[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2325

 To reduce temporarily the duty on certain audio headphones achieving 
                     full-spectrum noise reduction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2006

Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reduce temporarily the duty on certain audio headphones achieving 
                     full-spectrum noise reduction.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN AUDIO HEADPHONES ACHIEVING FULL-SPECTRUM NOISE 
              REDUCTION.

    (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:


``      9902.85.18      Audio headphones    2.5%         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         achieving full-                                                    31/2009
                         spectrum noise
                         reduction by
                         using electronics
                         that equalize all
                         audio signals,
                         including those
                         passing through
                         an acoustically
                         resistive opening
                         and a port, in
                         parallel, that
                         connect walls
                         separating an
                         interior of the
                         enclosure from an
                         exterior of the
                         enclosure outside
                         the earcup
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8518.30.20)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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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