[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5427 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5427

       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2012

Mr. Huelskamp 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 men's footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MEN'S FOOTWEAR.

    (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        Other footwear      Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          with outer soles                                                  12/31/2015
                          and uppers of
                          rubber or
                          plastics, the
                          foregoing for
                          men, other than
                          house slippers,
                          work footwear,
                          tennis shoes,
                          basketball shoes,
                          gym shoes,
                          training shoes,
                          and the like
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6402.99.31)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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