[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4994 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4994

 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain leathered footwear 
                                for men.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

 Ms. Bonamici introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain leathered footwear 
                                for men.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN LEATHERED FOOTWEAR FOR MEN.

    (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        Footwear for men    Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          with uppers of                                                    12/31/2015
                          leather other
                          than of pigskin
                          (other than work
                          footwear, tennis
                          shoes, basketball
                          shoes, gym shoes,
                          training shoes
                          and the like, and
                          other than slip-
                          on footwear),
                          covering the
                          ankle, valued $27/
                          pair or higher,
                          designed to be
                          worn in lieu of,
                          but not over,
                          other footwear as
                          a protection
                          against water,
                          oil, grease or
                          chemicals or cold
                          or inclement
                          weather where
                          such protection
                          includes
                          protection
                          against water
                          that is imparted
                          by the use of a
                          coated or
                          laminated textile
                          fabric (provided
                          for in subheading
                          6403.91.60)......

    (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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