HR 1876
105th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Customs administration
Department of Commerce
Department of the Treasury
Government Operations and Politics
Imports
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Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Tariff
To clarify that certain large components of certain scientific instruments and apparatus shall be provided the same tariff treatment as those scientific instruments and apparatus.
Introduced: June 12, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 1998
See H.R.2622.
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 12, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1196)
Jun 12, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment to educational and scientific instruments and apparatus that are imported for assembly into the United States.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, upon receipt of a petition by an affected institution, to hold a single expedited hearing to determine whether or not to grant such duty treatment to all of the components of the particular scientific instrument or apparatus for which the application is made, in order to provide for expedited consideration of each component of a scientific instrument or apparatus for which duty treatment is requested.
What's happening now
See H.R.2622.
Committees of jurisdiction
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