[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2846

       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work 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 work footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN WORK 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:


``      9902.13.79       Work footwear      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         with outer soles                                                   31/2009
                         of rubber,
                         plastics, leather
                         or composition
                         leather and
                         uppers of
                         leather, not
                         covering the
                         ankle (provided
                         for in subheading
                         6403.99.60 or
                         6403.99.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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