[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1115 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1115

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify 
             the tariff rate for certain mechanics' gloves.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify 
             the tariff rate for certain mechanics' gloves.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN NON-KNIT GLOVES DESIGNED FOR USE BY AUTO MECHANICS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the 
following new subheading, with the article description having the same 
degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 
6216.00.43:


``       6216.00.45       Mechanics' gloves..  2.8%                 Free (A, AU, CA,     45%                  ''
                                                                     CL, E, IL, J, JO,                         .
                                                                     MX, SG)

    (b) Additional U.S. Note.--The additional U.S. Notes to chapter 62 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended by 
adding at the end the following additional U.S. Note:
``3. For the purposes of subheading 6216.00.45, the term ``mechanics' 
        gloves'' means gloves especially designed for the use of 
        professional autoracing teams and general automotive mechanics, 
        with the following: synthetic leather palms and fingers; 
        fourchettes of synthetic leather, nylon, or elastomeric yarn; 
        backs comprising either one layer of knitted elastomeric fabric 
        of heading 5407, or three layers with the outer layer of 
        knitted elastomeric fabric of heading 5407, the center layer of 
        foam, and the inner layer of tricot of heading 5903, whether or 
        not including a thermoplastic rubber logo or pad on the back; 
        and elastic wrist straps with molded thermoplastic rubber hook-
        and-loop enclosures.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
articles 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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