To suspend until January 1, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 1996, the duty on: (1) 1-hydroxy-6-docosyloxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (odec); (2) 1-hydroxy-6-octadecyloxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (londec); and (3) 7-(hexadecylsulfonylamino)-1H-indole (sulfoxan).

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2097 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2097

    To suspend until January 1, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1993

 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To suspend until January 1, 1997, the duty on certain chemicals.

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

SECTION 1. ODEC, LONDEC, AND SULFOXAN.

    Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new headings:

      

       ``  9902.31.12  1-Hydroxy-6-docosyloxy-2-naphthalenecar-boxylic acid                        No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                        (provided for in subheading 2918.90.40).................  Free                                                31/96             
           9902.31.13  1-Hydroxy-6-octadecyloxy-2-naphthalenecar-boxylic acid                      No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                        (CAS No. 38134-94-0) (provided for in subheading                                                              31/96             
                        2918.90.45).............................................  Free                                                                  
           9902.31.14  7-(Hexadecylsul-fonylamino)-1H-Indole (CAS No. 51501-27-                    No change        No change        On or before 12/   
                        0) (provided for in subheading 2935.00.50)..............  Free                                                31/96           ''

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The amendment made by section 1 applies with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Retroactive Provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law to the contrary, upon 
a request filed with the appropriate customs officer before the 90th 
day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of goods to which the 
amendment made by section 1 applies and that was made--
            (1) after June 24, 1991; and
            (2) before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been no duty or a lower duty 
if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to such entry or 
withdrawal, shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or 
withdrawal had occurred on such 15th day.

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