LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, Hon. DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, January 27, 1989. Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Since 1981, the Committee on Ways and Means has completed action on a large volume of legislation relating to international trade. During that period, the Committee's work has resulted in the enactment of two major omnibus trade laws: the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 and the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. In addition, three new laws relating to bilateral and regional trade relations have been enacted: the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983; the United StatesIsrael Free Trade Agreement Act of 1985; and the United StatesCanada Free Trade Agreement Act of 1988. There have also been numerous other statutory changes since 1981 relating to such matters as customs procedures, tariff classifications and trade agency authorizations. In an effort to supplement the Committee's ongoing work to compile these authorities into useful source materials, the Committee is publishing a new collection of these public laws. This document contains in chronological order all of the public laws enacted from 1981 through 1988. In some cases, only those portions of larger public laws which relate to international trade are excerpted and included. I hope that this collection of public laws will serve as a valuable reference document for members, staff, other government officials and the general public. This publication supplements the document entitled, "Overview and Compilation of U.S. Trade Statutes", which the Committee first published in 1987, and which is scheduled to be reissued with modifications in the Spring of 1989. Sincerely yours, ROBERT J. LEONARD, Chief Counsel. (III) CONTENTS Page Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (April 7, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (December 22, 1987) (Provisions relating to customs user fees and trade agency authorizations) Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (No- (V) PUBLIC LAW 97-446-JAN. 12, 1983 96 STAT. 2329 Public Law 97-446 97th Congress An Act To reduce certain duties, to suspend temporarily certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-TARIFF PROVISIONS SUBTITLE A-IN GENERAL SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF TARIFF SCHEDULES. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, an item or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to an item or other provision of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202). SEC. 102. CANNED TUNA. Item 112.30 is amended (1) by inserting "and not the product of any insular possession of the United States," immediately after "15 pounds each,"; and (2) by striking out "United States Fish and Wildlife Service" and inserting in lieu thereof "National Marine Fisheries Service". SEC. 103. FURS FROM CHINA. Jan. 12, 1983 [H.R. 4566] Tariff Schedules, temporary duty suspension. Headnote 4 to subpart B of part 5 of schedule 1 is amended by 19 USC 1202 striking out "or of the People's Republic of China". SEC. 104. LIMITATION ON IMPORTS OF SEED POTATOES. The superior heading to items 137.20 and 137.21 is amended by inserting", and imported for use as seed" after "tags". SEC. 105. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN FABRICS. Subpart A of part 4 of schedule 3 is amended (1) by amending the superior heading to items 346.05 through 346.65 to read as follows: Fabrics of pile construction, in (2) by amending the superior heading for items 346.05 and 346.10 to read as follows: Fabric of corduroy construction, note. (1) |