3.0.0 1443 2023-01-11T13:22:35Z 2023-01-11T13:22:35Z Senate S S 2011-07-28 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-28T20:04:36Z 2011-07-28 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5021-5022) IntroReferral 2011-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5020-5021) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N Foreign Trade and International Finance Afghanistan Asia Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia East Timor Kiribati Laos Maldives Nepal Samoa Solomon Islands Tariffs Tuvalu Vanuatu Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-09T16:32:41Z Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act - Authorizes the President to designate an Asia or South Pacific country as a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country eligible for preferential treatment under this Act if that country meets: (1) certain requirements under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, including establishing a market-based economy and the rule of law, the protection of human rights, and the elimination of trade barriers to the United States; and (2) certain eligibility criteria for designation as a least-developed beneficiary developing country under the Trade Act of 1974.

Lists the following countries eligible for designation as a "Asia or South Pacific country": (1) Afghanistan, (2) Bangladesh, (3) Bhutan, (4) Cambodia, (5) Kiribati, (6) Lao People's Democratic Republic, (7) Maldives, (8) Nepal, (9) Samoa, (10) Solomon Islands, (11) Timor-Leste (East Timor), (12) Tuvalu, and (13) Vanuatu.

Authorizes the President to provide duty-free treatment of certain import-sensitive articles (watches, electronic articles, steel articles, footwear and certain other apparel, and glass products) meeting rules of origin requirements if: (1) the article is the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country; and (2) the President determines, after receiving advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC), that the article is not import-sensitive in the context of imports from beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries.

Prescribes the rules of origin for the articles for the duty-free treatment.

Grants duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel articles imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country.

Establishes limitations on such preferential treatment.

Prescribes requirements for handloomed, handmade, folklore articles or ethnic printed fabrics.

Prescribes a special rule to extend such preferential treatment through December 31, 2019, for textile and apparel articles that are wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary or former beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries, or both, regardless of the country or origin of the yarn or fabric used to make such articles.

Terminates the extension of preferential treatment to a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country after December 31, 2022.

]]> Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act Display Title Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act Introduced in Senate 2011-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1443is/xml/BILLS-112s1443is.xml 2011-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5021-5022) 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.