[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2594 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2594

 To extend and modify the temporary reduction of duty on Thiamethoxam.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2012

 Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend and modify the temporary reduction of duty on Thiamethoxam.

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

SECTION 1. THIAMETHOXAM.

    (a) In General.--Heading 9902.03.11 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (relating to Thiamethoxam) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``5%'' in the column 1 general rate of duty 
        column and inserting ``5.9%''; and
            (2) by striking the date in the effective period column and 
        inserting ``12/31/2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply 
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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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