Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/339

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PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 114 STAT. 303 SEC. 505. REFUND OF DUTIES PAID ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WOOL ARTICLES. (a) WORSTED WOOL FABRICS. —In each of the calendar years 2000, 2001, and 2002, a manufacturer of men's or boys' suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers (not a broker or other individual acting on behalf of the manufacturer to process the import) of imported worsted wool fabrics of the kind described in heading 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.12 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall be eligible for a refund of duties paid on entries of such fabrics in each such calendar year in an amount equal to one-third of the amount of duties paid by the importer on such worsted wool fabrics (without regard to micron level) imported in calendar year 1999. (b) WOOL YARN. — In each of the calendar years 2000, 2001, and 2002, a manufacturer of worsted wool fabrics who imports wool yarn of the kind described in heading 9902.51.13 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall be eligible for a refund of duties paid on entries of such wool yarn in each such calendar year in an amount equal to one-third of the amount of duties paid by the manufacturer on such wool yarn (without regard to micron level) imported in calendar year 1999. (c) WOOL FIBER AND WOOL TOP.— In each of the calendar years 2000, 2001, and 2002, a manufacturer of wool yarn or wool fabric who imports wool fiber or wool top of the kind described in heading 9902.51.14 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall be eligible for a refund of duties paid on entries of such wool fiber in each such calendar year in an amount equal to onethird of the amount of duties paid by the manufacturer on such wool fiber (without regard to micron level) imported in calendar year 1999. (d) PROPER IDENTIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE CLAIM. —Any person applying for a rebate under this section shall properly identify and make appropriate claim to the United States Customs Service for each entry involved. SEC. 506. WOOL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTION TRUST 7 USC 7101 note. FUND. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —There is hereby established within the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Trust Fund"), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund under subsection (b)(1) and any amounts as may be credited to the Trust Fund under subsection (c)(2). (b) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund out of the general fund of the Treasury of the United States amounts determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equivalent to the amounts received into such general fund that are attributable to the duty received on articles under chapters 51 and 52 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subject to the limitation in paragraph (2). (2) LIMITATION. — The Secretary shall not transfer more than $2,250,000 to the Trust Fund in any fiscal year.