[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1700 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1700

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain capers preserved by vinegar 
                            or acetic acid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain capers preserved by vinegar 
                            or acetic acid.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN CAPERS.

    (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 heading:


``      9902.20.03       Capers, prepared   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         or preserved by                                                    31/2008
                         vinegar or acetic
                         acid, in
                         containers
                         holding more than
                         3.4 kg (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2001.90.10)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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