[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2526 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2526

   To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain 
   women's footwear, valued over $23/pair, covering the ankle, whose 
 height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does 
    not exceed 8 inches, with a coated or laminated textile fabric.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 30, 2009

 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on certain 
   women's footwear, valued over $23/pair, covering the ankle, whose 
 height from the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does 
    not exceed 8 inches, with a coated or laminated textile fabric.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR, VALUED OVER $23/PAIR, COVERING THE 
              ANKLE, WHOSE HEIGHT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OUTER SOLE TO 
              THE TOP OF THE UPPER DOES NOT EXCEED 8 INCHES, WITH A 
              COATED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRIC.

    (a) In General.--Heading 9902.23.82 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to certain women's footwear, 
valued over $23/pair, covering the ankle, whose height from the bottom 
of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 8 inches, 
with a coated or laminated textile fabric) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$20/pair'' and inserting ``$23/pair''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the date in the effective column period and 
        inserting ``12/31/2011''.
    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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