[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5560 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5560

  To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN SPORTS 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        Sports footwear     Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          with outer soles                                                  12/31/2015
                          and uppers of
                          rubber or
                          plastics, other
                          than such sports
                          footwear for men
                          or women, the
                          foregoing valued
                          at $6.50/pair or
                          more but not over
                          $10/pair, and
                          with cleats, and
                          having uppers of
                          which over 90% of
                          the external
                          surface area
                          (including any
                          accessories or
                          reinforcements)
                          is rubber or
                          plastics, (except
                          footwear having
                          foxing or a
                          foxing-like band
                          applied or molded
                          at the sole and
                          overlapping the
                          upper and except
                          footwear designed
                          to be worn over,
                          or in lieu of,
                          other footwear as
                          a protection
                          against water,
                          oil, grease or
                          chemicals or cold
                          or inclement
                          weather (provided
                          for in subheading
                          6402.19.15)......

    (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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