[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2917 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2917

   To suspend temporarily the duty on formulations of Thiamethoxam, 
              Difenoconazole, Fludioxinil, and Mefenoxam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2005

  Mr. Castle 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 formulations of Thiamethoxam, 
              Difenoconazole, Fludioxinil, and Mefenoxam.

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

SECTION 1. FORMULATIONS OF THIAMETHOXAM, DIFENOCONAZOLE, FLUDIOXINIL, 
              AND MEFENOXAM.

    (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:


``      9902.07.44      Formulations of     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         Thiamethoxam,                                                      31/2008
                         Difenoconazole,
                         Fludioxinil and
                         Mefenoxam which
                         contain:
                         Thiamethoxam
                         Technical 3-[(2-
                         chloro-5-
                         thiazolyl)methyl]
                         tetrahydro-5-
                         methyl-N-nitro-
                         1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-
                         imine),
                         Difenoconazole
                         Technical 1H-
                         1,2,4-triazole, 1-
                         [[2-[2-chloro-4-
                         (4-
                         chlorophenoxy)phe
                         nyl]-4-methyl-1,3-
                         dioxolan-2-
                         yl]methyl]-
                         Fludioxinil
                         Technical 1H-
                         Pyrrole-3-
                         carbonitrile, 4-
                         (2,2-difluoro-1,3-
                         benzodioxol-4-yl)-
                          Mefenoxam
                         Technical (R,S)-2-
                         [(2,6-
                         dimethylphenyl]-
                         methoxyacetylamin
                         o]-propionic acid
                         methyl ester (CAS
                         Nos. 153719-23-4,
                         119446-68-3,
                         131341-86-1,
                         70630-17-0, and
                         69516-34-3)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3808.20.15)......

    (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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