[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2543 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2543

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's wading boots, valued 
   over $30/pair, with textile outer soles and uppers of leather or 
 composition leather 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 textile outer soles and uppers of leather or 
 composition leather 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 
              TEXTILE OUTER SOLES AND UPPERS OF LEATHER OR COMPOSITION 
              LEATHER 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 textile
                        outer soles and
                        uppers of leather
                        or composition
                        leather 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
                        6405.20.90)......

    (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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