II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2676 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2009 Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.

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Certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning

(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: 9902.01.00Acrylic staple fiber composed of less than 85 percent but at least 35 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units, not more than 2 to 3 percent water, imported in the form of non-pigmented (ecru) staple crimped product with an average filament decitex of 1.9 (plus or minus 10 percent), and fiber staple length of 51 mm (plus or minus 10 percent) (provided for in subheading 5503.30.00) FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011 . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.