To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise the classification of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.

 
HR 1631 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 1631
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to
clarify the classification of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 1991
Mr. MCGRATH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to
clarify the classification of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONIC ACID.
  Chapter 34 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19
  U.S.C. 3007) is amended by striking subheading 3402.11.10 and inserting
  in numerical sequence the following superior heading and new subheadings,
  with the article description for the new subheadings having the same degree
  of indentation as the article description in subheading 3402.13.20:
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 `            Aromatic or modified aromatic:
   3402.11.15 Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid 3.7›/kg+15.9% Free (E,IL)
   1.4›/kg+6.3% (CA)   15.4›/kg+51%
   3402.11.20 Other                             7.2%          Free (A,E,IL)
   2.8% (CA)       15.4›/kg+53.5% '.
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SEC. 2. STAGED RATE REDUCTIONS.
  Any staged rate reduction of a rate of duty set forth in subheading
  3402.11.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that was
  proclaimed by the President before the date of enactment of this Act and
  that takes effect after the date of enactment of this Act shall apply to
  the corresponding rates of duty in subheadings 3402.11.15 and 3402.11.20
  (as added by section 1).
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to goods entered,
  or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is
  15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.