[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4893 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4893

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


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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 
                          covering the ankle.

    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 COVERING THE ANKLE.

    (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,
                          covering the
                          ankle, but not
                          higher than 15.24
                          cm (6 inches)
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6403.91.90)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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