[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2343 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2343

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear covering the 
ankle, the height of which from the bottom of the outer sole to the top 
  of the upper exceeds 19 cm, with waterproof molded soles, valued at 
                        more than $30 per pair.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

  Mr. Vitter 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 men's footwear covering the 
ankle, the height of which from the bottom of the outer sole to the top 
  of the upper exceeds 19 cm, with waterproof molded soles, valued at 
                        more than $30 per pair.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MEN'S FOOTWEAR COVERING THE ANKLE, THE HEIGHT OF 
              WHICH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OUTER SOLE TO THE TOP OF THE 
              UPPER EXCEEDS 19 CM, WITH WATERPROOF MOLDED SOLES, VALUED 
              AT MORE THAN $30 PER PAIR.

    (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       Men's vulcanized    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/ ''.
                          footwear with                                                      31/2011.......
                          waterproof molded
                          soles, with
                          uppers formed on
                          a last (not
                          molded or
                          injected) of more
                          than 70 percent
                          natural rubber,
                          covering the
                          ankle but not
                          covering the
                          knee, the height
                          of which from the
                          bottom of the
                          outer sole to the
                          top of the upper
                          exceeds 19 cm,
                          designed to be
                          worn in lieu of,
                          but not over
                          other footwear as
                          a protection
                          against water or
                          cold or inclement
                          weather, valued
                          at more than $30
                          per pair
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6401.92.90)......

    (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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