[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3143 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3143

   To suspend temporarily the duty on confectionery (including gum) 
  containing synthetic sweetening agents (e.g., saccharin) instead of 
                                 sugar.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2012

  Mrs. Hagan 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 confectionery (including gum) 
  containing synthetic sweetening agents (e.g., saccharin) instead of 
                                 sugar.

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

SECTION 1. CONFECTIONERY (INCLUDING GUM) CONTAINING SYNTHETIC 
              SWEETENING AGENTS (E.G., SACCHARIN) INSTEAD OF SUGAR.

    (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      Confectionery       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        (including gum)                                                    31/2015.......
                        containing
                        synthetic
                        sweetening agents
                        (e.g., saccharin)
                        instead of sugar.

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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