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A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.

Sponsor: Russell Feingold (D) WI

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2/13/2008--Introduced.Directs the President to transition the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to the following purposes: (1) conducting limited scope and duration operations against al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations; (2) providing security for U.S. infrastructure and personnel; (3) training and equipping Iraqi security services and U.S. forces; and (4) redeploying U.S. forces from Iraq. Exempts such activities from the funding and redeployment provisions of this Act. Directs the President to begin the phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to continue the U.S. Armed Forces deployment in Iraq as of 120 days after the enactment of this Act.

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S 2633 IS

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2633

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 2, 2009

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain tamper resistant ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN TAMPER RESISTANT GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER RECEPTACLES.

(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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‘ 9902.01.00 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Receptacles with protective internal shutter to prevent insertion of foreign objects thereby giving the GFCI receptacle the property of being ‘tamper resistant’, clearly marked TR on receptacle face plate, meeting the 2008 National Electric Code Section 406.11, for 15 A or 20 A (provided for in subheading 8536.30.80) 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(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Iraq