[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 503 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 503

  To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend trade 
  preferences for certain articles imported from Haiti and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend trade 
  preferences for certain articles imported from Haiti and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Partnership Renewal Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCES FOR HAITI.

    (a) Special Rules for Haiti.--
            (1) Apparel and other textile articles.--Section 213A(b) of 
        the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I)(cc), by 
                        striking ``2017.'' and inserting ``2017, and in 
                        each succeeding 1-year period thereafter.''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``11''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``December 19, 
                                2018.'' and inserting ``December 19, 
                                2030.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                        ``11 succeeding 1-year periods,'' and inserting 
                        ``succeeding 1-year periods through September 
                        30, 2030,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
                        ``11 succeeding 1-year periods,'' and inserting 
                        ``succeeding 1-year periods through September 
                        30, 2030,''.
            (2) Extension of special rules.--Section 213A(h) of the 
        Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(h)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in subsection 
                (b)(1), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 30, 2020.'' and 
                inserting ``September 30, 2030.''.
    (b) Import-Sensitive Articles.--
            (1) Transition period treatment of certain textile and 
        apparel articles.--Section 213(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Caribbean 
        Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking ``September 
                30, 2020.'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030.''; and
                    (B) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking ``September 
                30, 2020.'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030.''.
            (2) Transition period treatment of certain other apparel 
        articles.--Section 213(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II) of the Caribbean Basin 
        Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II)) is 
        amended by striking ``18''.
            (3) Extension of transition period.--Section 
        213(b)(5)(D)(i) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 
        (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(5)(D)(i)) is amended by striking ``September 
        30, 2020;'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030;''.

SEC. 3. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF FOOTWEAR.

    Section 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Footwear.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any article, other than 
                        an article described in clause (ii), that 
                        undergoes a change in Haiti to being 
                        classifiable under heading 6401, 6402, 6403, 
                        6404, or 6405 of the HTS from being 
                        classifiable under any other heading of the HTS 
                        and is imported directly from Haiti or the 
                        Dominican Republic shall enter the United 
                        States free of duty, without regard to the 
                        source of the components from which the article 
                        is made.
                            ``(ii) Articles described.--Articles 
                        described in this clause are articles 
                        classifiable under subheading 6401.10.00, 
                        6401.92.90, 6401.99.10, 6401.99.30, 6401.99.60, 
                        6401.99.90, 6402.91.10, 6402.91.20, 6402.91.26, 
                        6402.91.50, 6402.91.80, 6402.91.90, 6402.99.08, 
                        6402.99.16, 6402.99.19, 6402.99.33, 6402.99.80, 
                        6402.99.90, 6403.91.60, 6403.91.90, 6403.99.60, 
                        6403.99.90, 6404.11.90, or 6404.19.20 of the 
                        HTS.''.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS.

    Section 213A(c) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2703a(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Goods.--
            ``(1) Wire harness automotive components.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any wire harness automotive 
                component that is the product or manufacture of Haiti 
                and is imported directly from Haiti into the customs 
                territory of the United States shall enter the United 
                States free of duty until September 30, 2030, if Haiti 
                has met the requirements of subsection (d) and if the 
                sum of--
                            ``(i) the cost or value of the materials 
                        produced in Haiti or one or more countries 
                        described in subsection (b)(2)(C), or any 
                        combination thereof, plus
                            ``(ii) the direct costs of processing 
                        operations (as defined in section 213(a)(3)) 
                        performed in Haiti or the United States, or 
                        both,
                is not less than 35 percent of the declared customs 
                value of such wire harness automotive component.
                    ``(B) Wire harness automotive component defined.--
                For purposes of this subsection, the term `wire harness 
                automotive component' means any article provided for in 
                subheading 8544.30.00 of the HTS, as in effect on 
                December 20, 2006.
            ``(2) Travel goods.--Any article classifiable under 
        subheading 4202.11, 4202.19, 4202.21, 4202.29, 4202.31, 
        4202.39, 4202.91, or 4202.99 of the HTS that undergoes a change 
        in Haiti to being classifiable under that subheading from being 
        classifiable under a chapter of the HTS other than chapter 42 
        and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic 
        shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to 
        the source of the components from which the article is made.
            ``(3) Leather wearing apparel.--Any article classifiable 
        under subheading 4203.10.40, 4203.29.08, or 4203.29.18 of the 
        HTS that undergoes a change in Haiti to being classifiable 
        under that subheading from being classifiable under a chapter 
        of the HTS other than chapter 42 and is imported directly from 
        Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States 
        free of duty, without regard to the source of the components 
        from which the article is made.
            ``(4) Lamps, lighting, and other electrical components.--
        Any article classifiable under subheading 8536.30, 8539.10, 
        8539.49, 9032.10, 9405.10, 9405.20, 9405.30, 9405.40, 9405.50, 
        9405.60, 9405.91, 9405.92, or 9405.99 of the HTS that undergoes 
        a change in Haiti to being classifiable under that subheading 
        from being classifiable under any other chapter of the HTS and 
        is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall 
        enter the United States free of duty.''.

SEC. 5. CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.

    Section 213A(d)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2703a(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``terminate'' and inserting 
``terminate, in whole or in part,''.
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