A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2008, the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 931 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 931

  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2005

 Mr. Burns introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN ARTICLES OF NATURAL CORK.

    (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:

      

``    9902.45.03    Articles of       6%                No change         No change         On or before 12/
                     natural cork                                                            31/2008          ''
                     (provided for                                                                             .
                     in subheading
                     4503.90.60)....

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with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 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