[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2423 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2423

       To suspend temporarily the duty on nightlights of plastic.


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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 nightlights of plastic.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN NIGHTLIGHTS OF PLASTIC.

    (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 headings:


``     9902.01.00        Nightlights of      Free            No change      No change      On or before     ''.
                          plastic base                                                      12/31/2015...
                          material
                          (provided for in
                          subheading
                          9405.40.80)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Retroactive Application.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon 
proper request filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the 
90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, any entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of any article--
            (1) that was made on or after January 1, 2011, and before 
        the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
            (2) with respect to which there would have been no duty if 
        the amendment made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or 
        withdrawal,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such amendment applied to 
such entry or withdrawal.
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