[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3067 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3067

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear with cleats 
          valued at $6.50/pair or more but not over $10/pair.


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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 sports footwear with cleats 
          valued at $6.50/pair or more but not over $10/pair.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN SPORTS FOOTWEAR WITH CLEATS VALUED AT $6.50/PAIR OR 
              MORE BUT NOT OVER $10/PAIR.

    (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      Sports footwear     Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        with outer soles                                                   31/2015.......
                        and uppers of
                        rubber or
                        plastics, other
                        than such sports
                        footwear for men
                        or women, the
                        foregoing valued
                        at $6.50/pair or
                        more but not over
                        $10/pair, and
                        with cleats, and
                        having uppers of
                        which over 90% of
                        the external
                        surface area
                        (including any
                        accessories or
                        reinforcements)
                        is rubber or
                        plastics, except
                        footwear having
                        foxing or a
                        foxing-like band
                        applied or molded
                        at the sole and
                        overlapping the
                        upper and except
                        footwear designed
                        to be worn over,
                        or in lieu of,
                        other footwear as
                        a protection
                        against water,
                        oil, grease or
                        chemicals or cold
                        or inclement
                        weather (provided
                        for in subheading
                        6402.19.15)......

    (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.