To suspend temporarily the duty on certain drug substances used as an HIV antiviral drug.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through June 30, 1999, the duty on certain drug substances used as HIV antiviral drugs: (1) (S)-N-tert-butyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- 3-isoquinoline carboxamide; (2) (S)-N-tert-butyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3- isoquinoline carboxamide hydrochloride salt; and (3) (S)-N-tert-butyl- 1,2,3,4- tetrahydro-3-isoquinoline carboxamide sulfate salt.

[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4191 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4191

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain drug substances used as an 
                          HIV antiviral drug.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1998

 Mr. Weller (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain drug substances used as an 
                          HIV antiviral drug.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION.

    (a) In General.--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:

      

``    9902.32.14    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     (CAS No. 149182-                                                                           
                     72-9)(provided                                                                             
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
``    9902.32.16    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     hydrochloride                                                                              
                     salt (CAS No.                                                                              
                     149057-17-0)(pr                                                                            
                     ovided for in                                                                              
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
``    9902.32.18    (S)-N-tert-butyl-                                                                           
                     1,2,3,4-                                                                                   
                     tetrahydro-3-                                                                              
                     isoquinoline                                                                               
                     carboxamide                                                                                
                     sulfate salt                                                                               
                     (CAS No. 186537-                                                                           
                     30-4)(provided                                                                             
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheading                                                                                 
                     2933.40.60)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before  6/    
                                                                                             30/99              
                                                                                                              ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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