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        <text>Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.</text>
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        <fullName>Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]</fullName>
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        <lastName>NELSON</lastName>
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        <state>FL</state>
        <middleName>WILLIAM</middleName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Haitian Partnership Renewal Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend: (1) the 60% applicable percentage requirement for duty-free entry of apparel articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States, and (2) duty-free entry of such articles through December 19, 2030.</p> <p>Duty-free entry for woven articles and certain knit articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic to the United States is extended through September 30, 2030.</p> <p>The special duty-free rules for Haiti are extended through September 30, 2030.</p> <p>The transition period treatment of certain textile and apparel articles is extended through September 30, 2030.</p> <p>Duty-free coverage is provided:</p> <ul> <li>for certain footwear, travel goods, leather wearing apparel, and lamps, lighting, and other electrical components that undergo a change in Haiti and are imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic; and</li> <li>through September 30, 2030, for a qualifying wire harness automotive component that is the product or manufacture of Haiti and is imported directly from Haiti.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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    <title>Haitian Partnership Renewal Act</title>
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