H.R. 1047: Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

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H.R. 1047: Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-04 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-429.

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Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

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Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to strike certain expired provisions. Provides for temporary duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2005 for: (1) certain chemicals and dyes; (2) acrylic fiber tow; (3) certain optical instruments used in children's products; (4) cases for certain children's products; (5) bags for certain toys; (6) certain children's products; (7) certain epoxy molding compounds; (8) certain textile machinery; (9) certain filament yarns; (10) certain printing machinery; (11) certain refracting and reflecting telescopes; (12) certain rubber riding boots; (13) a specified ink; (14) certain manufacturing equipment; (15) thermal release plastic film; (16) certain silver paints and pastes; (17) polymer masking material for aluminum capacitors; (18) certain pesticides; (19) necks used in cathode ray tubes; (20) combed cashmere and camel hair yarn; (21) certain carded cashmere yarn; (22) certain rayon filament yarn; (23) certain tire cord fabric; (24) carbon dioxide cartridges; and (25) certain custom-made automotive sensor magnets. Extends the existing suspension of duty through December 31, 2005 for: (1) chemicals and dyes; and (2) certain cathode-ray tubes. Grants duty-free treatment through December 31, 2005 to: (1) certain cathode-ray tubes; and (2) certain chemicals. Extends the suspension of duty on certain polyamides through December 31, 2005. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to admit free of duty into the United States: (1) two tramway cars manufactured in Plzen, Czech Republic, for the use of the city of Portland, Oregon; and (2) a replica of the Liberty Bell imported from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry of London, England, by the Liberty Memorial Association of Green Bay and Brown County, Wisconsin, for use by the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Brown County, Wisconsin. Provides duty-free treatment for certain tractor parts suitable for agricultural use. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare that the duty imposed on vessels (equipment) purchased, or the repair of such vessels, in a foreign country and documented under U.S. laws to engage in the foreign or coasting trade shall not apply, among other things, to the cost of such equipment, repair parts, and materials that are installed on such vessel, if the installation is done by members of the regular crew of such vessel while it is on the high seas. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences for certain hand-knotted or hand-woven carpets. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow a drawback (refund) of duties paid on certain articles imported into the United States and later shipped to the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Guam, Canton Island, Enderbury Island, Johnston Island, or Palmyra Island. Provides a drawback (refund) of duties paid on unused merchandise which is entered into the United States and, within a specified time period, is later exported or destroyed. Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make changes with respect to the cellar treatment of domestic and imported natural wine. Provides for: (1) treatment of certain footwear under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; (2) designation of San Antonio International Airport for customs processing of certain private aircraft arriving in the United States; (3) the establishment of integrated border inspection areas at the United States-Canada border; (4) designation of foreign law enforcement officers; (5) revisions to the U.S. insular possession program; and (6) the rate of duty for articles eligible for preferential treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act.

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Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (2005-01-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (2005-01-06)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 45 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1047 (2003-03-05): Passed
• Senate vote 214 (2004): On the Cloture Motion, HR1047 (2004-11-19): Cloture Motion Agreed to

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr1047.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1047 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108