[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 1768 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1768

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain fatty acid esters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 1996

   Mr. Glenn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain fatty acid esters.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN FATTY ACID ESTERS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:
      


``     9902.38.24      Mixtures of                                                                              
                        octanoic acid                                                                           
                        methyl ester and                                                                        
                        decanoic acid                                                                           
                        methyl ester;                                                                           
                        mixtures of                                                                             
                        dodecanoic acid                                                                         
                        methyl ester and                                                                        
                        tetradecanoic                                                                           
                        acid methyl                                                                             
                        ester; and                                                                              
                        mixtures of                                                                             
                        hexadecanoic acid                                                                       
                        methyl ester,                                                                           
                        octadecanoic acid                                                                       
                        methyl ester,                                                                           
                        octadecenoic acid                                                                       
                        methyl ester (all                                                                       
                        of the foregoing                                                                        
                        provided for in                                                                         
                        subheading                                                                              
                        3824.90.40)......  Free         No change         No change         12/31/2000        ''

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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