[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3158 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3158

To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, 
                           salts, and esters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2006

   Mr. Obama 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 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, 
                           salts, and esters.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, 
              SALTS, AND ESTERS.

    (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:

      

``      9902.28.21        2-Methyl-4-             Free      No change       No change       On or before 12/
                           chlorophenoxyacetic                                               31/2009          ''
                           acid (CAS No. 94-74-                                                                .
                           6) and its 2-
                           ethylhexyl ester (CAS
                           No. 29450-45-1)
                           (provided for in
                           subheading
                           2918.90.20); and 2-
                           Methyl-4-
                           chlorophenoxy-acetic
                           acid, dimethylamine
                           salt (CAS No. 2039-46-
                           5) (provided for in
                           subheading
                           2921.19.60)..........

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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