[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2965 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2965

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
       duty free treatment for Propylene Glycol Alginates (PGA).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide 
       duty free treatment for Propylene Glycol Alginates (PGA).

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

SECTION 1. DUTY FREE TREATMENT FOR ALGINIC ACIDS, ITS SALTS AND ESTERS.

    (a) In General.--Subheading 3913.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended in the general subcolumn of 
column 1 rate of duty, by striking ``4.2%'' and inserting ``Free''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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