[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 103 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H4666-H4698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRADE PREFERENCES EXTENSION ACT OF 2015

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 338, 
I call up the bill (H.R. 1295) to extend the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the 
preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes, 
with the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Womack). The Clerk will designate the 
Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
  Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trade 
     Preferences Extension Act of 2015''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

        TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act.
Sec. 104. Modifications of rules of origin for duty-free treatment for 
              articles of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries 
              under Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 105. Monitoring and review of eligibility under Generalized System 
              of Preferences.
Sec. 106. Promotion of the role of women in social and economic 
              development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sec. 107. Biennial AGOA utilization strategies.
Sec. 108. Deepening and expanding trade and investment ties between 
              sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.
Sec. 109. Agricultural technical assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.
Sec. 110. Reports.
Sec. 111. Technical amendments.
Sec. 112. Definitions.

        TITLE II--EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

Sec. 201. Extension of Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 202. Authority to designate certain cotton articles as eligible 
              articles only for least-developed beneficiary developing 
              countries under Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 203. Application of competitive need limitation and waiver under 
              Generalized System of Preferences with respect to 
              articles of beneficiary developing countries exported to 
              the United States during calendar year 2014.
Sec. 204. Eligibility of certain luggage and travel articles for duty-
              free treatment under the Generalized System of 
              Preferences.

 TITLE III--EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HAITI

Sec. 301. Extension of preferential duty treatment program for Haiti.

           TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment 
              assistance.
Sec. 403. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program.
Sec. 404. Performance measurement and reporting.
Sec. 405. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions.
Sec. 406. Sunset provisions.
Sec. 407. Extension and modification of Health Coverage Tax Credit.

   TITLE V--IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Consequences of failure to cooperate with a request for 
              information in a proceeding.
Sec. 503. Definition of material injury.
Sec. 504. Particular market situation.
Sec. 505. Distortion of prices or costs.
Sec. 506. Reduction in burden on Department of Commerce by reducing the 
              number of voluntary respondents.
Sec. 507. Application to Canada and Mexico.

          TITLE VI--TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES

Sec. 601. Tariff classification of recreational performance outerwear.
Sec. 602. Duty treatment of protective active footwear.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Report on contribution of trade preference programs to 
              reducing poverty and eliminating hunger.

                          TITLE VIII--OFFSETS

Sec. 801. Customs user fees extension.
Sec. 802. Additional customs user fees extension.
Sec. 803. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
Sec. 804. Payee statement required to claim certain education tax 
              benefits.
Sec. 805. Special rule for educational institutions unable to collect 
              TINs of individuals with respect to higher education 
              tuition and related expenses.
Sec. 806. Penalty for failure to file correct information returns and 
              provide payee statements.
Sec. 807. Child tax credit not refundable for taxpayers electing to 
              exclude foreign earned income from tax.
Sec. 808. Coverage and payment for renal dialysis services for 
              individuals with acute kidney injury.

        TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``AGOA Extension and 
     Enhancement Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Since its enactment, the African Growth and Opportunity 
     Act has been the centerpiece of trade relations between the 
     United States and sub-Saharan Africa and has enhanced trade, 
     investment, job creation, and democratic institutions 
     throughout Africa.
       (2) Trade and investment, as facilitated by the African 
     Growth and Opportunity Act, promote economic growth, 
     development, poverty reduction, democracy, the rule of law, 
     and stability in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (3) Trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa 
     has more than tripled since the enactment of the African 
     Growth and Opportunity Act in 2000, and United States direct 
     investment in sub-Saharan Africa has grown almost sixfold.
       (4) It is in the interest of the United States to engage 
     and compete in emerging markets in sub-Saharan African 
     countries, to boost trade and investment between the United 
     States and sub-Saharan African countries, and to renew and 
     strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
       (5) The long-term economic security of the United States is 
     enhanced by strong economic and political ties with the 
     fastest-growing economies in the world, many of which are in 
     sub-Saharan Africa.
       (6) It is a goal of the United States to further integrate 
     sub-Saharan African countries into the global economy, 
     stimulate economic development in Africa, and diversify 
     sources of growth in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (7) To that end, implementation of the Agreement on Trade 
     Facilitation of the World Trade Organization would strengthen 
     regional integration efforts in sub-Saharan Africa and 
     contribute to economic growth in the region.
       (8) The elimination of barriers to trade and investment in 
     sub-Saharan Africa, including high tariffs, forced 
     localization requirements, restrictions on investment, and 
     customs barriers, will create opportunities for workers, 
     businesses, farmers, and ranchers in the United States and 
     sub-Saharan African countries.
       (9) The elimination of such barriers will improve 
     utilization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and 
     strengthen regional and global integration, accelerate 
     economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, and enhance the trade 
     relationship between the United States and sub-Saharan 
     Africa.

     SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 506B of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
       (b) African Growth and Opportunity Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 112(g) of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
       (2) Extension of regional apparel article program.--Section 
     112(b)(3)(A) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``11 succeeding'' and 
     inserting ``21 succeeding''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
       (3) Extension of third-country fabric program.--Section 
     112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``September 30, 
     2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 2015'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2025''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``September 30, 
     2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.

     SEC. 104. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES OF ORIGIN FOR DUTY-FREE 
                   TREATMENT FOR ARTICLES OF BENEFICIARY SUB-
                   SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES UNDER GENERALIZED 
                   SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 506A(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in one or more such beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries 
     or former beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries shall be 
     applied in determining such percentage.''.
       (b) Applicability to Articles Receiving Duty-Free Treatment 
     Under Title V of Trade Act of 1974.--Section 506A(b) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(3) Rules of origin under this title.--The exceptions set 
     forth in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) 
     shall also apply to any article described in section 
     503(a)(1) that is the growth, product, or manufacture of a 
     beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of any 
     determination to provide duty-free treatment with respect to 
     such article.''.
       (c) Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.--The 
     President may proclaim such modifications as may be necessary 
     to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) 
     to add the special tariff treatment symbol ``D'' in the 
     ``Special'' subcolumn of the HTS for each article classified 
     under a heading or subheading with the special tariff 
     treatment symbol ``A'' or ``A*'' in the ``Special'' subcolumn 
     of the HTS.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to any article described in section 
     503(b)(1)(B) through (G) of the Trade Act of 1974 that is the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African country and that is imported into the customs 
     territory of the United States on or after the date that is 
     30 days after such date of enactment.

