[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2105 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2105

  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain lithium-ion battery cells.


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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 reduce temporarily the duty on certain lithium-ion battery cells.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CELLS.

    (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      Lithium-ion         3.21%        No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        battery cells                                                      31/2011.......
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8507.80.40),
                        certified by the
                        importer for use
                        as the primary
                        source of
                        electrical power
                        for 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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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