[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2424 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2424

      To suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

 Mr. Brownback 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 sports footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN SPORTS FOOTWEAR.

    (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      Tennis shoes,       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        basketball shoes,                                                  31/2011.......
                        gym shoes,
                        training shoes,
                        and the like,
                        with outer soles
                        and uppers of
                        rubber or
                        plastics, valued
                        at more than $12
                        per pair
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.99.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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