[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2585

To suspend temporarily the duty on floor covering and mats, of over 30% 
recycled Polyethylene (PE) or Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA), of the kind 
         used for temporary cushioning for children and adults.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2012

Mrs. Feinstein 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 floor covering and mats, of over 30% 
recycled Polyethylene (PE) or Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA), of the kind 
         used for temporary cushioning for children and adults.

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

SECTION 1. FLOOR COVERING AND MATS, OF OVER 30% RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE 
              (PE) OR ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE (EVA), OF THE KIND USED 
              FOR TEMPORARY CUSHIONING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

    (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      Floor covering and  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        mats, of over 30%                                                  31/2015.......
                        recycled
                        Polyethylene (PE)
                        or Ethylene-Vinyl
                        Acetate (EVA), of
                        the kind used for
                        temporary
                        cushioning for
                        children and
                        adults (provided
                        for in subheading
                        4016.91.00)......

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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