[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1918 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1918

  To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's non-work footwear 
                          covering the ankle.


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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 men's non-work footwear 
                          covering the ankle.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MEN'S NON-WORK FOOTWEAR COVERING THE ANKLE.

    (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       Footwear with       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          outer soles and                                                    31/2011.......
                          uppers of rubber
                          or plastics,
                          covering the
                          ankle, other than
                          work footwear,
                          the foregoing for
                          men (provided for
                          in subheading
                          6402.91.40)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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