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HR 4428 IH

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.

December 11, 2007

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

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain synthetic staple fibers that are not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning.

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

SECTION 1. ACRYLIC OR MODACRYLIC SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBERS, NOT CARDED, COMBED, OR OTHERWISE PROCESSED FOR SPINNING.

(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:

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`  9902.55.06  Acrylic staple fiber (polyacrylonitrile staple) containing at least 85 percent by weight of acrylonitrile units, not more than 2 to 3 percent water, imported in the form of non-pigmented (ecru) staple crimped product with an average filament decitex of 1.3 (plus or minus 10 percent), and fiber staple length of 40 mm (plus or minus 10 percent) (provided for in subheading 5503.30.00) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/2011 '. 

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(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.