[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1777 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1777

        To suspend temporarily the duty on phosphonic acid, (1-
                         hydroxyethylidene)bis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1998

   Mr. Bond 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 phosphonic acid, (1-
                         hydroxyethylidene)bis.

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

SECTION 1. PHOSPHONIC ACID, (1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE)BIS.

    (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:
    

         ``    9902.31.08     Phosphonic acid,                                                                  
                               (1-                                                                              
                               hydroxyethyliden                                                                 
                               e)bis (CAS No.                                                                   
                               2809-21-4)                                                                       
                               (provided for in                                                                 
                               subheading                                                                       
                               2931.00.90).....  Free        No change        No change       On or before      
                                                                                               12/31/2001       
                                                                                                                

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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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