[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5133 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5133

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain occupancy sensors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

  Mr. Israel 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 occupancy sensors.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN OCCUPANCY SENSORS.

    (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 designed   Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          for lighting                                                      12/31/2015
                          control,
                          activated by dual
                          passive infrared
                          sensors that
                          detect the
                          presence of any
                          occupant of the
                          coverage area,
                          with lens masking
                          for adjusting the
                          field of view of
                          the sensors
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          8536.50.90)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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