H.R. 7836

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7836 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7836

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 29, 2024

Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT DUTY-FREE TREATMENT ON IMPORTS OF BASKETBALLS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading, with the article description having the same 
degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 
9506.62.40:

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``9506.62.70 Basketballs Free................ .................... 30%''.
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(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Chapter 95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
by redesignating subheading 9506.62.80 as subheading 
9506.62.81.
(2) Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking headings 
9902.17.75, 9902.17.76, and 9902.17.77.
(3) Note 20(s)(i) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
striking ``9506.62.80'' and by inserting ``9506.62.70'' and 
``9506.62.81''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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.
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