To suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical microscopes.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2002, the duty on certain compound optical microscopes.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2165 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2165

      To suspend temporarily the duty on certain compound optical 
                              microscopes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

  Mr. Porter 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 compound optical 
                              microscopes.

    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 heading:
      

``    9902.98.07    Compound optical  Free              No Change         No change         On or before 12/
                     microscopes:                                                            31/2002          ''
                     whether or not                                                                            .
                     stereoscopic
                     and whether or
                     not provided
                     with a means
                     for
                     photographing
                     the image;
                     especially
                     designed for
                     semiconductor
                     inspection;
                     with full
                     encapsulation
                     of all moving
                     parts above the
                     stage; meeting
                     ``cleanroom
                     class 1''
                     criteria;
                     having a
                     horizontal
                     distance
                     between the
                     optical axis
                     and C-shape
                     microscope
                     stand of 8 or
                     more; and
                     fitted with
                     special
                     microscope
                     stages having a
                     lateral
                     movement range
                     of 6 or more in
                     each direction
                     and containing
                     special sample
                     holders for
                     semiconductor
                     wafers,
                     devices, and
                     masks (provided
                     for in heading
                     9011)..........

    (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 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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