[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3066 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3066

         To reduce temporarily the duty on Paraquat Dichloride.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2006

  Mr. Cornyn 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 Paraquat Dichloride.

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

SECTION 1. PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE.

    (a) Calendar Year 2007.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by 
inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.13.06      Paraquat            4.02%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         dichloride                                                         31/2007
                         (1,1dimethyl-4,4-
                         bipyridinium
                         dichloride) (CAS
                         No. 1910-42-5)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2933.39.23)......

    (b) Calendar Years 2008 and 2009.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.13.06, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``4.02%'' and inserting ``4.41%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2007'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2009''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
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