HR 2885 · 99th Congress · International Affairs

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See H.R.4800.(1986-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1985 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) provide for the implementation of the Nairobi Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials (the Florence Agreement); (2) modify the duty-free treatment accorded under the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1982 (the 1982 Act), under the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and under another Act; and (3) continue the safeguard provisions concerning certain imported articles provided for in the 1982 Act. Title I: Amendments to Implement the Nairobi Agreement - Repeals the 1982 Act. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) to provide duty-free treatment for: (1) catalogs of visual and auditory material of an educational scientific, or cultural character; (2) architectural, engineering, industrial, or commercial drawings and plans; (3) loose illustrations, reproduction proofs or reproduction films used for the production of books; (4) certain other articles in microfilm, microfiche, and similar film media; and (5) crossword puzzle …

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