3.0.0 2776 2019-11-15T21:57:50Z 2019-11-15T21:57:50Z Senate S S 2008-03-13 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-03-13T23:29:20Z 2008-03-13 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2008-03-13 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-03-13 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-03-13 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-03-13 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2008-06-23 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-07-29 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-07-30 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-09-09 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-09-17 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Afghanistan Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clothing Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Employee rights Government Operations and Politics Human rights International Affairs Labor and Employment Pakistan President and foreign policy South Asia Tariff preferences Textile fabrics Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-08T19:26:08Z Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 - Declares the purposes of this Act, including to stimulate economic activity and development in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan in an effort to combat violent extremism.

Authorizes the President to: (1) designate an area within Afghanistan or Pakistan as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone, provided such country meets certain eligibility requirements; and (2) proclaim duty-free treatment for certain articles (including certain textile and apparel articles as well as non-textile or non-apparel articles) that are imported into the United States from a designated zone within such country, provided certain requirements are met. Specifies rules of origin for such articles.

Prohibits duty-free treatment for any such articles unless the country in question adopts certain enforcement measures to prevent their unlawful transshipment and the use of false documents relating to importation into the United States.

Authorizes the President to: (1) waive duty-free treatment for such articles if it is inconsistent with the national interests of the United States; and (2) withdraw, suspend, or limit such treatment.

]]> Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 Display Title Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2776is/xml/BILLS-110s2776is.xml 2008-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.