[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2404 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2404

       To reduce temporarily the duty on IPN (Isophthalonitrile).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2005

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas 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 IPN (Isophthalonitrile).

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

SECTION 1. IPN (ISOPHTHALONITRILE).

    (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 new heading:


``      9902.09.11      1,3-                3.04%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         Benzenedicarbonit                                                  31/2006
                         rile (CAS No. 626-
                         17-5) (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2926.90.48)......

            (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        applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Calendar Year 2007.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.09.11 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.04%'' and inserting ``3.23%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2006'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 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 9902.09.11 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by this section, is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.23%'' and inserting ``3.4%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2007'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2008''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
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