This bill modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to give imports of basketballs permanent duty-free treatment.
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%                  ''
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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) U.S. 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'' in 
appropriate sequence.
    (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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.
Sen. Paul, Rand