II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 23, 2012 Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To reduce temporarily the duty on certain hybrid electric vehicle inverters.

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Certain hybrid electric vehicle inverters

(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: 9902.01.00Inverters (provided for in subheading 8504.40.95) for converting DC battery output to three phase AC output designed to power an electric drive motor, certified by the importer for use in hybrid electric vehicles1.1%No changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015 . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.