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H.R. 5380 101st Congress House

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement.

Introduced: July 26, 1990 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Scientific instruments and apparatusTariff
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.
Jul 31, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 26, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 26, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 4, 1990

Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, ITC, USTR.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement to grant duty-free treatment of scientific instruments and apparatus that are entered for use by any nonprofit educational or scientific institution or any governmental entity. Requires such an institution desiring to enter such an article for duty-free treatment to apply to the Secretary of Commerce (currently, the Secretary of the Treasury).

Provides that an instrument or apparatus eligible for such treatment shall not be disqualified on the basis of its commercial use if specified conditions are met. Declares that the applicant institution shall have the burden of proving such eligibility.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5380: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5380/
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"H.R. 5380: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5380/.
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H.R. 5380, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5380/.
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[H.R. 5380: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5380/)
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