[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5399 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5399

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain travel bags with a removable 
                          backpack or daypack.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2008

   Mr. Issa 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 certain travel bags with a removable 
                          backpack or daypack.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN TRAVEL BAGS WITH A REMOVABLE BACKPACK OR DAYPACK.

    (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       Travel bags of      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          manmade fibers,                                                    31/2011.......
                          with wheels, a
                          telescoping
                          handle, stowable
                          shoulder straps,
                          and a removable
                          separate backpack
                          or daypack
                          attached by
                          zipper or other
                          means, valued
                          over $30, not to
                          exceed 4,900
                          cubic inches (80
                          liters) in
                          volume, and
                          removable
                          separate backpack
                          or daypack not to
                          exceed 1,600
                          cubic inches (26
                          liters) in volume
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          4202.12.80)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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