[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2875 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2875

 To suspend temporarily the duty on diaper pads with an outer layer of 
 water-resistant laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other 
    fabric layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
                              microfleece.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2012

  Mr. Baucus 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 diaper pads with an outer layer of 
 water-resistant laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with other 
    fabric layers of either blends of hemp and cotton or polyester 
                              microfleece.

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

SECTION 1. DIAPER PADS WITH AN OUTER LAYER OF WATER-RESISTANT LAMINATED 
              KNITTED FABRIC OF POLYESTER AND WITH OTHER FABRIC LAYERS 
              OF EITHER BLENDS OF HEMP AND COTTON OR POLYESTER 
              MICROFLEECE.

    (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      Diaper pads,        Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        designed to be                                                     31/2015.......
                        inserted in
                        diapers or diaper
                        shells, the
                        foregoing with an
                        outer layer of
                        water-resistant
                        laminated knitted
                        fabric of
                        polyester and
                        with other fabric
                        layers of either
                        blends of hemp
                        and cotton or
                        polyester
                        microfleece, with
                        elastic gussets
                        to absorb
                        moisture near the
                        wearer's legs,
                        with snaps or
                        other fasteners
                        to hold the pads
                        in place
                        (providing for in
                        subheading
                        9619.00.68)......

    (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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