[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5608 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5608

   To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain bamboo kitchen 
                                devices.


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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 kitchen 
                                devices.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN BAMBOO KITCHEN DEVICES.

    (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        Forks, spoons,      Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          spatulas, turners                                                 12/31/2015
                          and scrapers
                          designed for use
                          with stovetop
                          cookwear
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          4419.00.40 or
                          4419.00.80), the
                          foregoing made
                          entirely of
                          bamboo...........

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to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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