January 1, 1980, and before the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) with respect to which the duty would have been different if 
the amendment made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or 
withdrawal; 
shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated as 
though such entry or withdrawal had been made on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 115. CERTAIN FISH NET AND NETTING PURCHASES AND REPAIRS. 
(a) Section 466 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1466) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(g) The duty imposed by subsection (a) shall not apply to entries on 
and after October 1,1979, and before January 1,1982, of^ 
"(1) tuna purse seine nets and netting which are equipments or 
parts thereof, 
"(2) repair parts for such nets and netting, or materials used in 
repairing such nets and netting, or 
"(3) the expenses of repairs of such nets and netting, 
for any United States documented tuna purse seine vessel of greater 
than 500 tons carrying capacity or any United States tuna purse seine 
vessel required to carry a certificate of inclusion under the general 
permit issued to the American Tunaboat Association pursuant to 
section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.". 
(b) Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned 
on or before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the entry of any article to which section 466(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 applied and— 
(1) that was made on or after October 1, 1979, and before the 
date of the enactment of this Apt; and 
(2) with respect to which there would have been no duty if the 
amendment made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or 
withdrawal; 
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94 STAT. 3559 
19 use 1514. 
19 use 1202. 
shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated as 
though such entry or withdrawal had been made on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 
SEC. 116. WOOD VENEERS. 
(a) Part 3 of schedule 2 is amended as follows: 
(1) Item 240.00 is amended by striking out "1% ad val." in rate 
column numbered 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by 
striking out "Free" in the LDDC rate column. 
(2) Item 240.02 is amended by striking out "7% ad val." in rate 
column numbered 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by 
striking out "4% ad val." in the LDDC column. 
(3) Item 240.03 is amended by striking out "2% ad val." in rate 
column numbered 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by 
striking out "Free" in the LDDC column. 
(4) Item 240.04 is amended by striking out "5% ad val." in rate 
column numbered 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by 
striking out "3.2% ad val." in the LDDC column. 
(5) Item 240.06 is amended by striking out "2% ad val." in rate 
column numbered 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "Free", and by 
striking out "Free" in the LDDC column. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 117. EPHEDRINE, RACEPHEDRINE, AND THEIR SALTS. 
Effective with respect to articles entered on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act— 
(a) Subpart C of part 1 of schedule 4 is amended by striking out item 19 USC 1202. 
411.32 and inserting the following new items in lieu thereof: 
Pseudoephe^rine and its salts 
, 
Ephedrine, racephedrine, and their salts. 
15.5% ad 
val. 
4.8% ad val. 
7.6% ad val. 
•3.7% ad val. 
it per 
lb.+59% 
ad val. 
7e per 
lb.+59?; 
ad val. 
(b) The rates of duty in column numbered 1 for items 411.30 and 
411.31 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) (as 
added by subsection (a)) shall be subject to any staged rate reductions 
proclaimed by the President for items 411.32 and 437.20, respectively, 
which have been proclaimed by the President before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) Whenever the rate of duty specified in the column numbered 1 
for item 411.30 or 411.31 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States 
(19 U.S.C. 1202) (as added by subsection (a)) is reduced to the same 
level as the corresponding rate of duty specified in the column 
entitled "LDDC" for such item, or to a lower level, the rate of duty in 
the column entitled "LDDC" shall be deleted from such Schedules. 
(d) For purposes of the Trade Act of 1974, the amendments made by 19 use 2101. 
this section (not including the rates of duty in column numbered 2 of 
the Tariff Schedules of the United States) shall be considered to be 
trade agreement obligations entered into and proclaimed under the 
Trade Act of 1974 of benefit to foreign countries or instrumentalities. 
(e) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
94 STAT. 3560 
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19 u s e 1514. 
19 use 1202. 
SEC. 118. SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISION. 
Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned on 
or before the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
entry of any article— 
(1) which was made after June 30,1980, and before such date of 
enactment, and 
(2) with respect to which there would have been no duty if the 
amendment or amendments, as the case may be, made by 
sections 103, 104, 108, 109, and 110 applied to such entry, 
shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated as 
though such entry had been made on June 30,1980. 
SEC. 119. HOVERCRAFT SKIRTS. 
(a) Subpart B of part 1 of the Appendix is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new item: 
905.40 
Textile fabrics of manmade fibers, coated or 
filled or laminated with natural rubber, for 
use in the manufacture of skirts for hover-
craft (provided for in item 359.50, part 4C, 
schedule 3) 
Free 
No change 
On or 
before 
6/30/ 
83. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER TRADE LAWS 
19 u s e 1313 
note. 
SEC. 201. SAME CONDITION DRAWBACK. 
(a) Section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) 
and (1), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting immediately after subsection (i) the following: 
"(j) SAME CONDITION DRAWBACK.—(1) If imported merchandise, on 
which was paid any duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law 
because of its importation— 
"(A) is, before the close of the three-year period beginning on 
the date of importation— 
"(i) exported in the same condition as when imported, or 
"(ii) destroyed under Customs supervision; and 
"(B) is not used within the United States before such exporta-
tion or destruction; 
then upon such exportation or destruction 99 per centum of the 
amount of each such duty, tax, and fee so paid shall be refunded as 
drawback. 
