[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2041 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2041

 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating 
                          to certain footwear.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating 
                          to certain footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN FOOTWEAR.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by striking subheadings 6401.99.30 and 
6401.99.60 and inserting in numerical sequence the following new 
subheadings, with the article description for subheading 6401.99.15 
having the same degree of indentation as the article description for 
subheading 6401.92.90:

      


``      6401.99.15         Footwear consisting  Free                 ...................  75%
                           of an outer sole
                           affixed to an
                           incomplete or
                           unfinished upper to
                           which additional
                           upper parts or
                           material must be
                           attached to permit
                           the footwear to be
                           held to foot, the
                           foregoing footwear
                           of a type that is
                           not designed to be
                           worn over other
                           footwear...........
        ................   Other:
        6401.99.30          Designed for use    25%                  Free (CA,D,IL) 10%   50%
                             without closures.                        (MX,R) 20% (JO)
        6401.99.65          Other.............  37.5%                Free (CA,D,IL) 15%   75%
                                                                      (MX,R) 30% (JO)
 
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    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply 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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