[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1963 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1963

        To reduce temporarily the duty on Mesotrione Technical.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2005

  Mr. Baker 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 Mesotrione Technical.

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

SECTION 1. MESOTRIONE TECHNICAL.

    (a) Calendar Year 2006.--
            (1) 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:


``      9902.07.01       Mesotrione         6.04%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         Technical - 1,3-                                                   31/2006
                         cyclohexanedione,
                         2-[4-
                         (methylsulfonyl)-
                         2-nitrobenzoyl]-
                         1,3-
                         cyclohexanedione
                         (CAS No. 104206-
                         82-8) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2930.90.10)......

            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Calendar Year 2007.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.07.01, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.04%'' and inserting ``6.08%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2006'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2007''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
    (c) Calendar Year 2008.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.07.01, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.08%'' and inserting ``6.11%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2007'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2008''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
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