3.0.0 2978 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z Senate S S 2010-02-02 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-02-02T21:04:23Z 2010-02-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2010-02-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S442) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-02-02 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Caribbean area Congressional oversight Dominican Republic Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Haiti Latin America Manufacturing Motor vehicles Natural disasters Tariffs U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2010-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2010-02-17T14:24:06Z Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to commit sufficient CBP resources to: (1) enhance commercial assistance to promote trade among Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the United States; (2) facilitate the preclearance of valid cargo from Haiti to the United States; (3) promote the efficient and secure movement of articles entering the United States under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA); and (4) provide technical assistance and training to Haiti's customs service to improve production validation and compliance and understanding of U.S. customs procedures, such as the Electronic Visa Information System.

Amends CBERA to extend, in each succeeding one-year period through FY2013 (transition period), the duty-free treatment of certain imported knit apparel articles made in one or more Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries from yarns wholly formed in the United States.

Extends the value-added rule of origin for certain apparel and other textile articles imported from Haiti.

Extends, for the initial applicable one-year period, and each one-year period thereafter through FY2022, the duty-free treatment of apparel articles imported directly into the United States from Haiti or the Dominican Republic in amounts not to exceed specified percentages of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period.

Extends, through December 20, 2013, the preferential treatment of wire harness automotive components manufactured in Haiti and imported into the United States, provided Haiti meets certain economic and political eligibility requirements.

Establishes the Haiti Recovery and Investment Task Force to promote foreign investment in Haiti.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of the trade preferences provided under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 (HOPE Act), as amended, as well as recommendations for improving such preferences.

]]> Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 Display Title Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to extend the trade preferences made available to Haiti under that Act, to encourage foreign investment in Haiti, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2978is/xml/BILLS-111s2978is.xml 2010-02-02 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.