[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2844 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2844

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain athletic footwear.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2006

 Mr. Brownback 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 athletic footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR.

    (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:


``      9902.13.81       Footwear with      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         outer soles of                                                     31/2009
                         leather or
                         composition
                         leather and
                         uppers of textile
                         materials, valued
                         over $2.50 per
                         pair, the
                         foregoing other
                         than for men or
                         women (provided
                         for in subheading
                         6404.20.40)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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