[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4188 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4188

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain 12-volt batteries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2002

 Mr. Houghton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain 12-volt batteries.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN 12-VOLT BATTERIES.

    (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:

      

``    9902.85.07    12V lead-acid     Free              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     storage                                                                 31/2005          ''
                     batteries, of a                                                                           .
                     kind used for
                     the auxiliary
                     source of power
                     for burglar or
                     fire alarms and
                     similar
                     apparatus of
                     subheading
                     8531.10.00
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     8507.20.80)....

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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