[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3230 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3230

        To reduce temporarily the duty on Mesotrione Technical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2006

   Mr. Burr 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 Mesotrione Technical.

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

SECTION 1. MESOTRIONE TECHNICAL.

    (a) Calendar Year 2006.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by 
inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.11.03       2-[4-              6.04%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         (Methylsulfonyl)-                                                  31/2006
                         2-nitrobenzoyl]-
                         1,3-
                         cyclohexanedione
                         (Mesotrione) (CAS
                         No. 104206-82-8)
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         2930.90.10)......

    (b) Calendar Year 2007.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.11.03, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.04%'' and inserting ``6.08%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2006'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2007''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
    (c) Calendar Years 2008 and 2009.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.11.03, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.08%'' and inserting ``6.11%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2007'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2009''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
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