[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2417 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2417

     To suspend temporarily the duty on certain occupancy sensors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2012

  Mr. Schumer 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 certain occupancy sensors.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN OCCUPANCY SENSORS.

    (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      Switches designed   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        for lighting                                                       31/2015.......
                        control,
                        activated by dual
                        passive infrared
                        sensors that
                        detect the
                        presence of any
                        occupant of the
                        coverage area,
                        with lens masking
                        for adjusting the
                        field of view of
                        the sensors
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8536.50.90)......

    (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to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 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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