[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2716 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2716

     To temporarily reduce the duty on floor coverings and mats of 
                           vulcanized rubber.


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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 reduce the duty on floor coverings and mats of 
                           vulcanized rubber.

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

SECTION 1. FLOOR COVERINGS AND MATS OF VULCANIZED RUBBER.

    (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:


``      9902.40.16      Floor coverings     1.96%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         and mats of                                                        31/2009
                         vulcanized rubber
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4016.91.00)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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