[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1782 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1782

           To suspend temporarily the duty on palmitic acid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2005

 Mr. Jenkins 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 palmitic acid.

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

SECTION 1. PALMITIC ACID.

    (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:


``      9902.04.53       Palmitic acid      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         (CAS No. 57-10-3)                                                  31/2008
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2915.70.00)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments 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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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