[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3544 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3544

       To reduce temporarily the duty on Thiamethoxam Technical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2006

  Mr. Carper 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 Thiamethoxam Technical.

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

SECTION 1. THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL.

    (a) Calendar Years 2007-2008.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.03.11 of the Harmonized 
        Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to Thiamethoxam 
        Technical) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3.2%'' and inserting ``1.5%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2006'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2008''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
    (b) Calendar Year 2009.--
            (1) In general.--Heading 9902.03.11, as amended by 
        subsection (a), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``1.5%'' and inserting ``3.0%''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``12/31/2008'' and inserting ``12/
                31/2009''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2009.
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