[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3348 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3348

             To suspend temporarily the duty on ester gums.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2006

  Mr. Specter 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 ester gums.

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

SECTION 1. ESTER GUMS.

    (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:

      

``      9902.38.08        Ester gums (CAS No.     Free      No change       No change       On or before 12/
                           68475-37-6) (provided                                             31/2009          ''
                           for in subheading                                                                   .
                           3806.30.00)..........

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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