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PROCLAMATION 5021—FEB. 14, 1983 97 STAT. 1549 (2) The modifications of the Appendix to the TSUS made by the Annex hereto shall be effective as to articles entered, or withdrawn from ware- house for consumption, on and after February 11, 1983, and before the close of August 11, 1985, unless the period of their effectiveness is earlier ex- pressly suspended, terminated, or modified. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and seventh. RONALD REAGAN ANNEX The Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is modified by inserting the following new part, including its headnotes and items with accompany rates of duty: " PA RT 4. - TE M PORARY DUTY REDUCTIONS, PURSUANT TO THE EDUCATIONAL, SCIEN- TIFIC, AND CULTURAL MATERIALS IMPORTATION ACT OF 1982 Part 4 headnotes: 1. An article described in any of the provisions of this part, if entered during the period specified in the last column, is classifiable in said provision, if the conditions and requirements thereof and of any applicable regulations are met. The provisions of this part shall prevail over any provision describing such article in schedules 1 to 8, inclusive. 2. For the purposes of items 960.10, 960.12, and 960.15— (a) The term "physically or mentally handicapped persons" includes any person suffering from a permanent or chronic physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. (b) These items do not cover— (i) articles for acute or transient disability; (ii) spectacles, dentures, and cosmetic articles for individuals not substantially disabled; (iii) therapeutic and diagnostic articles; and (iv) medicines or drugs. Item 960.10 960.12 960.15 960.20 Articles Articles specially designed or adapted for the use or benefit of the blind or other physically or mentally handicapped persons (however provided for in schedules 1 to 7): Articles for the blind: Books, music, and pamphlets, in raised print, used exclusively by or for them... Braille tablets, cubarithms, and special apparatus, machines, presses, and types for their use or benefit exclu- sively Other Catalogs of films, recording or other visual and auditory material of an educational, scientific or cultural character (provided for in items 270.25, 270.45, 270.50, and 270.85, part 5, sched- ule 2) Rates of Duty 1 Free Free Free Free 2 Free Free Free Free Effective Period On or before 8/11/85 On or before 8/11/85 On or before 8/11/85 On or before 8/11/85