[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5189 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5189

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain mechanics' work gloves.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2012

  Mr. McKeon 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 mechanics' work gloves.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MECHANICS' WORK GLOVES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
            (1) by striking heading 9902.14.01; and
            (2) by inserting in numerical sequence the following new 
        heading:


``     9902.14.01        Mechanics' work     Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          gloves, valued                                                    12/31/2015
                          not over $3.16
                          per pair
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6216.00.58)......

    (b) Amendment to U.S. Note.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended 
by striking existing U.S. Note 18 to such subchapter and by inserting 
in such subchapter the following new U.S. Note:
    ``18. For purposes of heading 9902.14.01, the term `mechanics' work 
gloves' means gloves having the following characteristics: imitation 
leather palms and fingers with fourchettes; backs comprising either one 
layer of synthetic knitted fabric or three layers with the outer layer 
of synthetic knitted fabric, the center layer of foam and the inner 
layer of tricot fabric.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 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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