[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6415 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6415

To provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and 
 comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the 
United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United 
      States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and 
 comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the 
United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United 
      States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF TARIFF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GOODS IMPORTED 
              FROM TRADE ZONES.

    (a) Modification of Tariff Treatment.--Section 3(a) of the Act of 
June 18, 1934, commonly referred to as the ``Foreign Trade Zones Act'' 
(19 U.S.C. 81c(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end thereof 
and inserting the following: ``:  Provided further, That if foreign 
merchandise is incorporated into a finished good, or is processed, 
manipulated, or manufactured in a zone, and complies with the rules of 
origin under any agreement which affects the rates of duty for 
merchandise and to which the United States is a party, then upon 
authorization under this Act, such merchandise shall enter the customs 
territory of the United States at the rate of duty provided under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for such merchandise 
that complies with such rules of origin.''.
    (b) Amendment to NAFTA Implementation Act.--Section 202(a)(2) of 
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
3332(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (D) of 
        paragraph (1), a good shall be treated as originating in a 
        NAFTA country if the regional value-content of the good, 
        determined in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, 
        is not less than 60 percent where the transaction value method 
        is used, or not less than 50 percent where the net cost method 
        is used, and the good satisfies all other applicable 
        requirements of this section.''.
    (c) 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.
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