[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 662 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 662

   To extend to Nepal certain preferential treatment with respect to 
                           apparel articles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2003

 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend to Nepal certain preferential treatment with respect to 
                           apparel articles.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TEXTILES AND APPAREL.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the preferential 
treatment extended to apparel articles under section 112(b)(3)(B) of 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)) shall 
also apply to apparel articles that are imported directly into the 
customs territory of the United States from Nepal in accordance with 
the provisions set forth in such section as if such articles were 
articles of a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country, 
if Nepal has satisfied the requirements set forth in section 113 of 
such Act (19 U.S.C. 3722), except that--
            (1) any reference in section 112(b) or section 113 of the 
        African Growth and Opportunity Act to a lesser developed 
        beneficiary sub-Saharan African country or countries) shall be 
        treated as a reference to Nepal; and
            (2) such preferential treatment shall apply to apparel 
        articles imported into the customs territory of the United 
        States during the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and 
        ending on September 30, 2005.
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