[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2331 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2331

To suspend temporarily the duty on cellular plastic membrane sheets of 
                     polytetrafluoroethylene resin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

  Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Kirk) 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 cellular plastic membrane sheets of 
                     polytetrafluoroethylene resin.

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

SECTION 1. CELLULAR PLASTIC MEMBRANE SHEETS OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE 
              RESIN.

    (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       Cellular plastic    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          membrane sheets                                                    31/2011.......
                          of
                          polytetrafluoroet
                          hylene resin
                          measuring 10
                          microns to 140
                          microns thick
                          that, when
                          tested, retain
                          polystyrene latex
                          beads of 0.15
                          microns diameter,
                          and cellular
                          plastic membrane
                          sheets of
                          polysulfone resin
                          of various
                          thicknesses and
                          porosity, each
                          certified by the
                          importer for use
                          in manufacturing
                          filters of
                          heading 8421
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          3921.19.00)......

    (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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