     SEC. 105. MONITORING AND REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER 
                   GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) Continuing Compliance.--Section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the President'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--If the President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Notification.--The President may not terminate the 
     designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
     country under subparagraph (A) unless, at least 60 days 
     before the termination of such designation, the President 
     notifies Congress and notifies the country of the President's 
     intention to terminate such designation, together with the 
     considerations entering into the decision to terminate such 
     designation.''.
       (b) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Preferential 
     Tariff Treatment.--Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2466a) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Preferential 
     Tariff Treatment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of duty-free treatment provided for any 
     article described in subsection (b)(1) of this section or 
     section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act with 
     respect to a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if the 
     President determines that withdrawing, suspending, or 
     limiting such duty-free treatment would be more effective in 
     promoting compliance by the country with the requirements 
     described in subsection (a)(1) than terminating the 
     designation of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African country for purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Notification.--The President may not withdraw, 
     suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment 
     under paragraph (1) unless, at least 60 days before such 
     withdrawal, suspension, or limitation, the President notifies 
     Congress and notifies the country of the President's 
     intention to withdraw, suspend, or limit such duty-free 
     treatment, together with the considerations entering into the 
     decision to terminate such designation.''.
       (c) Review and Public Comments on Eligibility 
     Requirements.--Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2466a), as so amended, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Review and Public Comments on Eligibility 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a)(2), the 
     President shall publish annually in the Federal Register a 
     notice of review and request for public comments on whether 
     beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries are meeting the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligibility 
     criteria set forth in section 502 of this Act.
       ``(2) Public hearing.--The United States Trade 
     Representative shall, not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the President publishes the notice of review and 
     request for public comments under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) hold a public hearing on such review and request for 
     public comments; and
       ``(B) publish in the Federal Register, before such hearing 
     is held, notice of--
       ``(i) the time and place of such hearing; and
       ``(ii) the time and place at which such public comments 
     will be accepted.
       ``(3) Petition process.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the President shall 
     establish a process to allow any interested person, at any 
     time, to file a petition with the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative with respect to the compliance of any 
     country listed in section 107 of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act with the eligibility requirements set forth 
     in section 104 of such Act and the eligibility criteria set 
     forth in section 502 of this Act.
       ``(B) Use of petitions.--The President shall take into 
     account all petitions filed pursuant to subparagraph (A) in 
     making determinations of compliance under subsections 
     (a)(3)(A) and (c) and in preparing any reports required by 
     this title as such reports apply with respect to beneficiary 
     sub-Saharan African countries.
       ``(4) Out-of-cycle reviews.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may, at any time, initiate 
     an out-of-cycle review of whether a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African country is making continual progress in meeting the 
     requirements described in paragraph (1). The President shall 
     give due consideration to petitions received under paragraph 
     (3) in determining whether to initiate an out-of-cycle review 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Congressional notification.--Before initiating an 
     out-of-cycle review under subparagraph (A), the President 
     shall notify and consult with Congress.
       ``(C) Consequences of review.--If, pursuant to an out-of-
     cycle review conducted under subparagraph (A), the President 
     determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country 
     does not meet the requirements set forth in section 104(a) of 
     the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)), 
     the President shall, subject to the requirements of 
     subsections (a)(3)(B) and (c)(2), terminate the designation 
     of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country 
     or withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of duty-free 
     treatment with respect to articles from the country.
       ``(D) Reports.--After each out-of-cycle review conducted 
     under subparagraph (A) with respect to a country, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the review and any determination 
     of the President to terminate the designation of the country 
     as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country or withdraw, 
     suspend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment with 
     respect to articles from the country under subparagraph (C).
       ``(E) Initiation of out-of-cycle reviews for certain 
     countries.--Recognizing that concerns have been raised about 
     the compliance with section 104(a) of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)) of some beneficiary sub-
     Saharan African countries, the President shall initiate an 
     out-of-cycle review under subparagraph (A) with respect to 
     South Africa, the most developed of the beneficiary sub-
     Saharan African countries, and other beneficiary countries as 
     appropriate, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015.''.

     SEC. 106. PROMOTION OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SOCIAL AND 
                   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Section 103 of the African Growth 
     and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) promoting the role of women in social, political, 
     and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.''.
       (b) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 104(a)(1)(A) of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)(1)(A)) 
     is amended by inserting ``for men and women'' after 
     ``rights''.

     SEC. 107. BIENNIAL AGOA UTILIZATION STRATEGIES.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries should 
     develop utilization strategies on a biennial basis in order 
     to more effectively and strategically utilize benefits 
     available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (in 
     this section referred to as ``AGOA utilization strategies'');
       (2) United States trade capacity building agencies should 
     work with, and provide appropriate resources to, such sub-
     Saharan African countries to assist in developing and 
     implementing biennial AGOA utilization strategies; and
       (3) as appropriate, and to encourage greater regional 
     integration, the United States Trade Representative should 
     consider requesting the Regional Economic Communities to 
     prepare biennial AGOA utilization strategies.
       (b) Contents.--It is further the sense of Congress that 
     biennial AGOA utilization strategies should identify 
     strategic needs and priorities to bolster utilization of 
     benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity 
     Act. To that end, biennial AGOA utilization strategies 
     should--
       (1) review potential exports under the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act and identify opportunities and obstacles to 
     increased trade and investment and enhanced poverty reduction 
     efforts;
       (2) identify obstacles to regional integration that inhibit 
     utilization of benefits under the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act;
       (3) set out a plan to take advantage of opportunities and 
     address obstacles identified in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     improve awareness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
     as a program that enhances exports to the United States, and 
     utilize United States Agency for International Development 
     regional trade hubs;
       (4) set out a strategy to promote small business and 
     entrepreneurship; and
       (5) eliminate obstacles to regional trade and promote 
     greater utilization of benefits under the

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     African Growth and Opportunity Act and establish a plan to 
     promote full regional implementation of the Agreement on 
     Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Organization.
       (c) Publication.--It is further the sense of Congress 
     that--
       (1) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African country should 
     publish on an appropriate Internet website of such country 
     public versions of its AGOA utilization strategy; and
       (2) the United States Trade Representative should publish 
     on the Internet website of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative public versions of all AGOA utilization 
     strategies described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 108. DEEPENING AND EXPANDING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES 
                   BETWEEN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       It is the policy of the United States to continue to--
       (1) seek to deepen and expand trade and investment ties 
     between sub-Saharan Africa and the United States, including 
     through the negotiation of accession by sub-Saharan African 
     countries to the World Trade Organization and the negotiation 
     of trade and investment framework agreements, bilateral 
     investment treaties, and free trade agreements, as such 
     agreements have the potential to catalyze greater trade and 
     investment, facilitate additional investment in sub-Saharan 
     Africa, further poverty reduction efforts, and promote 
     economic growth;
       (2) seek to negotiate agreements with individual sub-
     Saharan African countries as well as with the Regional 
     Economic Communities, as appropriate;
       (3) promote full implementation of commitments made under 
     the WTO Agreement (as such term is defined in section 2(9) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(9)) because 
     such actions are likely to improve utilization of the African 
     Growth and Opportunity Act and promote trade and investment 
     and because regular review to ensure continued compliance 
     helps to maximize the benefits of the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act; and
       (4) promote the negotiation of trade agreements that cover 
     substantially all trade between parties to such agreements 
     and, if other countries seek to negotiate trade agreements 
     that do not cover substantially all trade, continue to object 
     in all appropriate forums.

     SEC. 109. AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN 
                   AFRICA.

       Section 13 of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (19 U.S.C. 
     3701 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``shall identify not fewer than 10 eligible 
     sub-Saharan African countries as having the greatest'' and 
     inserting ``, through the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 
     identify eligible sub-Saharan African countries that have''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``and complying with sanitary and 
     phytosanitary rules of the United States'' and inserting ``, 
     complying with sanitary and phytosanitary rules of the United 
     States, and developing food safety standards'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``20'' and inserting ``30''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``from those countries'' the 
     following: ``, particularly from businesses and sectors that 
     engage women farmers and entrepreneurs,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Coordination.--The President shall take such measures 
     as are necessary to ensure adequate coordination of similar 
     activities of agencies of the United States Government 
     relating to agricultural technical assistance for sub-Saharan 
     Africa.''.

     SEC. 110. REPORTS.

       (a) Implementation Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report on the trade and 
     investment relationship between the United States and sub-
     Saharan African countries and on the implementation of this 
     title and the amendments made by this title.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the status of trade and investment 
     between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa, including 
     information on leading exports to the United States from sub-
     Saharan African countries.
       (B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Saharan African 
     countries during the period covered by the report.
       (C) A detailed analysis of whether each such beneficiary 
     sub-Saharan African country is continuing to meet the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligibility 
     criteria set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974.
       (D) A description of the status of regional integration 
     efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (E) A summary of United States trade capacity building 
     efforts.
       (F) Any other initiatives related to enhancing the trade 
     and investment relationship between the United States and 
     sub-Saharan African countries.
       (b) Potential Trade Agreements Report.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 
     years thereafter, the United States Trade Representative 
     shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies sub-Saharan African countries that have a 
     expressed an interest in entering into a free trade agreement 
     with the United States;
       (2) evaluates the viability and progress of such sub-
     Saharan African countries and other sub-Saharan African 
     countries toward entering into a free trade agreement with 
     the United States; and
       (3) describes a plan for negotiating and concluding such 
     agreements, which includes the elements described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 116(b)(2) of the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act.
       (c) Termination.--The reporting requirements of this 
     section shall cease to have any force or effect after 
     September 30, 2025.

