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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2373 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2373

       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pencil pouches.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2009

 Mr. Voinovich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
       To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pencil pouches.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN PENCIL POUCHES.

    (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:

``     9902.73.01      Pouches or similar  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        containers of                                                      31/2011.......
                        textile materials
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6307.90.98)
                        designed to
                        contain pens,
                        pencils and other
                        small articles
                        and fitted with
                        loops, reinforced
                        eyelet holes or
                        grommets for use
                        in standard size
                        three-ring
                        binders, and with
                        zippered closures
       9902.73.02      Pouches or similar  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        containers of                                                      31/2011.......
                        textile materials
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6307.90.98)
                        designed to
                        contain pens,
                        pencils and other
                        small articles
                        and fitted with
                        loops, reinforced
                        eyelet holes or
                        grommets for use
                        in standard size
                        three-ring
                        binders, and with
                        closures other
                        than zippers.....
       9902.73.03      Pouches or similar  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                        containers of                                                      31/2011.......
                        textile materials
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        6307.90.98)
                        designed to
                        contain small,
                        flat articles,
                        for use in
                        standard size
                        three-ring
                        binders and with
                        zippered closures
                        and an integrated
                        three-hole punch
                        capable of
                        punching
                        approximately 5
                        sheets of paper
                        at a time........

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
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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