II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2004 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 28, 2009 Mr. Chambliss 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 not carded or combed

(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 dyed (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 89 to 140 with a target length of 115 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The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.