[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3484 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3484

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain athletic footwear.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 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 athletic footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ATHLETIC 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:


``      9902.64.21      Men's tennis        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         shoes, basketball                                                  31/2009
                         shoes, gym shoes,
                         training shoes,
                         and the like,
                         with pigskin
                         uppers and outer
                         soles of rubber,
                         plastics,
                         leather, or
                         composition
                         leather (provided
                         for in subheading
                         6403.99.60) and
                         women's tennis
                         shoes, basketball
                         shoes, gym shoes,
                         training shoes,
                         and the like,
                         with pigskin
                         uppers and outer
                         soles of rubber,
                         plastics,
                         leather, or
                         composition
                         leather, valued
                         over $2.50 per
                         pair (provided
                         for in subheading
                         6403.99.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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