[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 982 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 982

    To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rayon staple fibers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2005

  Ms. Collins 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 certain rayon staple fibers.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN RAYON STAPLE FIBERS.

    (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:

      

``      9902.55.04        Viscose filament        Free      No change       No change       On or before 12/
                           rayons having a                                                   31/2008          ''
                           decitex of less than                                                                .
                           5.0 and a multi-
                           limbed cross-section,
                           the limbs having a
                           length-to-width
                           aspect ratio of at
                           least 2:1 (provided
                           for in subheading
                           5504.10.00)..........

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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