[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2845 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2845

      To reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's 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 reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN WOMEN'S 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:


``      9902.13.80      Footwear for women  4.2%         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         with outer soles                                                   31/2009
                         of rubber or
                         plastics and
                         uppers of textile
                         materials other
                         than of vegetable
                         fibers, with open
                         toes or open
                         heels or of the
                         slip-on type
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         6404.19.30)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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