[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2953 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2953

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bamboo kitchen devices.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2012

 Ms. Klobuchar 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 certain bamboo kitchen devices.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN BAMBOO KITCHEN DEVICES.

    (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      Forks, spoons,      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        spatulas, turners                                                  31/2015.......
                        and scrapers
                        designed for use
                        with stovetop
                        cookwear
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        4419.00.40 or
                        4419.00.80), the
                        foregoing made
                        entirely of
                        bamboo...........

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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