[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1906 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1906

    To suspend temporarily the duty on certain children's footwear.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 26, 2009

  Mr. Roberts 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 children's footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR.

    (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       Other footwear      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          with outer soles                                                   31/2011.......
                          and uppers of
                          rubber or
                          plastics, for
                          persons other
                          than men or
                          women, other than
                          house slippers,
                          tennis shoes,
                          basketball shoes,
                          gym shoes,
                          training shoes
                          and the like
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6402.99.31)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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