     SEC. 111. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Section 104 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3703), as amended by section 106, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Beneficiary sub-saharan african country.--The term 
     ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African country'' means a 
     beneficiary sub-Saharan African country described in 
     subsection (e) of section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (as 
     redesignated by this Act).
       (2) Sub-saharan african country.--The term ``sub-Saharan 
     African country'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

        TITLE II--EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ``July 31, 2013'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2017''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
     reliquidations.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law 
     and subject to subparagraph (B), any entry of a covered 
     article to which duty-free treatment or other preferential 
     treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.) would have applied if the entry had been made 
     on July 31, 2013, that was made--
       (i) after July 31, 2013; and
       (ii) before the effective date specified in paragraph (1),
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
     occurred on the effective date specified in paragraph (1).
       (B) Requests.--A liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that contains sufficient information to 
     enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
       (i) to locate the entry; or
       (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
       (C) Payment of amounts owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry of a covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     paid, without interest, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Covered article.--The term ``covered article'' means an 
     article from a country that is a beneficiary developing 
     country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (B) Enter; entry.--The terms ``enter'' and ``entry'' 
     include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.

     SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN COTTON ARTICLES AS 
                   ELIGIBLE ARTICLES ONLY FOR LEAST-DEVELOPED 
                   BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER 
                   GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       Section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Certain cotton articles.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (3), the President may designate as an eligible article or 
     articles under subsection (a)(1)(B) only for countries 
     designated as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     countries under section 502(a)(2) cotton articles 
     classifiable under subheading 5201.00.18, 5201.00.28, 
     5201.00.38, 5202.99.30, or 5203.00.30 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States.''.

     SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION AND 
                   WAIVER UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
                   WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES OF BENEFICIARY 
                   DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXPORTED TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2014.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of applying and administering 
     subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 503 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) with respect to an article described in 
     subsection (b) of this section, subsections (c)(2) and (d) of 
     section 503 of such Act shall be applied and administered by 
     substituting ``October 1'' for ``July 1'' each place such 
     date appears.
       (b) Article Described.--An article described in this 
     subsection is an article of a beneficiary developing country 
     that is designated by the President as an eligible article 
     under subsection (a) of section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2463) and with respect to which a determination 
     described in subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section was made 
     with respect to exports (directly or indirectly) to the 
     United States of such eligible article during calendar year 
     2014 by the beneficiary developing country.

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     SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LUGGAGE AND TRAVEL ARTICLES 
                   FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GENERALIZED 
                   SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       Section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (4) and (5)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Footwear'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (5), footwear''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Certain luggage and travel articles.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A) or (E) of paragraph (1), the President may 
     designate the following as eligible articles under subsection 
     (a):
       ``(A) Articles classifiable under subheading 4202.11.00, 
     4202.12.40, 4202.21.60, 4202.21.90, 4202.22.15, 4202.22.45, 
     4202.31.60, 4202.32.40, 4202.32.80, 4202.92.15, 4202.92.20, 
     4202.92.45, or 4202.99.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States.
       ``(B) Articles classifiable under statistical reporting 
     number 4202.12.2020, 4202.12.2050, 4202.12.8030, 
     4202.12.8070, 4202.22.8050, 4202.32.9550, 4202.32.9560, 
     4202.91.0030, 4202.91.0090, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 
     4202.92.3091, 4202.92.9026, or 4202.92.9060 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States, as such statistical 
     reporting numbers are in effect on the date of the enactment 
     of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015.''.

 TITLE III--EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HAITI

     SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM 
                   FOR HAITI.

       Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows:
       (A) Paragraph (1) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I), by amending item (cc) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(cc) 60 percent or more during the 1-year period 
     beginning on December 20, 2017, and each of the 7 succeeding 
     1-year periods.''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in the table, by striking ``succeeding 11 1-year 
     periods'' and inserting ``16 succeeding 1-year periods''; and
       (II) by striking ``December 19, 2018'' and inserting 
     ``December 19, 2025''.

       (B) Paragraph (2) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``11 succeeding 1-
     year periods'' and inserting ``16 succeeding 1-year 
     periods''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ``11 succeeding 
     1-year periods'' and inserting ``16 succeeding 1-year 
     periods''.
       (2) Subsection (h) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2020'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.

           TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 402. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE 
                   ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal of Snapback.--Section 233 of the Trade 
     Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-
     40; 125 Stat. 416) is repealed.
       (b) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of chapters 
     2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in 
     effect on December 31, 2013, and as amended by this title, 
     shall--
       (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (2) apply to petitions for certification filed under 
     chapter 2, 3, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 on or 
     after such date of enactment.
       (c) References.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     provision of chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade 
     Act of 1974, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
     a provision of any such chapter, as in effect on December 31, 
     2013.

     SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension of Termination Provisions.--Section 285 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2013'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2021''.
       (b) Training Funds.--Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``shall not exceed'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``shall not exceed $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 
     through 2021.''.
       (c) Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance.--Section 
     246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
     ``June 30, 2021''.
       (d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--
       (1) Trade adjustment assistance for workers.--Section 
     245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
     ``June 30, 2021''.
       (2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms.--Section 255(a) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``fiscal years 2012 and 2013'' and all that follows 
     through ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
     2015 through 2021''.
       (3) Trade adjustment assistance for farmers.--Section 
     298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal years 2012 and 2013'' and all 
     that follows through ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 2015 through 2021''.

     SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING.

       (a) Performance Measures.--Section 239(j) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(j)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Data 
     Reporting'' and inserting ``Performance Measures'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``a quarterly'' and inserting ``an 
     annual''; and
       (ii) by striking ``data'' and inserting ``measures'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``core'' and inserting 
     ``primary''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``that promote 
     efficiency and effectiveness'' after ``assistance program'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Core indicators 
     described'' and inserting ``Indicators of performance''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Primary indicators of performance described.--
       ``(i) In general.--The primary indicators of performance 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall consist of--

       ``(I) the percentage and number of workers who received 
     benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who 
     are in unsubsidized employment during the second calendar 
     quarter after exit from the program;
       ``(II) the percentage and number of workers who received 
     benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program and 
     who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth calendar 
     quarter after exit from the program;
       ``(III) the median earnings of workers described in 
     subclause (I);
       ``(IV) the percentage and number of workers who received 
     benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who, 
     subject to clause (ii), obtain a recognized postsecondary 
     credential or a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
     equivalent, during participation in the program or within one 
     year after exit from the program; and
       ``(V) the percentage and number of workers who received 
     benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who, 
     during a year while receiving such benefits, are in an 
     education or training program that leads to a recognized 
     postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving 
     measurable gains in skills toward such a credential or 
     employment.

       ``(ii) Indicator relating to credential.--For purposes of 
     clause (i)(IV), a worker who received benefits under the 
     trade adjustment assistance program who obtained a secondary 
     school diploma or its recognized equivalent shall be included 
     in the percentage counted for purposes of that clause only if 
     the worker, in addition to obtaining such a diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent, has obtained or retained employment or 
     is in an education or training program leading to a 
     recognized postsecondary credential within one year after 
     exit from the program.'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``data'' and 
     inserting ``measures'';
       (B) by striking ``quarterly'' and inserting ``annual''; and
       (C) by striking ``data'' and inserting ``measures''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Accessibility of state performance reports.--The 
     Secretary shall, on an annual basis, make available 
     (including by electronic means), in an easily understandable 
     format, the reports of cooperating States or cooperating 
     State agencies required by paragraph (1) and the information 
     contained in those reports.''.
       (b) Collection and Publication of Data.--Section 249B of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``enrolled in'' and 
     inserting ``who received'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``complete'' and inserting ``exited''; and
       (II) by striking ``who were enrolled in'' and inserting ``, 
     including who received'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``complete'' and 
     inserting ``exited'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``complete'' and 
     inserting ``exit''; and
       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) The average cost per worker of receiving training 
     approved under section 236.
       ``(H) The percentage of workers who received training 
     approved under section 236 and obtained unsubsidized 
     employment in a field related to that training.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``quarterly'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``annual''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) The median earnings of workers described in section 
     239(j)(2)(A)(i)(III) during the second calendar quarter after 
     exit from the program, expressed as a percentage of the 
     median earnings of such workers before the calendar quarter 
     in which such workers began receiving benefits under this 
     chapter.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) the reports required under section 239(j);''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a quarterly'' and 
     inserting ``an annual''.

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       (c) Recognized Postsecondary Credential Defined.--Section 
     247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) The term `recognized postsecondary credential' means 
     a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate 
     or certification, a certificate of completion of an 
     apprenticeship, a license recognized by a State or the 
     Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate 
     degree.''.

