[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5607 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5607

   To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain bamboo baskets.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2012

 Mr. Ellison 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 bamboo baskets.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN BAMBOO BASKETS.

    (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        Baskets made        Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          directly to shape                                                 12/31/2015
                          of dyed bamboo
                          each with a
                          handle and
                          measuring 30.48
                          cm or more at its
                          widest point
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          4602.11.09)......

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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