Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2007, the duty on certain microphones used in automotive interiors.
Applies this Act retroactively to certain entries or withdrawals from warehouse of such goods.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1123 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1123
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain microphones used in
automotive interiors.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 25, 2005
Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. DeWine) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain microphones used in
automotive interiors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN MICROPHONES FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS.
(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:
`` 9902.85.18 Microphones for Free No change No change On or before 12/
use in automotive 31/2007 ''
interiors having .
a typical
frequency
response of 250
Hz through 7 kHz
(<plus-minus> at
1kHz), ESD
immunity of 4kV
(contact) and 8kV
(air), which are
capable of
operation and
storage in the
temperature range
of -40-+90C and
humidity of 0--
95% (provided for
in subheading
8518.10.80.30)...
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding section 514
of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, and
subject to paragraph (4), the entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption, of a good described in heading
9902.85.18 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (as added by subsection (a)) that was made--
(A) on or after January 1, 2005; and
(B) before the 15th day after the date of enactment
of this Act, and
to which duty-free treatment would have applied if the
amendment made by this section had been in effect on the date
of such entry, shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such
duty-free treatment applied, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall refund any duty paid with respect to such entry.
(3) Entry.--In this subsection, the term ``entry'' includes
a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
(4) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made
under paragraph (2) with respect to an entry only if proper
request therefor is filed with the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, that contains sufficient information to enable the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection--
(A) to locate the entry; or
(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be
located.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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