[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3223 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3223

           To suspend temporarily the duty on certain capers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2006

 Mr. Menendez 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 certain capers.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN CAPERS.

    (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:


``      9902.10.26       Capers, prepared   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         or preserved by                                                    31/2009
                         vinegar other
                         than such goods
                         in immediate
                         containers each
                         holding 3.4 kg or
                         less (provided
                         for in subheading
                         2001.90.20)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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