A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty with respect to the personal effects of participants in certain athletic events.

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Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through December 31, 2002, to the personal effects of, and other equipment imported and used by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the 1999 International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 2001 International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games. Declares that such articles shall be: (1) free of applicable taxes and fees; but (2) not exempt from routine customs inspections. Directs the Customs Service, upon proper request, to retroactively liquidate or reliquidate, for a specified period of time, as if duty-free treatment applied to such articles.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 March 1999

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