[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2502 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2502

  To suspend temporarily the duty on Phosphonic acid (2-chloroethyl) 
                              (Ethephon).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2005

 Mr. McCrery 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 Phosphonic acid (2-chloroethyl) 
                              (Ethephon).

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

SECTION 1. PHOSPHONIC ACID (2-CHLOROETHYL) (ETHEPHON).

    (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:


``      9902.08.12       Phosphonic acid    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         (2-chloroethyl)                                                    31/2008
                         (Ethephon) (CAS
                         No. 16672-87-0)
                         (provided in
                         subheading
                         2931.00.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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