[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2103 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2103

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain static converters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain static converters.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN STATIC CONVERTERS.

    (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:


``     9902.01.00      Static converters   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        capable of                                                         31/2011.......
                        converting up to
                        440 volts direct
                        current to no
                        less than 12
                        volts direct
                        current (provided
                        for in subheading
                        8504.40.95)
                        certified by the
                        importer for use
                        in electrically
                        powered vehicles
                        of subheading
                        8703.90 in which
                        an on board
                        gasoline engine
                        is used to run a
                        generator that
                        recharges the
                        electric drive
                        motor battery....

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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.
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