3.0.0 886 2019-11-15T21:47:32Z 2019-11-15T21:47:32Z House H HR 2005-02-17 109 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-03T21:20:35Z Referred to 2005-02-17T15:09:50Z TRADE Act of 2005 109 191 S 2005-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2005-03-03 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2005-02-17 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-02-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000306 Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] JIM KOLBE R AZ 8 N C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2005-02-17 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2006-01-31 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2006-01-31 False W000099 Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] JAMES WALSH R NY T. 25 2006-01-31 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2006-01-31 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-01-31 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2006-01-31 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-01-31 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2006-01-31 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2006-01-31 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2006-01-31 False K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2006-01-31 False B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2006-01-31 False S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2006-04-04 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2006-04-04 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2006-04-04 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2006-06-06 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2006-07-24 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2006-07-24 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2006-07-24 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-07-24 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Afghanistan Africa (Sub-Saharan) American investments Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia Clothing Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements East Asia East Timor Government Operations and Politics Import restrictions Imports Kiribati Laos Maldives Nepal Oceania President and foreign policy Samoa Solomon Islands South Asia Sri Lanka Tariff preferences Textile fabrics Tuvalu Vanuatu Yemen Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2005-02-17 Introduced in House 2005-03-09T16:49:47Z Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2005 (TRADE Act of 2005) - Authorizes the President to designate Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Sri Lanka or their successor political entities as TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries eligible to receive duty-free treatment for certain articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such countries, if after receiving the advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC) the President determines that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries.

Basis such designation upon eligibility requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and theTrade Act of 1974.

Prescribes the rule of origin for such articles for the duty-free treatment.

Applies duty-free treatment, without any quantitative limitations, and under certain conditions, to textile and apparel articles assembled in one or more TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries, apparel articles from regional fabric or yarns, and sweaters knit-to-shape from cashmere or merino wool that are imported directly into the U.S. customs territory from TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries if the countries have satisfied AGOA protections against transshipment requirements.

Applies duty-free treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries if their assembly meets specified U.S. origin requirements.

Establishes: (1) limitations on such preferential treatment; and (2) special rules for apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries or former beneficiary countries (or both) regardless of the country of origin of the yarn or fabric used to make such articles; and (3) applicable percentages of such benefits.

Applies the AGOA surge mechanism (requiring the Secretary of Commerce to monitor imports of apparel articles from regional fabric or yarns and to make certain determinations) with respect to the preferential treatment extended to TRADE Act of 2005 beneficiary countries.

Grants duty-free treatment to certain sweaters knit-to-shape from cashmere or merino wool and other specified apparel articles.

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