[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2634 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2634

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain occupancy sensor switches.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 2009

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) 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 occupancy sensor switches.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN OCCUPANCY SENSOR SWITCHES.

    (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      Switches for        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        lighting control,                                                  31/2011.......
                        activated by dual
                        passive infrared
                        sensors which
                        detects presence
                        of occupant in a
                        room or office
                        and with lens
                        masking for
                        sensor field of
                        view adjustment
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8536.50.90)......

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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