II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2479 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 29, 2009 Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.

1.

Certain synthetic staple fibers that are colored and crimped

(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: 9902.01.00Acrylic staple fibers (polyacrylonitrile staple) containing 85 percent or more by weight of acrylonitrile units and 2 percent or more but not over 3 percent of water, colored, crimped, with an average filament decitex of 2.2 (plus or minus 10 percent) and fiber length of 50 mm (plus or minus 10 percent) (provided for in subheading 5503.30.00)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011 . (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The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.