[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2542

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's wading boots, valued 
   over $30/pair, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather, or 
composition leather and uppers of rubber or plastics whose height from 
the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 9 
                           inches (22.86 cm).


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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 suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's wading boots, valued 
   over $30/pair, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather, or 
composition leather and uppers of rubber or plastics whose height from 
the bottom of the outer sole to the top of the upper does not exceed 9 
                           inches (22.86 cm).

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MEN'S WADING BOOTS, VALUED OVER $30/PAIR, WITH OUTER 
              SOLES OF RUBBER, PLASTICS, LEATHER, OR COMPOSITION 
              LEATHER AND UPPERS OF RUBBER OR PLASTICS WHOSE HEIGHT 
              FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OUTER SOLE TO THE TOP OF THE UPPER 
              DOES NOT EXCEED 9 INCHES (22.86 CM).

    (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 wading        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        boots, valued                                                      31/2011.......
                        over $30/pair,
                        with outer soles
                        of rubber,
                        plastics,
                        leather, or
                        composition
                        leather and
                        uppers of rubber
                        or plastics whose
                        height from the
                        bottom of the
                        outer sole to the
                        top of the upper
                        does not exceed 9
                        inches (22.86 cm)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6402.91.90)......

    (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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