[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2545 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2545

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's wading boots, valued 
   over $20/pair, but not over $45/pair, with outer soles of rubber, 
 plastics, leather, or composition leather and uppers of 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 $20/pair, but not over $45/pair, with outer soles of rubber, 
 plastics, leather, or composition leather and uppers of 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 $20/PAIR, BUT NOT 
              OVER $45/PAIR, WITH OUTER SOLES OF RUBBER, PLASTICS, 
              LEATHER, OR COMPOSITION LEATHER AND UPPERS OF 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 $20/pair,
                        but not over $45/
                        pair, with outer
                        soles of rubber,
                        plastics,
                        leather, or
                        composition
                        leather and
                        uppers of 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
                        6403.19.40)......

    (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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