[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5562 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5562

   To reduce 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 reduce 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            47 cents/pr.   No change      On or before     ''.
                          with outer soles                    + 10.5%                       12/31/2015
                          and uppers of
                          rubber or
                          plastics, valued
                          over $6.50 but
                          not over $12/
                          pair, the
                          foregoing not for
                          men (provided for
                          in subheading
                          6402.19.70)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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