3.0.0 1318 2022-02-03T06:07:49Z 2022-02-03T06:07:49Z House H HR 2009-03-04 111 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-04T15:04:30Z Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 111 2410 HR 2009-06-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2009-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-03-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E556) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 N H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2009-03-04 True L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2009-03-04 True K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2009-03-04 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2009-03-04 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2009-03-04 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2009-03-04 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-03-04 True A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2009-03-04 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2009-03-04 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-03-04 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2009-04-02 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2009-04-28 False M001174 Rep. McMahon, Michael E. [D-NY-13] Michael McMahon D NY E. 13 2009-12-02 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2010-02-03 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative remedies Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Economic development Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Human rights Pakistan Rule of law and government transparency Smuggling and trafficking Tariffs Terrorism Trade restrictions Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2009-03-04 Introduced in House 2009-03-30T21:13:42Z Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act - Authorizes the President to designate Reconstruction Opportunity Zones within Afghanistan or Pakistan, provided certain eligibility criteria are met, including that: (1) such countries establish, or make progress toward establishing, a market-based economy, instituting rule of law, protecting core labor standards, and eliminating barriers to trade and investment; (2) such countries can be designated as a beneficiary developing country; and (3) the designation of a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone is appropriate taking into account certain qualifying factors.

Provides for the duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel products, as well as nontextile and nonapparel products, from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone through September 30, 2024.

Sets forth requirements to prevent the unlawful transshipment of such products.

Continues the duty-free treatment of such products from a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in Afghanistan or Pakistan only if the President certifies to Congress that such countries have met certain requirements, including: (1) designation of a labor official; and (2) have agreed to require textile or apparel exporting enterprises to participate in a technical assistance, capacity building, compliance assessment, and remediation program.

Authorizes the President to withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment under this Act.

]]> Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act Display Title Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1318ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1318ih.xml 2009-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.