[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2301 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2301

To suspend temporarily the duty on synthetic quartz or synthetic fused 
                                silica.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2006

  Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) 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 synthetic quartz or synthetic fused 
                                silica.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON SUBSTRATES OF SYNTHETIC 
              QUARTZ OR SYNTHETIC FUSED SILICA.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking heading 
9902.70.06 and inserting the following:


``      9902.70.06      Substrates of       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         synthetic quartz                                                   31/2008
                         or synthetic
                         fused silica
                         imported in bulk
                         or in forms or
                         packages for
                         retail sale
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         7006.00.40)......

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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 enactment of this Act.
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