[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2944 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2944

 To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on Thiamethoxam technical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on Thiamethoxam technical.

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

SECTION 1. THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Amendment.--Heading 9902.03.11 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States (relating to Thiamethoxam 
        Technical) is amended by striking the article description and 
        inserting the following: ``3-[(2-Chloro-5-
        thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-
        imine) (Thiamethoxam) (CAS No. 153719-23-4) (provided for in 
        subheading 2934.10.90)''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Calendar Years 2006-2008.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.03.11 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.2%'' and inserting ``1.5%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2006'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2008''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2006.
    (c) Calendar Year 2009.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.03.11, as amended by this 
        section, is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``1.5%'' and inserting ``3.0%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2008'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2009''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2009.
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