II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1943 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 28, 2009 Mr. Isakson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber.

1.

Certain acrylic synthetic staple fiber

(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: 9902.01.00Acrylic staple fiber undyed (polyacrylonitrile staple), not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning, containing by weight a minimum of 92% polyacrylonitrile, not more than .01 percent zinc and from 2 to 8 percent water, imported in the form of staple fiber with a filament decitex of 4.0 decitex to 6.7 decitex (plus or minus 10 percent) with a fiber shrinkage of 0 to 22 percent (plus or minus 10 percent) and a cut fiber length of 100 mm to 135 mm with a target length of 120 mm (provided for in subheading 5503.30.00)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011 . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.