[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2055 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2055

       To reduce temporarily the duty on thiamethoxam technical.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reduce temporarily the duty on thiamethoxam technical.

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

SECTION 1. THIAMETHOXAM TECHNICAL.

    (a) In General.--Heading 9902.03.11 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to thiamethoxam) is amended--
            (1) in the general rate of duty column, by striking 
        ``1.8%'' and inserting ``5.4%''; and
            (2) in the effective period column, by striking ``12/31/
        2009'' and inserting ``12/31/2012''.
    (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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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.
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