[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2456 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2456

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain fine animal hair of Kashmir 
                           (cashmere) goats.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2002

 Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Clinton (for herself and Mr. Schumer)) 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 certain fine animal hair of Kashmir 
                           (cashmere) goats.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN FINE ANIMAL HAIR OF KASHMIR (CASHMERE) GOATS NOT 
              PROCESSED.

    (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 subheading:

      

``    9902.51.15     Fine animal hair   Free                  No change      No Change      On or before 12/
                      of Kashmir                                                             31/2005          ''
                      (cashmere)                                                                               .
                      goats; not
                      processed in any
                      manner beyond
                      the degreased or
                      carbonized
                      condition
                      (provided for in
                      subheading
                      5102.11.10).....

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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