[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5700 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5700

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain cotton yarn of combed 
                                fibers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain cotton yarn of combed 
                                fibers.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN COTTON YARN OF COMBED FIBERS.

    (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        Cotton yarn (other  Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          than sewing                                                       12/31/2015
                          thread),
                          containing 85
                          percent or more
                          by weight of
                          cotton, not put
                          up for retail
                          sale, consisting
                          of multiple
                          (folded) or
                          cabled yarn, of
                          combed fibers
                          gassed and
                          mercerized,
                          measuring per
                          single yarn less
                          than 125 decitex
                          but not less than
                          106.38 decitex
                          (exceeding 80
                          metric number but
                          not exceeding 94
                          metric number)
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          5205.46.00)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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