[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4066 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
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H.R.4066
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
four
An Act
To suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of
participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1994
World Cup Soccer Games, the 1994 World Rowing Championships, the 1995
Special Olympics World Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1996
Paralympics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS OF
PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.
(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:
`` 9902.98.04 Any of the following articles not intended for No change Free On or before
sale or distribution to the public: personal 11/30/96 ''
effects of aliens who are participants in, .
officials of, or accredited members of
delegations to, the 1994 FIFA World Cup Games,
the 1994 World Rowing Championships, the 1995
Special Olympics World Games, the XXVI Summer
Olympiad, and the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games,
and of persons who are immediate family members
of or servants to any of the foregoing persons;
equipment and materials imported in connection
with the foregoing events by or on behalf of the
foregoing persons or the organizing committees of
such events; articles to be used in exhibitions
depicting the culture of a country participating
in any such event; and, if consistent with the
foregoing, such other articles as the Secretary
of the Treasury may allow........................ Free
(b) Taxes and Fees Not To Apply._The articles described in heading
9902.98.04 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as
added by subsection (a)) shall be free of taxes and fees which may be
otherwise applicable.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) General Rule._The amendment made by this Act applies to
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Reliquidation._Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 or any other provision of law, upon proper request (which includes
sufficient information to identify and locate the entry) filed with the
Customs Service on or before the date that is 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse
for consumption, of an article described in heading 9902.98.04 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (as added by section 1)
that occurred_
(1) after December 31, 1993, and before the date which is 15
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
(2) with respect to which there would have been no duty if the
amendment made by section 1 applied to such entry or withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment applied to
such entry or withdrawal.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.