[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5261 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5261

   To remove the permanent tariff and the temporary duty on ethanol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2006

 Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To remove the permanent tariff and the temporary duty on ethanol.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol Import Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF ETHANOL TARIFF AND DUTY.

    (a) Elimination of Permanent Tariff of 2.5 Percent.--Subheading 
2207.10.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the column 1 general rate of duty and 
        inserting ``Free''; and
            (2) by striking the matter contained in the column 1 
        special rate of duty column and inserting ``Free''.
    (b) Repeal of Temporary Duty of 54 Cents Per Gallon.--Subchapter I 
of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by striking heading 9901.00.50; and
            (2) by striking U.S. Note 2.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 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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