To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through December 31, 2002, to the personal effects of, and other equipment imported and used by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the 1999 International Special Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer. Declares that such articles shall be: (1) free of applicable taxes and fees; but (2) not exempt from routine customs inspections.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1877 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1877

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain 
                         world athletic events.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1999

   Mrs. Thurman (for herself, Mr. Crane, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Levin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain 
                         world athletic events.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN 
              WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.

    (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 heading:


``     9902.98.08      Any of the          Free         No change         Free              On or before 12/
                        following                                                            31/2002          ''
                        articles not                                                                           .
                        intended for sale
                        or distribution
                        to the public:
                        personal effects
                        of aliens who are
                        participants in,
                        officials of, or
                        accredited
                        members of
                        delegations to,
                        the 1999
                        International
                        Special Olympics
                        and the 1999
                        Women's World Cup
                        Soccer, and of
                        persons who are
                        immediate family
                        members of or
                        servants to any
                        of the foregoing
                        persons;
                        equipment and
                        materials
                        imported in
                        connection with
                        the foregoing
                        events by or on
                        behalf of the
                        foregoing persons
                        or the organizing
                        committees of
                        such events;
                        articles to be
                        used in
                        exhibitions
                        depicting the
                        culture of a
                        country
                        participating in
                        any such event;
                        and, if
                        consistent with
                        the foregoing,
                        such other
                        articles as the
                        Secretary of
                        Treasury may
                        allow............

    (b) Taxes and Fees Not To Apply.--The articles described in heading 
9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as 
added by subsection (a)) shall be free of taxes and fees which may be 
otherwise applicable.
    (c) No Exemption From Customs Inspections.--The articles described 
in heading 9902.98.08 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (as added by subsection (a)) shall not be free or otherwise 
exempt or excluded from routine or other inspections as may be required 
by the Customs Service.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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