[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1944 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1944

  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2005

Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Paul, Mr. Foley, Mr. Marshall, 
Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kennedy of 
   Minnesota, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kline, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Otter, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. McHugh) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ARTICLES OF NATURAL CORK.

    (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:


``      9902.45.03      Articles of         6%           No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         natural cork                                                       31/2008
                         provided for in
                         subheading
                         4503.90.60.......

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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