110 HR 3165 IH: Insular Areas Trade Enhancement U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-24 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3165 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2007 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. Fortuño) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the General Notes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to certain products imported from United States insular possessions.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Insular Areas Trade Enhancement Act.

2.

Tariff treatment for insular possessions

(a)

In general

General Note 3(a)(iv)(A) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended— (1)by striking goods described in section 213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and inserting tuna, prepared or preserved in any manner, in airtight containers; and (2)by striking such possession, and all goods and inserting such possession. Articles classified in Chapters 61 and 62 that are a product of an insular possession as provided for in section 334 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3592) shall be exempt from duty provided the goods are imported directly from any such possession. In addition, for articles classified in Chapter 61 and 62 considered a product of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the total amount of articles eligible under this note shall be limited to 104 million square meters equivalent per calendar year. All goods. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.