[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2877 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2877

   To suspend temporarily the duty on diapers with an outer layer of 
water-resistant laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with an inner 
              layer or layers of certified organic cotton.


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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 diapers with an outer layer of 
water-resistant laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with an inner 
              layer or layers of certified organic cotton.

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

SECTION 1. DIAPERS WITH AN OUTER LAYER OF WATER-RESISTANT LAMINATED 
              KNITTED FABRIC OF POLYESTER AND WITH AN INNER LAYER OR 
              LAYERS OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON.

    (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      Diapers with an     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        outer layer of                                                     31/2015.......
                        water-resistant
                        laminated knitted
                        fabric of
                        polyester and
                        with an inner
                        layer or layers
                        of certified
                        organic cotton,
                        with elastic at
                        the back and
                        around the leg
                        openings, and
                        with snaps to
                        adjust the
                        diaper's fit and/
                        or to secure the
                        diaper onto the
                        wearer (provided
                        for in subheading
                        9619.00.31)......

    (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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