II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2047 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 A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on horizontal machining center.

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Horizontal machining center

(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: 9902.01.00Horizontal machining center with true 5 axis simultaneous contouring capability having the following specifications: with fully automated 800 mm square table built into the machine base; with drop-down trunnion receiver with tilting axis center of rotation; capable of handling work loads of up to 1,600 kilograms with a precision of within +/−3 arc seconds in the tilting and rotary axes for both positioning and machining; having a horizontal-spindle with a Y-axis travel of 1,000 mm, an X-axis travel of 1,200 mm, and a Z-axis travel of 1,050 mm (provided for in subheading 8457.10.00).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The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.