[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2019 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2019

To amend and extend the temporary duty suspension on certain capers in 
          immediate containers holding 3.4 kilograms or less.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend and extend the temporary duty suspension on certain capers in 
          immediate containers holding 3.4 kilograms or less.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN CAPERS IN IMMEDIATE CONTAINERS EACH HOLDING 3.4 
              KILOGRAMS OR LESS.

    (a) In General.--Subheading 9902.10.26 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to capers prepared or preserved 
by vinegar) is amended--
            (1) in the article description, by striking ``other than 
        such goods''; and
            (2) in the effective period column, by striking ``12/31/
        2009'' and inserting ``12/31/2011''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Retroactive Application.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon 
proper request filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry of 
an article described in heading 9902.10.26 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States that was made--
            (1) on or after September 1, 2006, and
            (2) before the date that is 15 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if the entry occurred on or 
after the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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