[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4892 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4892

  To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2012

 Mr. Carnahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN WORK FOOTWEAR FOR WOMEN.

    (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:


``    9902.64.01       Work footwear for       Free           No change      No change      On or before    ''.
                        women with outer                                                     12/31/2014
                        soles of rubber,
                        plastics, leather or
                        composition leather
                        and uppers of
                        leather,
                        incorporating a
                        protective toe-cap of
                        materials other than
                        metal, not covering
                        the ankle (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6403.99.90)..........

    (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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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.
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