[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4493 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4493

       To reduce temporarily the duty on Thiamethoxam Technical.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reduce temporarily the duty on Thiamethoxam Technical.

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

SECTION 1. THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL.

    (a) Calendar Year 2003.--
            (1) 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:

      

``    9902.29.90     Thiamethoxam (3- 2.6%              No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     [(2-chloro-5-                                                           31/2003          ''
                     thiazolyl)-                                                                               .
                     methyl) tetra-
                     hydro-5-methyl-
                     N-nitro-1,3,5-
                     oxadiazin-4-
                     imine) (CAS No.
                     153719-23-4)
                     (provided for
                     in subheading
                     2934.10.20)....

            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from 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.
    (b) Calendar Year 2004.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.90 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2.6%'' and inserting ``2.54%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2003'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2004''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2004.
    (c) Calendar Year 2005.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.90 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by this section, is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2.54%'' and inserting ``3.2%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2004'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2005''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2005.
    (d) Calendar Year 2006.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.90 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by this section, is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.2%'' and inserting ``3.5%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2005'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2006''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2006.
    (e) Calendar Year 2007.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.29.90 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by this section, is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.5%'' and inserting ``3.8%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2006'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2007''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
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