[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2334 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2334

   To reduce temporarily the duty on lithium ion electrical storage 
                               batteries.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reduce temporarily the duty on lithium ion electrical storage 
                               batteries.

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

SECTION 1. LITHIUM ION ELECTRICAL STORAGE BATTERIES.

    (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      Lithium ion         2.4%         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        electric storage                                                   31/2015.......
                        batteries,
                        certified by the
                        importer for use
                        in hybrid
                        electric motor
                        vehicles
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8507.80.80)......

    (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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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.
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