"(2) The performing of incidental operations (including, but not 
limited to, testing, cleaning, repacking, and inspecting) on the 
imported merchandise itself, not amounting to manufacture or pro-
duction for drawback purposes under the preceding provisions of this 
section, shall not be treated as a use of that merchandise for purposes 
of applying paragraph (1)(B).". 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for con-
sumption on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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94 STAT. 3561 
SEC. 202. INFORMAL ENTRY OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES PRODUCTS. 
Section 498(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1498(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as paragraphs 
(3) through (12), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the following 
new paragraph: 
"(2) Products of the United States, when the aggregate value of 
the shipment does not exceed $10,000 and the products are 
imported— 
"(A) for the purposes of repair or alteration prior to 
reexportation, or 
"(B) after having been either rejected or returned by the 
foreign purchaser to the United States for credit;". 
SEC. 203. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 
1979. 
(a) The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39; 93 Stat. 
144 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 852 is amended by striking out: 
"So much of subpart D of part 12 of schedule 1 of the Tariff 
Schedules of the United States as follows headnote 1 is amended to 
read as follows: 
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and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Subpart D of part 12 of schedule 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the 
United States is amended to read as follows: 
Subpart D headnote: 
1. The rates of duty provided for the products 
enumerated in this subpart shall be assessed 
on a proof gallon basis (i.e., the rates shown 
indicate the amount of duty which shall be 
collected on each gallon of an imported prod-
uct at 100 proof). The amount of duty which 
shall be collected for each gallon of a prod-
uct which is impoi-ted at more than or less 
than 100 proof shall bear the same ratio to 
the applicable rate of duty as the proof of 
the imjjorted product bears to 100 proof. 
Aquavit: 
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 1107(a) is amended to read as 19 use 1202. 
follows: 
"(1) by inserting 'and' after 'subpart E,', and by striking out 
'headnote 4' and inserting in lieu thereof *headnote 3', in head-
note 3(a)(i), and". 
(3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with 
respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1,1980. 
03) The amendments made to the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 by 19 use 2501. 
section 14(a)(3)(A) of Public Law 96-467 with respect to items 678.50, Ante, p. 2225. 
694.15, 694.20, and 694.40 of the Tariff schedules of the United States 
shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1,1980. 
SEC. 
204. 
FOREIGN-TRADE 
ZONES 
BOARD 
REPORTS. 
Section 16(c) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the 
establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in 
ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign 
94 STAT. 3562 
PUBLIC LAW 96-609—DEC. 28, 1980 
commerce, and for other purposes", approved June 18,1934 (48 Stat. 
1002; 19 U.S.C. 81p(c)), is amended by striking out "on th^ first day of 
each regular session" and inserting in lieu thereof "by April 1 of each 
year". 
SEC. 205. COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN DETERMINATIONS. 
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Notwithstanding subparagraph (1)(A) of subsection 5(a) of Reorga-
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nization Plan No. 3 of 1979 (44 F.R. 69272, 93 Stat. 1381), the 
note 
Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall issue such advisory 
rulings and make such determinations as are authorized by subsec-
tion 305(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
2515(b)(1)). 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF SCHEDULES. 
(a) The Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) are 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "4% ad val." in rate of duty column 
numbered 1 for item 470.18 and inserting in lieu thereof "3.9% 
ad val.", 
(2) by inserting "3.1% ad val." in the column entitled "LDDC" 
for item 470.18, and 
(3) by striking out "provided for in item 403.60," in item 907.11 
of the Appendix and inserting in lieu thereof "however provided 
for in items 402.36 through 406.63,". 
O
t
)
) The rates of duty in column numbered 1 for item 470.18 of the 
Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) shall be subject 
to any staged rate reductions for item 470.15, which have been 
proclaimed by the President before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) Whenever the rate of duty specified in column numbered 1 for 
item 470.18 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 
1202) is reduced to the same level as the corresponding rate of duty 
specified in the column entitled "LDDC" for such item, or to a lower 
level, the rate of duty in the column entitled "LDDC" for such item 
shall be deleted. 
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(d) For purposes of the Trade Act of 1974, the amendments made by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be considered to be trade 
agreement obligations entered into and proclaimed under the Trade 
Act of 1974, of benefit to foreign countries or instrumentalities. 
(e) This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall 
apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after October 17,1980. 
SEC. 302. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LANDING CRAFT TO COOS COUNTY, 
OREGON. 
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of title III of the Liquor Law 
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Repeal and Enforcement Act (49 Stat. 879), and subject to subsection 
(b), the District Director of the United States Customs Service, 
Portland, Oregon, is authorized and directed to convey to the Coos 
County sheriffs office, Coos County, Oregon, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States to the three lighter amphibious resupply 
cargo craft (LARC's) seized by officers of such Customs Service and 
officers of such sheriffs office in the drug raid conducted jointly by 
such officers on December 31,1977, at Bandon, Coos County, Oregon. 
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94 STAT. 3563 
(b) The conveyance described in subsection (a) shall be made subject 
to the payment by the Coos County sheriffs office of such storage or 
other expenses which may have been incurred with respect to the 
craft described in such section from the date of seizure of such craft to 
the date of delivery to the sheriffs office. 
Approved December 28, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1109 (Coram, on Ways and Means). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-999 (Coram, on Finance). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
July 21, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate, araended; House agreed to Senate 
araendraents.