[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2399 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2399

 To suspend temporarily the duty on sports footwear for persons other 
  than men or women, valued $12/pair or higher, other than ski-boots, 
            cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2012

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To suspend temporarily the duty on sports footwear for persons other 
  than men or women, valued $12/pair or higher, other than ski-boots, 
            cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots.

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

SECTION 1. SPORTS FOOTWEAR FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN MEN OR WOMEN, VALUED 
              $12/PAIR OR HIGHER, OTHER THAN SKI-BOOTS, CROSS-COUNTRY 
              SKI FOOTWEAR AND SNOWBOARD BOOTS.

    (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      Sports footwear     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        for persons other                                                  31/2015.......
                        than men or
                        women, valued $12/
                        pair or higher,
                        other than ski-
                        boots, cross-
                        country ski
                        footwear and
                        snowboard boots
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6404.11.90)......

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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