     SEC. 405. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--
       (1) Petitions filed on or after january 1, 2014, and before 
     date of enactment.--
       (A) Certifications of workers not certified before date of 
     enactment.--
       (i) Criteria if a determination has not been made.--If, as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor has not made a determination with respect to whether to 
     certify a group of workers as eligible to apply for 
     adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 pursuant to a petition described in clause (iii), the 
     Secretary shall make that determination based on the 
     requirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in 
     effect on such date of enactment.
       (ii) Reconsideration of denials of certifications.--If, 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     made a determination not to certify a group of workers as 
     eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 222 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in 
     clause (iii), the Secretary shall--

       (I) reconsider that determination; and
       (II) if the group of workers meets the requirements of 
     section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such 
     date of enactment, certify the group of workers as eligible 
     to apply for adjustment assistance.

       (iii) Petition described.--A petition described in this 
     clause is a petition for a certification of eligibility for a 
     group of workers filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Eligibility for benefits.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     worker certified as eligible to apply for adjustment 
     assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (A)(iii) 
     shall be eligible, on and after the date that is 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, to receive 
     benefits only under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II 
     of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of 
     enactment.
       (ii) Computation of maximum benefits.--Benefits received by 
     a worker described in clause (i) under chapter 2 of title II 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall be included in any determination of the 
     maximum benefits for which the worker is eligible under the 
     provisions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Petitions filed before january 1, 2014.--A worker 
     certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
     pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 on or before December 31, 2013, shall continue to 
     be eligible to apply for and receive benefits under the 
     provisions of chapter 2 of title II of such Act, as in effect 
     on December 31, 2013.
       (3) Qualifying separations with respect to petitions filed 
     within 90 days of date of enactment.--Section 223(b) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, shall be applied and administered by 
     substituting ``before January 1, 2014'' for ``more than one 
     year before the date of the petition on which such 
     certification was granted'' for purposes of determining 
     whether a worker is eligible to apply for adjustment 
     assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and on or before the date that is 90 days after 
     such date of enactment.
       (b) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.--
       (1) Certification of firms not certified before date of 
     enactment.--
       (A) Criteria if a determination has not been made.--If, as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce has not made a determination with respect to whether 
     to certify a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment 
     assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (C), the 
     Secretary shall make that determination based on the 
     requirements of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in 
     effect on such date of enactment.
       (B) Reconsideration of denial of certain petitions.--If, 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     made a determination not to certify a firm as eligible to 
     apply for adjustment assistance under section 251 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall--
       (i) reconsider that determination; and
       (ii) if the firm meets the requirements of section 251 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of 
     enactment, certify the firm as eligible to apply for 
     adjustment assistance.
       (C) Petition described.--A petition described in this 
     subparagraph is a petition for a certification of eligibility 
     filed by a firm or its representative under section 251 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Certification of firms that did not submit petitions 
     between january 1, 2014, and date of enactment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall certify a 
     firm described in subparagraph (B) as eligible to apply for 
     adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     if the firm or its representative files a petition for a 
     certification of eligibility under section 251 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 not later than 90 days after such date of 
     enactment.
       (B) Firm described.--A firm described in this subparagraph 
     is a firm that the Secretary determines would have been 
     certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance if--
       (i) the firm or its representative had filed a petition for 
     a certification of eligibility under section 251 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 on a date during the period beginning on January 
     1, 2014, and ending on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (ii) the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade 
     Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, had been 
     in effect on that date during the period described in clause 
     (i).

     SEC. 406. SUNSET PROVISIONS.

       (a) Application of Prior Law.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     beginning on July 1, 2021, the provisions of chapters 2, 3, 
     5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
     et seq.), as in effect on January 1, 2014, shall be in effect 
     and apply, except that in applying and administering such 
     chapters--
       (1) paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that Act shall be 
     applied and administered as if subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (C) of that paragraph were not in effect;
       (2) section 233 of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by substituting ``104-week period'' 
     for ``104-week period'' and all that follows through ``130-
     week period)''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
     substituting ``65'' for ``52''; and
       (II) by substituting ``78-week period'' for ``52-week 
     period'' each place it appears; and

       (B) by applying and administering subsection (g) as if it 
     read as follows:
       ``(g) Payment of Trade Readjustment Allowances To Complete 
     Training.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, in order to assist an adversely affected worker to 
     complete training approved for the worker under section 236 
     that leads to the completion of a degree or industry-
     recognized credential, payments may be made as trade 
     readjustment allowances for not more than 13 weeks within 
     such period of eligibility as the Secretary may prescribe to 
     account for a break in training or for justifiable cause that 
     follows the last week for which the worker is otherwise 
     entitled to a trade readjustment allowance under this chapter 
     if--
       ``(1) payment of the trade readjustment allowance for not 
     more than 13 weeks is necessary for the worker to complete 
     the training;
       ``(2) the worker participates in training in each such 
     week; and
       ``(3) the worker--
       ``(A) has substantially met the performance benchmarks 
     established as part of the training approved for the worker;
       ``(B) is expected to continue to make progress toward the 
     completion of the training; and
       ``(C) will complete the training during that period of 
     eligibility.'';
       (3) section 245(a) of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered by substituting ``June 30, 2022'' for ``December 
     31, 2007'';
       (4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered by substituting ``June 30, 2022'' for ``the date 
     that is 5 years'' and all that follows through ``State'';
       (5) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered by substituting ``the 1-year period beginning on 
     July 1, 2021'' for ``each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, 
     and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 
     2007'';
       (6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered by substituting ``the 1-year period beginning on 
     July 1, 2021'' for ``each of the fiscal years'' and all that 
     follows through ``October 1, 2007''; and
       (7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered--
       (A) in subsection (a), by substituting ``June 30, 2022'' 
     for ``December 31, 2007'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by applying and administering subsection (b) as if it 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Other Assistance.--
       ``(1) Assistance for firms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after June 30, 
     2022.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any 
     assistance approved under chapter 3 pursuant to a petition 
     filed under section 251 on or before June 30, 2022, may be 
     provided--
       ``(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such 
     chapter for such purpose; and
       ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is 
     otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.
       ``(2) Farmers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     assistance may not be provided under chapter 6 after June 30, 
     2022.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any 
     assistance approved under chapter 6 on or before June 30, 
     2022, may be provided--
       ``(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such 
     chapter for such purpose; and
       ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is 
     otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 
     of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply on 
     and after July 1, 2021, with respect to--
       (1) workers certified as eligible for trade adjustment 
     assistance benefits under chapter 2 of

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     title II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under 
     section 221 of that Act before July 1, 2021;
       (2) firms certified as eligible for technical assistance or 
     grants under chapter 3 of title II of that Act pursuant to 
     petitions filed under section 251 of that Act before July 1, 
     2021; and
       (3) agricultural commodity producers certified as eligible 
     for technical or financial assistance under chapter 6 of 
     title II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under 
     section 292 of that Act before July 1, 2021.

