II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 780 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1, 2009 Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Dodd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to add Paraguay to the list of countries that are eligible to be designated as beneficiary countries and ATPDEA beneficiary countries.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009.

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Amendment to Andean Trade Preference Act

(a)

Addition of Paraguay to list of eligible countries

Section 203(b)(1) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3202(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after Colombia the following: Paraguay . (b)

Termination of duty-free treatment

Section 208(a)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 3206(a)(1)) is amended by striking or Peru and inserting , Paraguay, or Peru.