[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4526 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4526

To amend section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to clarify the 
       rules of origin with respect to certain textile products.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1998

  Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act to clarify the 
       rules of origin with respect to certain textile products.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RULES OF ORIGIN FOR TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 334(b)(2) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3592(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) 
                and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)--
                            ``(i) the origin of a good that is 
                        classified under one of the following HTS 
                        headings or subheadings shall be determined 
                        under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                        paragraph (1), as appropriate: 5609, 5807, 
                        5811, 6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 
                        6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10, 6307.90, 6308, 
                        or 9404.90; and
                            ``(ii) a textile or apparel product which 
                        is knit to shape shall be considered to 
                        originate in, and be the growth, product, or 
                        manufacture of, the country, territory, or 
                        possession in which it is knit.
                    ``(B) Certain other textiles.--Fabric of silk, 
                cotton, man-made fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be 
                considered to originate in, and be the growth, product, 
                or manufacture of, the country, territory, or 
                possession in which the fabric is dyed and printed if 
                at least 2 of the following finishing operations are 
                performed in such country, territory, or possession: 
                bleaching, shrinking, fulling, napping, decating, 
                permanent stiffening, weighting, permanent embossing, 
                or moireing.
                    ``(C) Silk accessories.--(i) Silk accessories 
                classified in HTS subheading 6117.10, 6213.10, or 
                6214.10 shall be considered to originate in, and be the 
                growth, product, or manufacture of, the single country, 
                territory, or possession in which the fabric for the 
                accessory is cut into parts and assembled into a 
                completed good.
                    ``(ii) If the fabric of a silk accessory classified 
                in HTS subheading 6117.10, 6213.10, or 6214.10 is not 
                cut into parts and assembled in a single country, 
                territory, or possession, the silk accessory shall be 
                considered to originate in the country, territory, or 
                possession in which the fabric for the accessory 
                originates.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section applies to 
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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