[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7836 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2024 Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ``9506.62.70 Basketballs Free................ .................... 30%''. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>