[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5144 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5144

 To suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2008

  Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses.

    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 LIGHTWEIGHT DIGITAL CAMERA LENSES.

    (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:


``      9902.01.00       Lightweight lenses  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          for digital                                                        31/2011.......
                          cameras with
                          focal length
                          between 55 mm and
                          200 mm inclusive,
                          and not exceeding
                          9 oz. in weight
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          9001.90.11)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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