[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2714

    To temporarily suspend the duty on certain reception apparatus.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To temporarily suspend the duty on certain reception apparatus.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN RECEPTION APPARATUS NOT CONTAINING A CLOCK OR CLOCK 
              TIMER, INCORPORATING ONLY AM RADIO.

    (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:


``      9902.85.27      Reception           Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         apparatus for                                                      31/2009
                         radiotelephony,
                         radiotelegraphy
                         or radio
                         broacdasting, not
                         containing a
                         clock or clock
                         timer (provided
                         for in subheading
                         8527.19.50)......

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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