     SEC. 407. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HEALTH COVERAGE TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 35(b)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``before 
     January 1, 2014'' and inserting ``before January 1, 2020''.
       (b) Coordination With Credit for Coverage Under a Qualified 
     Health Plan.--Subsection (g) of section 35 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (13), and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(11) Election.--
       ``(A) In general.--This section shall not apply to any 
     taxpayer for any eligible coverage month unless such taxpayer 
     elects the application of this section for such month.
       ``(B) Timing and applicability of election.--Except as the 
     Secretary may provide--
       ``(i) an election to have this section apply for any 
     eligible coverage month in a taxable year shall be made not 
     later than the due date (including extensions) for the return 
     of tax for the taxable year, and
       ``(ii) any election for this section to apply for an 
     eligible coverage month shall apply for all subsequent 
     eligible coverage months in the taxable year and, once made, 
     shall be irrevocable with respect to such months.
       ``(12) Coordination with premium tax credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible coverage month to which the 
     election under paragraph (11) applies shall not be treated as 
     a coverage month (as defined in section 36B(c)(2)) for 
     purposes of section 36B with respect to the taxpayer.
       ``(B) Coordination with advance payments of premium tax 
     credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who makes the election 
     under paragraph (11) with respect to any eligible coverage 
     month in a taxable year or on behalf of whom any advance 
     payment is made under section 7527 with respect to any month 
     in such taxable year--
       ``(i) the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year 
     shall be increased by the excess, if any, of--

       ``(I) the sum of any advance payments made on behalf of the 
     taxpayer under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act and section 7527 for months during such 
     taxable year, over
       ``(II) the sum of the credits allowed under this section 
     (determined without regard to paragraph (1)) and section 36B 
     (determined without regard to subsection (f)(1) thereof) for 
     such taxable year, and

       ``(ii) section 36B(f)(2) shall not apply with respect to 
     such taxpayer for such taxable year, except that if such 
     taxpayer received any advance payments under section 7527 for 
     any month in such taxable year and is later allowed a credit 
     under section 36B for such taxable year, then section 
     36B(f)(2)(B) shall be applied by substituting the amount 
     determined under clause (i) for the amount determined under 
     section 36B(f)(2)(A).''.
       (c) Extension of Advance Payment Program.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 7527 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``August 
     1, 2003'' and inserting ``the date that is 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
     Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 7527(e) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``occurring'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``occurring--
       ``(A) after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization 
     Act of 2015, and
       ``(B) prior to the first month for which an advance payment 
     is made on behalf of such individual under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Individual Insurance Treated as Qualified Health 
     Insurance Without Regard to Enrollment Date.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (J) of section 35(e)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``insurance if the eligible individual'' and all that follows 
     through ``For purposes of'' and inserting ``insurance. For 
     purposes of''.
       (2) Special rule.--Subparagraph (J) of section 35(e)(1) of 
     such Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by 
     striking ``insurance.'' and inserting ``insurance (other than 
     coverage enrolled in through an Exchange established under 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (m) of section 6501 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     ``, 35(g)(11)'' after ``30D(e)(4)''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to coverage 
     months in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
       (2) Plans available on individual market for use of tax 
     credit.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(2) shall apply 
     to coverage months in taxable years beginning after December 
     31, 2015.
       (3) Transition rule.--Notwithstanding section 
     35(g)(11)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     added by this title), an election to apply section 35 of such 
     Code to an eligible coverage month (as defined in section 
     35(b) of such Code) (and not to claim the credit under 
     section 36B of such Code with respect to such month) in a 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 2013, and before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (A) may be made at any time on or after such date of 
     enactment and before the expiration of the 3-year period of 
     limitation prescribed in section 6511(a) with respect to such 
     taxable year; and
       (B) may be made on an amended return.
       (g) Agency Outreach.--As soon as possible after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the Treasury, 
     Health and Human Services, and Labor (or such Secretaries' 
     delegates) and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation (or the Director's delegate) shall carry out 
     programs of public outreach, including on the Internet, to 
     inform potential eligible individuals (as defined in section 
     35(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the 
     extension of the credit under section 35 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and the availability of the election to 
     claim such credit retroactively for coverage months beginning 
     after December 31, 2013.

   TITLE V--IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``American Trade Enforcement 
     Effectiveness Act''.

     SEC. 502. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH A REQUEST 
                   FOR INFORMATION IN A PROCEEDING.

       Section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677e) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and by moving 
     such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (B) by striking ``Adverse Inferences.--If'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Adverse Inferences.--
       ``(1) In general.--If'';
       (C) by striking ``under this title, may use'' and inserting 
     the following: ``under this title--
       ``(A) may use''; and
       (D) by striking ``facts otherwise available. Such adverse 
     inference may include'' and inserting the following: ``facts 
     otherwise available; and
       ``(B) is not required to determine, or make any adjustments 
     to, a countervailable subsidy rate or weighted average 
     dumping margin based on any assumptions about information the 
     interested party would have provided if the interested party 
     had complied with the request for information.
       ``(2) Potential sources of information for adverse 
     inferences.--An adverse inference under paragraph (1)(A) may 
     include'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Corroboration of Secondary Information.--
     When the'' and inserting the following: ``Corroboration of 
     Secondary Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     when the''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception.--The administrative authority and the 
     Commission shall not be required to corroborate any dumping 
     margin or countervailing duty applied in a separate segment 
     of the same proceeding.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Subsidy Rates and Dumping Margins in Adverse 
     Inference Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the administering authority uses an 
     inference that is adverse to the interests of a party under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) in selecting among the facts otherwise 
     available, the administering authority may--
       ``(A) in the case of a countervailing duty proceeding--
       ``(i) use a countervailable subsidy rate applied for the 
     same or similar program in a countervailing duty proceeding 
     involving the same country, or
       ``(ii) if there is no same or similar program, use a 
     countervailable subsidy rate for a subsidy program from a 
     proceeding that the administering authority considers 
     reasonable to use, and
       ``(B) in the case of an antidumping duty proceeding, use 
     any dumping margin from any segment of the proceeding under 
     the applicable antidumping order.
       ``(2) Discretion to apply highest rate.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the administering authority may apply any of 
     the countervailable subsidy rates or dumping margins 
     specified under that paragraph, including the highest such 
     rate or margin, based on the evaluation by the administering 
     authority of the situation that resulted in the administering 
     authority using an adverse inference in selecting among the 
     facts otherwise available.
       ``(3) No obligation to make certain estimates or address 
     certain claims.--If the administering authority uses an 
     adverse inference under subsection (b)(1)(A) in selecting 
     among the facts otherwise available, the administering 
     authority is not required, for purposes of subsection (c) or 
     for any other purpose--
       ``(A) to estimate what the countervailable subsidy rate or 
     dumping margin would have been if the interested party found 
     to have failed to cooperate under subsection (b)(1) had 
     cooperated, or
       ``(B) to demonstrate that the countervailable subsidy rate 
     or dumping margin used by the administering authority 
     reflects an alleged commercial reality of the interested 
     party.''.

     SEC. 503. DEFINITION OF MATERIAL INJURY.

       (a) Effect of Profitability of Domestic Industries.--
     Section 771(7) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) Effect of profitability.--The Commission may not 
     determine that there is no material

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     injury or threat of material injury to an industry in the 
     United States merely because that industry is profitable or 
     because the performance of that industry has recently 
     improved.''.
       (b) Evaluation of Impact on Domestic Industry in 
     Determination of Material Injury.--Subclause (I) of section 
     771(7)(C)(iii) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677(7)(C)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:

       ``(I) actual and potential decline in output, sales, market 
     share, gross profits, operating profits, net profits, ability 
     to service debt, productivity, return on investments, return 
     on assets, and utilization of capacity,''.

       (c) Captive Production.--Section 771(7)(C)(iv) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(C)(iv)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking the comma and inserting 
     ``, and'';
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``, and'' and inserting 
     a comma; and
       (3) by striking subclause (III).

     SEC. 504. PARTICULAR MARKET SITUATION.

       (a) Definition of Ordinary Course of Trade.--Section 
     771(15) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(15)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Situations in which the administering authority 
     determines that the particular market situation prevents a 
     proper comparison with the export price or constructed export 
     price.''.
       (b) Definition of Normal Value.--Section 
     773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677b(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking ``in such 
     other country.''.
       (c) Definition of Constructed Value.--Section 773(e) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``business'' and 
     inserting ``trade''; and
       (2) by striking the flush text at the end and inserting the 
     following:
     ``For purposes of paragraph (1), if a particular market 
     situation exists such that the cost of materials and 
     fabrication or other processing of any kind does not 
     accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary 
     course of trade, the administering authority may use another 
     calculation methodology under this subtitle or any other 
     calculation methodology. For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     cost of materials shall be determined without regard to any 
     internal tax in the exporting country imposed on such 
     materials or their disposition that is remitted or refunded 
     upon exportation of the subject merchandise produced from 
     such materials.''.

     SEC. 505. DISTORTION OF PRICES OR COSTS.

