3.0.0 3344 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z Senate S S 2006-05-26 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-26T17:51:20Z To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes. 109 6018 HR 2006-08-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Related bill CRS 2006-05-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-05-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariff Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2006-05-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-12T21:39:01Z Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain cotton shirting fabrics.

Limits the quantity of imported woven fabrics of cotton containing 85% or more by weight of cotton entered by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and boy's shirts. Provides for the issuance of import licenses subject to such limitation.

Establishes the Pima Cotton Trust Fund within the Treasury, consisting of transfers from the general fund in amounts attributable to the duty received since January 1, 1994, on woven fabrics of cotten under specified headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Provides for annual distribution of amounts from such Fund to a nationally recognized association of shirting manufacturers for the promotion of U.S.-grown pima cotton, and to yarn spinners of such cotton.

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