[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3375 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3375

    To reduce temporarily the duty on formulations of Azoxystrobin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2006

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska 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 formulations of Azoxystrobin.

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

SECTION 1. FORMULATIONS OF AZOXYSTROBIN.

    (a) Calendar Year 2007.--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:


``      9902.12.51       Mixtures of        6.14%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         benzeneacetic                                                      31/2007
                         acid, (a E)- 2-
                         [[6-(2-
                         cyanophenoxy)-4-
                         pyrimidinyl]oxy]-
                         a-
                         (methoxymethylene
                         )-, methyl ester
                         (Azoxystrobin)
                         (CAS No. 131860-
                         33-8) and
                         application
                         adjuvants
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         3808.20.15)......

    (b) Calendar Year 2008.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.12.51, as added by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.14%'' and inserting ``6.15%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2007'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2008''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
    (c) Calendar Year 2009.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.12.51, as added by subsection 
        (a) and amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.15%'' and inserting ``6.17%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``On or before 12/31/2008'' and 
                inserting ``On or before 12/31/2009''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2009.
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