[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2692 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2692

    To suspend temporarily the duty on certain microphones used in 
                         automotive interiors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 2, 2006

 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. DeWine) 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 certain microphones used in 
                         automotive interiors.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MICROPHONES FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS.

    (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:


``      9902.10.17      Unidirectional      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         (cardioid)                                                         31/2009
                         electret
                         condenser
                         microphone
                         modules for use
                         in motor vehicles
                         provided for in
                         headings 8701
                         through 8705
                         (other than such
                         modules designed
                         for handheld,
                         microphone stand,
                         or lapel use),
                         the foregoing
                         each including
                         wire leads for
                         external
                         connection,
                         whether or not
                         including a multi-
                         pin board level
                         type connector
                         but not including
                         a battery
                         compartment;
                         having a typical
                         frequency
                         response of 250
                         Hertz through
                         7,000 Hertz with
                         no more than a 20
                         decibel deviation
                         in that frequency
                         range and an
                         electrostatic
                         discharge
                         immunity of 4,000
                         V (contact) and
                         8,000 V (air);
                         and capable of
                         operation and
                         storage in the
                         temperature range
                         of -40C through
                         85C and a
                         humidity of not
                         over 95 percent
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8518.10.80)......

    (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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