[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3054 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3054

       To suspend temporarily the duty on synthetic staple fiber.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 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 suspend temporarily the duty on synthetic staple fiber.

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

SECTION 1. SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBER.

    (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:

      

``      9902.55.06        Synthetic staple fiber  Free      No change       No change       On or before 12/
                           of polyester;                                                     31/2009          ''
                           cruciform                                                                           .
                           (tetralobal) cross
                           section, measuring
                           less than 3.3
                           decitex, carded,
                           combed or prepared
                           for spinning
                           (provided for in
                           subheading
                           5506.20.00)..........

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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