[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2956 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2956

To reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear not covering 
          the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


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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 reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear not covering 
          the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

    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 NOT COVERING THE ANKLE WITH COATED 
              OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS.

    (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:


``      9902.64.12      Women's footwear,   20%          No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         not covering the                                                   31/2009
                         ankle, valued
                         over $20/pair,
                         designed to be
                         worn over, or in
                         lieu of, other
                         footwear as a
                         protection
                         against water,
                         oil, grease or
                         chemicals or cold
                         or inclement
                         weather where
                         such protection
                         includes
                         protection
                         against water
                         that is imparted
                         by the use of a
                         coated or
                         laminated textile
                         fabric (except
                         footwear with
                         waterproof
                         injection molded
                         bottoms, i.e.
                         comprising a
                         complete outer
                         sole and all or
                         part of the
                         upper) (provided
                         in subheading
                         6404.19.20)......

    (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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