[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2337

      To reduce temporarily the duty on certain textile machinery.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
      To reduce temporarily the duty on certain textile machinery.

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

SECTION 1. WEAVING MACHINES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking heading 
9902.84.46 and inserting in numerical sequence the following new 
heading:
      

``     9902.84.46       Weaving machines    3.3%         No change         No change         On or before 12/
                         (looms),                                                             31/2005         ''
                         shuttleless type,                                                                     .
                         for weaving
                         fabrics of a
                         width exceeding
                         30 cm but not
                         exceeding 4.9 m
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8446.30.50),
                         entered without
                         off-loom or large
                         loom take-ups,
                         drop wires,
                         heddles, reeds,
                         harness frames,
                         or beams.........

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on 
or after the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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