[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2604 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2604

      To reduce temporarily the duty on Formulations of Pinoxaden/
                          Cloquintocet-Mexyl.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2005

  Mr. Terry 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 Formulations of Pinoxaden/
                          Cloquintocet-Mexyl.

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

SECTION 1. FORMULATIONS OF PINOXADEN/CLOQUINTOCET-MEXYL.

    (a) Calendar Years 2006 and 2007.--
            (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:


``      9902.90.17       Pinoxaden and      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         Cloquintocet -                                                     31/2007
                         Mexyl
                         Formulations
                         which include
                         Pinoxaden
                         Technical -
                         Propanoic acid,
                         2,2-dimethyl-,8-
                         (2,6-diethyl-4-
                         methylphenyl)-1,2
                         ,4,5-tetrahydro-7-
                         oxo-7H-
                         pyrazolo[1,2-
                         d][1,4,5]oxadiaze
                         pin-9-yl ester
                         and Cloquintocet
                         Technical Acetic
                         acid, [5-chloro-8-
                         quinolinyl]oxy]-,
                         1-methyhexyl
                         ester (CAS Nos.
                         243973-20-8 and
                         99607-70-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3808.30.15)......

            (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 2008.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.90.17 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States, as added by subsection 
        (a), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Free'' and inserting ``1.74%''; 
                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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