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 TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC LAW 87-456-MAY 24, 1962

Supplemental report s to P r e s i dent and C o n g r e s s.

Pre sidential proclamation.

by substituting in lieu thereof a new title I entitled "Title I—Tariff Schedules of the United States". (b) Such new title I (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Tariff Schedules of the United States") shall consist of— (1) the general headnotes and rules of interpretation; (2) schedules 1 to 8, inclusive; and (3) the appendix to the tariff schedules; all as set forth in the report of the United States Tariff Commission (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Commission") entitled "Tariff Classification Study, Proposed Revised Tariff Schedules of the United States", dated November 15, 1960, as changed by the "First Supplemental Report" (January, 1962); and (4) subject to subsection (c), such changes in the provisions identified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection as the Commission decides— (A) are necessary to reflect changes in tariff treatment made by statute or under authority of law, arising either before the date of the enactment of this Act or on or after such date of enactment and before the date on which the Tariff Schedules of the United States is published pursuant to subsection (d), or (B) are otherwise necessary. In its determinations under this paragraph, the Commission shall apply the standards it applied in its report of November 15, 1960, referred to above. (c)(1) The Commission shall include the changes provided for in subsection (b)(4), together with the reasons therefor, in one or more supplemental reports which shall be promptly published and submitted to the President and the Congress. The delivery to the Senate and to the House of Representatives shall be made on the same day. In its supplemental reports the Commission shall include written views submitted to the Commission, and testimony before the Commission, with respect to provisions of the proposed Tariff Schedules of the United States, together with the comments of the Commission on such views and testimony. (2)(A) No change submitted pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (b)(4)(B) shall become effective unless, following the date on which the supplemental report containing such change was submitted to the Congress and before the date on which the Tariff Schedules of the United States is published pursuant to subsection (d), a period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress has elapsed. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) — (i) continuity of session shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die; but (ii) in the computation of the 60-day period there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain. (3) No changes included by the Commission in any supplemental report submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall become effective unless included in the Tariff Schedules of the United States as published pursuant to subsection (d). (d) A t the earliest practicable date before the date of the proclamation of the President provided for by section 102, the President shall cause the Tariff Schedules of the United States to be published. SEC. 102. At the earliest practicable date, the President shall take such action as he deems necessary to bring the United States schedules annexed to foreign trade agreements into conformity with the Tariff

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