II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1917 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 A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain leather upper sports footwear.

1.

Certain leather upper sports 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: 9902.01.00Other footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastic, leather or composition leather with uppers of leather, not covering the ankle, the foregoing for youths and boys and not including house slippers, tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like (provided for in subheading 6403.99.60)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011 . (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The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.