[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2403 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2403

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


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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 (other than ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and 
       snowboard boots), valued $12/pair or higher, with spikes.

    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 (OTHER THAN SKI-
              BOOTS, CROSS-COUNTRY SKI FOOTWEAR AND SNOWBOARD BOOTS), 
              VALUED $12/PAIR OR HIGHER, WITH SPIKES.

    (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 (other
                        than ski-boots,
                        cross-country ski
                        footwear and
                        snowboard boots),
                        valued $12/pair
                        or higher, with
                        spikes (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6402.19.90)......

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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