[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3390 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3390

    To suspend temporarily the duty on certain protective footwear.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2005

Mr. Ryun of Kansas 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 certain protective footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR.

    (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:


``      9902.64.19       Other footwear     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         with outer soles                                                   31/2009
                         and uppers of
                         rubber or
                         plastics,
                         incorporating a
                         protective metal
                         toe-cap, the
                         foregoing
                         designed to be
                         worn over, or in
                         lieu of, other
                         footwear as a
                         protection
                         against water,
                         oil, grease or
                         chemicals or cold
                         or inclement
                         weather (provided
                         for in subheading
                         6402.30.50)......

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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