[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6183 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6183 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2008 Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF TARIFFS ON ETHANOL. (a) Duty-Free Treatment.--Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: ``Subchapter XXII Alternative Fuels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rates of Duty --------------------------------------------------------------------- Heading/Subheading Article Description 1 ----------------------------------------------- 2 General Special ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9823.01.01 Ethyl alcohol Free Free 20%''. (provided for in subheadings 2207.10.60 and 2207.20) or any mixture containing such ethyl alcohol (provided for in heading 2710 or 2824) if such ethyl alcohol or mixture is to be used as a fuel or in producing a mixture of gasoline and alcohol, a mixture of a special fuel and alcohol, or any other mixture to be used as fuel (including motor fuel provided for in subheading 2710.11.15, 2710.19.15 or 2710.19.21), or is suitable for any such uses................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subchapter I of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended-- (1) by striking heading 9901.00.50; and (2) by striking U.S. notes 2 and 3. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>