[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5429 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5429

    To suspend temporarily the duty on certain non-women'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 non-women's footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN NON-WOMEN'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 tennis        Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          shoes, basketball                                                 12/31/2015
                          shoes, and the
                          like, with outer
                          soles of rubber,
                          plastic, leather,
                          or composition
                          leather and
                          uppers of
                          leather, not
                          covering the
                          ankle, valued
                          more than $2.50/
                          pair, other than
                          house slippers
                          and work
                          footwear, the
                          forgoing for
                          persons other
                          than women
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          6403.99.90)......

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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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