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H.R. 4913 102nd Congress House

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Education, Scientific, and…

Official title: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Education, Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 1992 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Customs administrationNonprofit organizationsScientific instruments and apparatusTariff
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1992
Executive Comment Received from ITC.
Apr 29, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, ITC, USTR.
Apr 16, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 9, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 9, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 1992

Executive Comment Received from ITC.

 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. 4913: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Education, Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4913/
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"H.R. 4913: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Education, Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4913/.
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H.R. 4913, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4913/.
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[H.R. 4913: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Education, Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4913/)
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