[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1239 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1239

            To suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 1997

  Mr. Abraham 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 ethofumesate.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.

    (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:

      

``   9902.31.12     2-ethoxy-2,3-                                                                               
                     dihydro-3,3-                                                                               
                     dimethyl-5-                                                                                
                     benzofuranyl                                                                               
                     methanesulfonat                                                                            
                     e                                                                                          
                     (ethofumesate)                                                                             
                     (CAS No. 26225-                                                                            
                     79-6) (provided                                                                            
                     for in                                                                                     
                     subheadings                                                                                
                     2932.99.08 and                                                                             
                     3808.30.15)....  Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/    
                                                                                             31/99              
                                                                                                              ''

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