[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1915 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1915

          To suspend temporarily the duty on certain 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 footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN 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 uppers of                                                     31/2011.......
                          rubber or plastic
                          not over 91
                          percent and with
                          outer sole of
                          leather or
                          textile
                          construction
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6405.90.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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