[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3056 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3056

 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for men.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2012

   Mr. Wyden 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 leathered footwear for men.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN LEATHERED FOOTWEAR FOR MEN.

    (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      Footwear for men    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        with uppers of                                                     31/2015.......
                        leather other
                        than of pigskin
                        (other than work
                        footwear, tennis
                        shoes, basketball
                        shoes, gym shoes,
                        training shoes
                        and the like, and
                        other than slip-
                        on footwear),
                        covering the
                        ankle, valued $27/
                        pair or higher,
                        designed to be
                        worn in lieu of,
                        but not over,
                        other footwear as
                        a protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals or cold
                        or inclement
                        weather where
                        such protection
                        includes
                        protection
                        against water
                        that is imparted
                        by the use of a
                        coated or
                        laminated textile
                        fabric (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6403.91.60)......

    (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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