       (a) Investigation of Below-cost Sales.--Section 773(b)(2) 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Reasonable grounds to believe or suspect.--
       ``(i) Review.--In a review conducted under section 751 
     involving a specific exporter, there are reasonable grounds 
     to believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like product 
     have been made at prices that are less than the cost of 
     production of the product if the administering authority 
     disregarded some or all of the exporter's sales pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) in the investigation or, if a review has been 
     completed, in the most recently completed review.
       ``(ii) Requests for information.--In an investigation 
     initiated under section 732 or a review conducted under 
     section 751, the administering authority shall request 
     information necessary to calculate the constructed value and 
     cost of production under subsections (e) and (f) to determine 
     whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect 
     that sales of the foreign like product have been made at 
     prices that represent less than the cost of production of the 
     product.''.
       (b) Prices and Costs in Nonmarket Economies.--Section 
     773(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Discretion to disregard certain price or cost 
     values.--In valuing the factors of production under paragraph 
     (1) for the subject merchandise, the administering authority 
     may disregard price or cost values without further 
     investigation if the administering authority has determined 
     that broadly available export subsidies existed or particular 
     instances of subsidization occurred with respect to those 
     price or cost values or if those price or cost values were 
     subject to an antidumping order.''.

     SEC. 506. REDUCTION IN BURDEN ON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BY 
                   REDUCING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY RESPONDENTS.

       Section 782(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677m(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving 
     such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by moving such 
     subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by striking ``Investigations and Reviews.--In'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Investigations and Reviews.--
       ``(1) In general.--In'';
       (4) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (3), by 
     amending subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
     to read as follows:
       ``(B) the number of exporters or producers subject to the 
     investigation or review is not so large that any additional 
     individual examination of such exporters or producers would 
     be unduly burdensome to the administering authority and 
     inhibit the timely completion of the investigation or 
     review.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Determination of unduly burdensome.--In determining 
     if an individual examination under paragraph (1)(B) would be 
     unduly burdensome, the administering authority may consider 
     the following:
       ``(A) The complexity of the issues or information presented 
     in the proceeding, including questionnaires and any responses 
     thereto.
       ``(B) Any prior experience of the administering authority 
     in the same or similar proceeding.
       ``(C) The total number of investigations under subtitle A 
     or B and reviews under section 751 being conducted by the 
     administering authority as of the date of the determination.
       ``(D) Such other factors relating to the timely completion 
     of each such investigation and review as the administering 
     authority considers appropriate.''.

     SEC. 507. APPLICATION TO CANADA AND MEXICO.

       Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), the amendments 
     made by this title shall apply with respect to goods from 
     Canada and Mexico.

          TITLE VI--TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES

     SEC. 601. TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF RECREATIONAL PERFORMANCE 
                   OUTERWEAR.

       (a) Amendments to Additional U.S. Notes.--The Additional 
     U.S. Notes to chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States are amended--
       (1) in Additional U.S. Note 2--
       (A) by striking ``For the purposes of subheadings'' and all 
     that follows through ``6211.20.15'' and inserting ``For 
     purposes of this chapter'';
       (B) by striking ``garments classifiable in those 
     subheadings'' and inserting ``a garment''; and
       (C) by striking ``D 3600-81'' and inserting ``D 3779-81''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new notes:
       ``(c) For purposes of this chapter, the term `recreational 
     performance outerwear' means trousers (including, but not 
     limited to, paddling pants, ski or snowboard pants, and ski 
     or snowboard pants intended for sale as parts of ski-suits), 
     coveralls and bib overalls, and jackets (including, but not 
     limited to, full zip jackets, paddling jackets, ski jackets, 
     and ski jackets intended for sale as parts of ski-suits), 
     windbreakers, and similar articles (including padded, 
     sleeveless jackets) composed of fabrics of cotton, wool, 
     hemp, bamboo, silk, or manmade fiber, or a combination of 
     such fibers, that are either water resistant or treated with 
     plastics, or both, with critically sealed seams, and with 
     five or more of the following features:
       ``(1) Insulation for cold weather protection.
       ``(2) Pockets, at least one of which has a zippered, hook 
     and loop, or other type of closure.
       ``(3) Elastic, drawcord, or other means of tightening 
     around the waist or leg hems, including hidden leg sleeves 
     with a means of tightening at the ankle for trousers and 
     tightening around the waist or bottom hem for jackets.
       ``(4) Venting, not including grommet(s).
       ``(5) Articulated elbows or knees.
       ``(6) Reinforcement in one of the following areas: the 
     elbows, shoulders, seat, knees, ankles, or cuffs.
       ``(7) Weatherproof closure at the waist or front.
       ``(8) Multi-adjustable hood or adjustable collar.
       ``(9) Adjustable powder skirt, inner protective skirt, or 
     adjustable inner protective cuff at sleeve hem.
       ``(10) Construction at the arm gusset that utilizes fabric, 
     design, or patterning to allow radial arm movement.
       ``(11) Odor control technology.
     The term `recreational performance outerwear' does not 
     include occupational outerwear.
       ``(d) For purposes of this Note, the following terms have 
     the following meanings:
       ``(1) The term `treated with plastics' refers to textile 
     fabrics impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated with 
     plastics, as described in Note 2 to chapter 59.
       ``(2) The term `sealed seams' means seams that have been 
     covered by means of taping, gluing, bonding, cementing, 
     fusing, welding, or a similar process so that water cannot 
     pass through the seams when tested in accordance with the 
     current version of AATCC Test Method 35.
       ``(3) The term `critically sealed seams' means--
       ``(A) for jackets, windbreakers, and similar articles 
     (including padded, sleeveless jackets), sealed seams that are 
     sealed at the front and back yokes, or at the shoulders, arm 
     holes, or both, where applicable; and
       ``(B) for trousers, overalls and bib overalls and similar 
     articles, sealed seams that are sealed at the front (up to 
     the zipper or other means of closure) and back rise.
       ``(4) The term `insulation for cold weather protection' 
     means insulation with either synthetic fill, down, a 
     laminated thermal backing, or other lining for thermal 
     protection from cold weather.
       ``(5) The term `venting' refers to closeable or permanent 
     constructed openings in a garment (excluding front, primary 
     zipper closures and grommet(s)) to allow increased expulsion 
     of built-up heat during outdoor activities. In a jacket, such 
     openings are often positioned on the underarm seam of a 
     garment but may also be placed along other seams in the front 
     or back of a garment. In trousers, such openings are often 
     positioned on the inner or outer leg seams of a garment but 
     may also be placed along other seams in the front or back of 
     a garment.
       ``(6) The term `articulated elbows or knees' refers to the 
     construction of a sleeve (or pant leg) to allow improved 
     mobility at the elbow (or knee) through the use of extra 
     seams, darts, gussets, or other means.
       ``(7) The term `reinforcement' refers to the use of a 
     double layer of fabric or section(s) of fabric that is 
     abrasion-resistant or otherwise more durable than the face 
     fabric of the garment.

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       ``(8) The term `weatherproof closure' means a closure 
     (including, but not limited to, laminated or coated zippers, 
     storm flaps, or other weatherproof construction) that has 
     been reinforced or engineered in a manner to reduce the 
     penetration or absorption of moisture or air through an 
     opening in the garment.
       ``(9) The term `multi-adjustable hood or adjustable collar' 
     means, in the case of a hood, a hood into which is 
     incorporated two or more draw cords, adjustment tabs, or 
     elastics, or, in the case of a collar, a collar into which is 
     incorporated at least one draw cord, adjustment tab, elastic, 
     or similar component, to allow volume adjustments around a 
     helmet, or the crown of the head, neck, or face.
       ``(10) The terms `adjustable powder skirt' and `inner 
     protective skirt' refer to a partial lower inner lining with 
     means of tightening around the waist for additional 
     protection from the elements.
       ``(11) The term `arm gusset' means construction at the arm 
     of a gusset that utilizes an extra fabric piece in the 
     underarm, usually diamond- or triangular-shaped, designed, or 
     patterned to allow radial arm movement.
       ``(12) The term `radial arm movement' refers to 
     unrestricted, 180-degree range of motion for the arm while 
     wearing performance outerwear.
       ``(13) The term `odor control technology' means the 
     incorporation into a fabric or garment of materials, 
     including, but not limited to, activated carbon, silver, 
     copper, or any combination thereof, capable of adsorbing, 
     absorbing, or reacting with human odors, or effective in 
     reducing the growth of odor-causing bacteria.
       ``(14) The term `occupational outerwear' means outerwear 
     garments, including uniforms, designed or marketed for use in 
     the workplace or at a worksite to provide durable protection 
     from cold or inclement weather and/or workplace hazards, such 
     as fire, electrical, abrasion, or chemical hazards, or 
     impacts, cuts, punctures, or similar hazards.
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(i) of this Note, for 
     purposes of this chapter, Notes 1 and 2(a)(1) to chapter 59 
     and Note 1(c) to chapter 60 shall be disregarded in 
     classifying goods as `recreational performance outerwear'.
       ``(f) For purposes of this chapter, the importer of record 
     shall maintain internal import records that specify upon 
     entry whether garments claimed as recreational performance 
     outerwear have an outer surface that is water resistant, 
     treated with plastics, or a combination thereof, and shall 
     further enumerate the specific features that make the 
     garments eligible to be classified as recreational 
     performance outerwear.''.
       (b) Tariff Classifications.--Chapter 62 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended as follows:
       (1) By striking subheading 6201.11.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6201.11 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6201.11.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):
  


