[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1668 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1668

         To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2005

 Mr. Santorum introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
         To suspend temporarily the duty on a certain chemical.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON A CERTAIN CHEMICAL.

    (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:


``      9902.39.14       Ion Exchange       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         resin powder                                                       31/2008
                         comprised of a
                         copolymer of
                         methacrylic acid
                         cross-linked with
                         divinylbenzene,
                         in the potassium
                         ionic form, dried
                         to less than 10%
                         moisture (CAS No.
                         65405-55-2)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3914.00.60)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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