To suspend temporarily the duty on palmitic acid.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2005, the duty on palmitic acid.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4509 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4509

           To suspend temporarily the duty on palmitic acid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2002

 Mr. Jenkins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
           To suspend temporarily the duty on palmitic acid.

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

SECTION 1. PALMITIC ACID.

    (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:
      

``    9902.34.31    Palmitic acid,    Free              Free              No change         On or before 12/
                     90% (CAS No. 57-                                                        31/2005          ''
                     10-3) (provided                                                                           .
                     for in
                     subheading
                     2915.70.00)....

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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