[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3577 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3577

 To reduce temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear covering the 
            ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 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 certain men's footwear covering the 
            ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MEN'S FOOTWEAR COVERING THE ANKLE WITH COATED OR 
              LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS.

    (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:


``      9902.64.09      Men's footwear,     20%          No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         except vulcanized                                                  31/2009
                         footwear and
                         footwear with
                         waterproof molded
                         bottoms,
                         including bottoms
                         comprising an
                         outer sole and
                         all or part of
                         the upper, valued
                         over $20/pair,
                         covering the
                         ankle, whose
                         height from the
                         bottom of the
                         outer sole to the
                         top of the upper
                         does not exceed 8
                         inches, designed
                         to be worn in
                         lieu of, but not
                         over, other
                         footwear as a
                         protection
                         against water,
                         oil, grease or
                         chemicals or cold
                         or inclement
                         weather where
                         such protection
                         includes
                         protection
                         against water
                         that is imparted
                         by the use of a
                         coated or
                         laminated textile
                         fabric (provided
                         in subheading
                         6404.19.20)......

    (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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