[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5409 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5409

 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain wire containing 
   99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and with dopants added to 
                  control wirebonding characteristics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain wire containing 
   99.9 percent or more by weight of gold and with dopants added to 
                  control wirebonding characteristics.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN WIRE CONTAINING 99.9 PERCENT OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF 
              GOLD AND WITH DOPANTS ADDED TO CONTROL WIREBONDING 
              CHARACTERISTICS.

    (a) In General.--Heading 9902.7108 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to wire containing 99.9 percent 
or more by weight of gold and with dopants added to control wirebonding 
characteristics, having a diameter of 0.05 mm or less, for use in the 
manufacture of diodes, transistors or similar semiconductor devices or 
electronic integrated circuits) is amended by striking the date in the 
effective period column and inserting ``12/31/2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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