To suspend through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain textile machinery.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain power weaving machines.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4216 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4216

   To suspend through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain textile 
                               machinery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To suspend through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain textile 
                               machinery.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN TEXTILE MACHINERY.

    (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:

      

``    9902.84.11    Power weaving     Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     machines                                                                31/2005          ''
                     (looms),                                                                                  .
                     shuttle type,
                     for weaving
                     fabrics of a
                     width exceeding
                     30 cm but not
                     exceeding 4.9
                     m, entered
                     without off-
                     loom or large
                     loom take-ups,
                     dropwires,
                     needles, reeds,
                     harness frames,
                     or beams
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8446.21.50)....

    (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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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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