[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5496 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5496

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make a 
 technical correction relating to sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, 
       diapers and diaper liners for babies and similar articles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2012

 Mrs. Schmidt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make a 
 technical correction relating to sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, 
       diapers and diaper liners for babies and similar articles.

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

SECTION 1. SANITARY TOWELS (PADS) AND TAMPONS, DIAPERS AND DIAPER 
              LINERS FOR BABIES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

    (a) Technical Correction.--Heading 9619.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheadings 
9619.00.05 through 9619.00.90 and inserting the following new 
subheadings, with the article descriptions for subheadings 9619.00.10 
and 9619.00.20 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
description for subheading 9617.00.60:


``            9619.00.10   Diapers of cotton, other than           9.3%   Free (BH, CA, CL, IL,          90%
                            knitted or crocheted.............              JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PE,
                                                                           SG) 3% (AU)
              9619.00.20   Other.............................      Free   ........................       35%  ''
                                                                                                               .

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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