To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2006, the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1833 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1833

  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2003

   Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Johnson of 
Connecticut, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
  Hayes, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
Porter, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Peterson of 
  Minnesota, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kennedy of 
   Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
Weller, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. English, Mr. 
Kline, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Crane, Mr. Sanders, 
   Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Otter, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
  Sweeney, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
 Sandlin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Hastings of 
 Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ARTICLES OF NATURAL CORK.

    (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:

      

``    9902.45.03    Articles of       6%                No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     natural cork                                                            31/2006          ''
                     provided for in                                                                           .
                     subheading
                     4503.90.60.....

    (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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