[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 529 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 529

  To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting 
                    fabrics, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2011

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Casey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting 
                    fabrics, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS ON COTTON SHIRTING FABRICS 
              AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Extensions.--Each of the following headings of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking everything 
after ``suitable for use in men's and boys' shirts'' in the article 
description column and by striking the date in the effective date 
column and inserting ``12/31/2013'':
            (1) Heading 9902.52.08 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (2) Heading 9902.52.09 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (3) Heading 9902.52.10 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (4) Heading 9902.52.11 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (5) Heading 9902.52.12 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (6) Heading 9902.52.13 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (7) Heading 9902.52.14 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (8) Heading 9902.52.15 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (9) Heading 9902.52.16 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (10) Heading 9902.52.17 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (11) Heading 9902.52.18 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (12) Heading 9902.52.19 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (13) Heading 9902.52.20 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (14) Heading 9902.52.21 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (15) Heading 9902.52.22 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (16) Heading 9902.52.23 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (17) Heading 9902.52.24 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (18) Heading 9902.52.25 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (19) Heading 9902.52.26 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (20) Heading 9902.52.27 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (21) Heading 9902.52.28 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (22) Heading 9902.52.29 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (23) Heading 9902.52.30 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (24) Heading 9902.52.31 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
    (b) Extension of Duty Refunds and Pima Cotton Trust Fund; 
Modification of Affidavit Requirements.--Section 407 of title IV of 
division C of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-432; 120 Stat. 3060) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``amounts 
                determined by the Secretary'' and all that follows 
                through ``5208.59.80'' and inserting ``amounts received 
                in the general fund that are attributable to duties 
                received since January 1, 2004, on articles classified 
                under heading 5208''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 1, 
                2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``beginning in fiscal year 2007'' and 
                inserting ``beginning in fiscal year 2011'';
                    (B) by striking ``grown in the United States'' each 
                place it appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``that produce ring spun 
                cotton yarns in the United States'' after ``of pima 
                cotton'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``during the 
                year in which the affidavit is filed and'' after 
                ``imported cotton fabric''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``grown in the United 
                        States'' and inserting ``during the year in 
                        which the affidavit is filed and''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``in the United States'' 
                        after ``cotton yarns''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to affidavits filed on or after such date of enactment.
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