To suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for certain cathode ray tubes, liquid crystal display panel assemblies for use in liquid crystal display projection type televisions, and plasma display panel assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2006, the duty on electron guns for certain: (1) cathode ray tubes; (2) liquid crystal display panel assemblies for use in liquid crystal display projection type televisions; and (3) plasma display panel assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3399 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3399

 To suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for certain cathode 
 ray tubes, liquid crystal display panel assemblies for use in liquid 
 crystal display projection type televisions, and plasma display panel 
      assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2003

  Mr. Murtha 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 electron guns for certain cathode 
 ray tubes, liquid crystal display panel assemblies for use in liquid 
 crystal display projection type televisions, and plasma display panel 
      assemblies for use in plasma flat panel screen televisions.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSIONS OF DUTY.

    (a) Electron Guns for Certain CRT's.--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:

      

``    9902.05.01    Electron guns     Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     actually used                                                           31/2006          ''
                     for cathode ray                                                                           .
                     tubes
                     (``CRT's'')
                     with a high
                     definition
                     television
                     screen aspect
                     ratio of 16:9
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8540.91.50)....

    (b) Liquid Crystal Display Panel Assemblies for Liquid Crystal 
Display Projection Type Televisions.--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:

      

``    9902.05.02    Liquid crystal    Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     display panel                                                           31/2006          ''
                     assemblies for                                                                            .
                     use in liquid
                     crystal display
                     projection type
                     televisions
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     9013.80.90)....

    (c) Certain Plasma Display Panel Assemblies.--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:

      

``    9902.05.03    Plasma display    Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     panel                                                                   31/2006          ''
                     assemblies for                                                                            .
                     use in plasma
                     flat panel
                     screen
                     televisions
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8529.90.53)....

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act apply 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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