``      6201.11           Of wool or fine    ..................  ..................  .......................
                          animal hair:
        6201.11.05         Recreational      41 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%
                            performance       16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            outerwear......                       MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                  16.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)
        6201.11.10         Other...........  41 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%    ''
                                              16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                  16.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)

       (2) By striking subheadings 6201.12.10 and 6201.12.20 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.12.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.12.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6201.12.05       Recreational        9.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear                               MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.12.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                             3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down.
        6201.12.20         Other...........  9.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (3) By striking subheadings 6201.13.10 through 6201.13.40 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.13.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.13.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6201.13.05       Recreational        27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................

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        6201.13.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                             3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.13.30          Containing 36    49.7 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%
                             percent or       19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             more by weight                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                             of wool or                           PA, PE, SG)
                             fine animal                          8% (AU)
                             hair
        6201.13.40          Other            27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (4) By striking subheadings 6201.19.10 and 6201.19.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.19.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.19.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6201.19.05       Recreational         2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                           performance                               CL, CO, E*, IL,
                           outerwear.........                        JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6201.19.10         Containing 70      Free                 ...................  35%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             silk or silk
                             waste
         6201.19.90         Other              2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

       (5) By striking subheadings 6201.91.10 and 6201.91.20 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.91.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.91.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6201.91.05       Recreational        49.7 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   58.5%
                          performance         19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 19.8 cents/kg +
                                                                  7.8% (OM)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.91.10         Padded,           8.5%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   58.5%
                            sleeveless                            CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            jackets                               MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  7.6% (AU)
                                                                 3.4% (OM)
        6201.91.20         Other             49.7 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%    ''
                                              19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 19.8 cents/kg +
                                                                  7.8% (OM)

       (6) By striking subheadings 6201.92.10 through 6201.92.20 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.92.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.92.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  

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``      6201.92.05       Recreational        9.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.92.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                             3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.92.15          Water resistant  6.2%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   37.5%
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  5.5% (AU)
        6201.92.20          Other            9.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (7) By striking subheadings 6201.93.10 through 6201.93.35 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.93.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.93.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6201.93.05       Recreational        27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.93.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                             3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.93.20          Padded,          14.9%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   76%
                             sleeveless                           CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             jackets                              MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............     Other:           ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.93.25           Containing 36   49.5 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%
                              percent or      19.6%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                              more by                             MA, MX, OM, P,
                              weight of                           PA, PE, SG)
                              wool or fine                        8% (AU)
                              animal hair
        ...............      Other:          ..................  ..................  .......................
        6201.93.30            Water          7.1%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   65%
                               resistant                          CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  6.3% (AU)

[[Page H4676]]

 
        6201.93.35            Other          27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (8) By striking subheadings 6201.99.10 and 6201.99.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6201.99.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6201.99.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6201.99.05       Recreational         4.2%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    35%
                           performance                               CO, E*, IL, JO,
                           outerwear.........                        KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
                                                                    3.7% (AU)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6201.99.10         Containing 70      Free                 ...................  35%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             silk or silk
                             waste
         6201.99.90         Other              4.2%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CO, E*, IL, JO,                           .
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
                                                                    3.7% (AU)

       (9) By striking subheading 6202.11.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6202.11 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6202.11.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``      6202.11          Of wool or fine     ..................  ..................  .......................
                          animal hair:
        6202.11.05         Recreational      41 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   46.3 cents/kg + 58.5%
                            performance       16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            outerwear                             MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                  16.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)
        6202.11.10         Other             41 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   46.3 cents/kg + 58.5%    ''
                                              16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                  16.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)

       (10) By striking subheadings 6202.12.10 and 6202.12.20 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.12.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.12.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6202.12.05       Recreational         8.9%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                           outerwear.........                        MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                    8% (AU)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6202.12.10         Containing 15      4.4%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    60%
                             percent or more                         CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             by weight of                            MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                             down and                                PE, SG)
                             waterfowl                              3.9% (AU)
                             plumage and of
                             which down
                             comprises 35
                             percent or more
                             by weight;
                             containing 10
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down
         6202.12.20         Other              8.9%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                    8% (AU)

       (11) By striking subheadings 6202.13.10 through 6202.13.40 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.13.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.13.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  

[[Page H4677]]




``      6202.13.05       Recreational        27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.13.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                            3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.13.30          Containing 36    43.5 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   46.3 cents/kg + 58.5%
                             percent or       19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             more by weight                       MA, MX, OM, P,
                             of wool or                           PA, PE, SG)
                             fine animal                          8% (AU)
                             hair
        6202.13.40          Other            27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (12) By striking subheadings 6202.19.10 and 6202.19.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.19.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.19.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6202.19.05       Recreational         2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                           performance                               CL, CO, E*, IL,
                           outerwear.........                        JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6202.19.10         Containing 70      Free                 ...................  35%
                             percent or more
                             by weight or
                             silk or silk
                             waste
         6202.19.90         Other              2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

       (13) By striking subheadings 6202.91.10 and 6202.91.20 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.91.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.91.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6202.91.05       Recreational        36 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   58.5%
                          performance         16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear........                       MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 14.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.91.10         Padded,           14%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,   58.5%
                            sleeveless                            CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            jackets                               MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 5.6% (OM)
        6202.91.20         Other             36 cents/kg +       Free (BH, CA, CL,   46.3 cents/kg + 58.5%    ''
                                              16.3%               CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 14.4 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)


[[Page H4678]]

       (14) By striking subheadings 6202.92.10 through 6202.92.20 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.92.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.92.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6202.92.05       Recreational         8.9%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                           outerwear                                 MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                    8% (AU)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6202.92.10         Containing 15      4.4%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    60%
                             percent or more                         CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             by weight of                            MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                             down and                                PE, SG)
                             waterfowl                              3.9% (AU)
                             plumage and of
                             which down
                             comprises 35
                             percent or more
                             by weight;
                             containing 10
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         6202.92.15          Water resistant   6.2%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    37.5%
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                    5.5% (AU)
         6202.92.20          Other             8.9%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                    8% (AU)

       (15) By striking subheadings 6202.93.10 through 6202.93.50 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.93.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.93.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6202.93.05       Recreational        27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                          outerwear                               MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.93.10         Containing 15     4.4%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   60%
                            percent or more                       CO, IL, JO, KR,
                            by weight of                          MA, MX, OM, P,
                            down and                              PA, PE, SG)
                            waterfowl                             3.9% (AU)
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.93.20          Padded,          14.9%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   76%
                             sleeveless                           CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             jackets                              MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............     Other:           ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.93.40           Containing 36   43.4 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   46.3 cents/kg + 58.5%
                              percent or      19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                              more by                             MA, MX, OM, P,
                              weight of                           PA, PE, SG)
                              wool or fine                        8% (AU)
                              animal hair
        ...............      Other:          ..................  ..................  .......................
        6202.93.45            Water          7.1%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   65%
                               resistant                          CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  6.3% (AU)

[[Page H4679]]

