II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2804 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 7, 2012 Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain high-performance loudspeakers.

1.

Certain high-performance loudspeakers

(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: 9902.01.00Loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (provided for in subheading 8518.29.80), the foregoing which meet a performance standard of not more than 1.5 dB for the average level of 3 or more octave bands, when such loudspeakers are tested in a reverberant chamber according to Institute of Electronics and Engineers (IEEE) Standard 219–1975 and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 60268–5FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015 . (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The amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.