[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2833 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2833

  To suspend temporarily the duty on alginic acid, ammonium alignate, 
     potassium alginate, calcium alginate, and magnesium alginate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2012

  Ms. Collins 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 alginic acid, ammonium alignate, 
     potassium alginate, calcium alginate, and magnesium alginate.

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

SECTION 1. ALGINIC ACID, AMMONIUM ALIGNATE, POTASSIUM ALGINATE, CALCIUM 
              ALGINATE, AND MAGNESIUM ALGINATE.

    (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.--.--      Alginic acid (CAS   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        No. 9005-32-7),                                                    31/2015.......
                        ammonium alignate
                        (CAS No. 9005-34-
                        9), potassium
                        alginate (CAS No.
                        9005-36-1),
                        calcium alginate
                        (CAS No. 9005-35-
                        0), and magnesium
                        alginate (CAS No.
                        37251-44-8)
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        3913.10.00)......

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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