 
        6202.93.50            Other          27.7%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)

       (16) By striking subheadings 6202.99.10 and 6202.99.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6202.99.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6202.99.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6202.99.05       Recreational         2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                           performance                               CL, CO, E*, IL,
                           outerwear                                 JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6202.99.10         Containing 70      Free                 ...................  35%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             silk or silk
                             waste
         6202.99.90         Other              2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

       (17) By striking subheadings 6203.41 and 6203.41.05, and 
     the superior text to subheading 6203.41.05, and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6203.41 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6203.41 (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``      6203.41          Of wool or fine     ..................  ..................  .......................
                          animal hair:
        6203.41.05         Recreational      41.9 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%
                            performance       16.3%               CO,IL, JO,KR,
                            outerwear                             MA,MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                  SG)
                                                                 8% (AU)
                                                                 16.7 cents/kg +
                                                                  6.5% (OM)
        ...............    Trousers,         ..................  ..................  .......................
                            breeches and
                            shorts:
        6203.41.10          Trousers and     7.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%    ''
                             breeches,                            CO, IL, JO, KR,                              .
                             containing                           MA, MX, P, PA,
                             elastomeric                          PE, SG)
                             fiber, water                         6.8% (AU)
                             resistant,                          3% (OM)
                             without belt
                             loops,
                             weighing more
                             than 9 kg per
                             dozen

       (18) By striking subheadings 6203.42.10 through 6203.42.40 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6203.42.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6203.42.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

[[Page H4680]]




``       6203.42.05       Recreational         16.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, MA,
                           outerwear                                 MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.6% (KR)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6203.42.10         Containing 15      Free                 ...................  60%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down and
                             waterfowl
                             plumage and of
                             which down
                             comprises 35
                             percent or more
                             by weight;
                             containing 10
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         6203.42.20          Bib and brace     10.3%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                              overalls                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         6203.42.40          Other             16.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, MA,                           .
                                                                     MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.6% (KR)

       (19) By striking subheadings 6203.43.10 through 6203.43.40 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6203.43.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6203.43.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``      6203.43.05       Recreational        27.9%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%
                          performance                             CO, IL, JO, MA,
                          outerwear                               MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 11.1% (KR)
        ...............  Other:              ..................  ..................  .......................
        6203.43.10         Containing 15     Free                ..................  60%
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down and
                            waterfowl
                            plumage and of
                            which down
                            comprises 35
                            percent or more
                            by weight;
                            containing 10
                            percent or more
                            by weight of
                            down
        ...............    Other:            ..................  ..................  .......................
        ...............     Bib and brace    ..................  ..................  .......................
                             overalls:
        6203.43.15           Water           7.1%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   65%
                              resistant                           CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  6.3% (AU)
        6203.43.20           Other           14.9%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   76%
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                  MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                  PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............     Other:           ..................  ..................  .......................
        6203.43.25           Certified hand- 12.2%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   76%
                              loomed and                          CO, IL, JO, KR,
                              folklore                            MA, MX, OM, P,
                              products                            PA, PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
        ...............      Other:          ..................  ..................  .......................
        6203.43.30            Containing 36  49.6 cents/kg +     Free (BH, CA, CL,   52.9 cents/kg + 58.5%
                               percent or     19.7%               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                               more by                            MA, MX, OM, P,
                               weight of                          PA, PE, SG)
                               wool or fine                       8% (AU)
                               animal hair
        ...............       Other:         ..................  ..................  .......................

[[Page H4681]]

 
        6203.43.35             Water         7.1%                Free (BH, CA, CL,   65%
                                resistant                         CO, IL, JO, MA,
                                trousers or                       MX, OM, P, PA,
                                breeches                          PE, SG)
                                                                  6.3% (AU)
                                                                 2.8% (KR)
        6203.43.40             Other         27.9%               Free (BH, CA, CL,   90%                      ''
                                                                  CO, IL, JO, MA,                              .
                                                                  MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                  PE, SG)
                                                                  8% (AU)
                                                                 11.1% (KR)

       (20) By striking subheadings 6203.49 through 6203.49.80 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6203.49 having the same degree of indentation as 
     the article description for subheading 6203.49 (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6203.49          Of other textile     ...................  ...................  ...................
                           materials:
         6203.49.05         Recreational       2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                             performance                             CL, CO, E*, IL,
                             outerwear                               JO, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
                                                                    1.1% (KR)
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         ...............     Of artificial     ...................  ...................  ...................
                              fibers:
         6203.49.10           Bib and brace    8.5%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    76%
                               overalls                              CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     7.6% (AU)
         ...............      Trousers,        ...................  ...................  ...................
                               breeches and
                               shorts:
         6203.49.15            Certified hand- 12.2%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    76%
                                loomed and                           CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                folklore                             MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                products                             PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         6203.49.20            Other           27.9%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         6203.49.40          Containing 70     Free                 ...................  35%
                              percent or more
                              by weight of
                              silk or silk
                              waste
         6203.49.80          Other             2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
                                                                    1.1% (KR)

       (21) By striking subheadings 6204.61.10 and 6204.61.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6204.61.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6204.61.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

[[Page H4682]]




``       6204.61.05       Recreational         13.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                           outerwear                                 MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     5.4% (OM)
                                                                    8% (AU)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.61.10         Trousers and       7.6%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%
                             breeches,                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             containing                              MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                             elastomeric                             SG)
                             fiber, water                            3% (OM)
                             resistant,                             6.8% (AU)
                             without belt
                             loops, weighing
                             more than 6 kg
                             per dozen
         6204.61.90         Other              13.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%                ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     5.4% (OM)
                                                                    8% (AU)

       (22) By striking subheadings 6204.62.10 through 6204.62.40 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6204.62.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6204.62.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6204.62.05       Recreational         16.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, MA,
                           outerwear                                 MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.6% (KR)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.62.10         Containing 15      Free                 ...................  60%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down and
                             waterfowl
                             plumage and of
                             which down
                             comprises 35
                             percent or more
                             by weight;
                             containing 10
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.62.20          Bib and brace     8.9%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                              overalls                               CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         ...............     Other:            ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.62.30           Certified hand-  7.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    37.5%
                               loomed and                            CO, E, IL, JO, KR,
                               folklore                              MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                               products                              PE, SG)
                                                                     6.3% (AU)
         6204.62.40           Other            16.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, MA,                           .
                                                                     MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.6% (KR)

       (23) By striking subheadings 6204.63.10 through 6204.63.35 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6204.63.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6204.63.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

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``       6204.63.05       Recreational         28.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                           performance                               CO, IL, JO, MA,
                           outerwear                                 MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.4% (KR)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.63.10         Containing 15      Free                 ...................  60%
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down and
                             waterfowl
                             plumage and of
                             which down
                             comprises 35
                             percent or more
                             by weight;
                             containing 10
                             percent or more
                             by weight of
                             down
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         ...............     Bib and brace     ...................  ...................  ...................
                              overalls:
         6204.63.12           Water resistant  7.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    65%
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     6.3% (AU)
         6204.63.15           Other            14.9%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    76%
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         6204.63.20          Certified hand-   11.3%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    76%
                              loomed and                             CO, E, IL, JO, KR,
                              folklore                               MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                              products                               PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         ...............     Other:            ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.63.25           Containing 36    13.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%
                               percent or                            CO, IL, JO, KR,
                               more by weight                        MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                               of wool or                            PE, SG)
                               fine animal                           8% (AU)
                               hair
         ...............      Other:           ...................  ...................  ...................
         6204.63.30            Water           7.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    65%
                                resistant                            CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                trousers or                          MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                breeches                             PE, SG)
                                                                     6.3% (AU)
         6204.63.35            Other           28.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, MA,                           .
                                                                     MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    11.4% (KR)

       (24) By striking subheadings 6204.69 through 6204.69.90 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6204.69 having the same degree of indentation as 
     the article description for subheading 6204.69 (as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6204.69          Of other textile     ...................  ...................  ...................
                           materials:
         6204.69.05         Recreational       2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                             performance                             CL, CO, E*, IL,
                             outerwear                               JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
         ...............    Other:             ...................  ...................  ...................
         ...............     Of artificial     ...................  ...................  ...................
                              fibers:
         6204.69.10           Bib and brace    13.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    76%
                               overalls                              CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)

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         ...............      Trousers,        ...................  ...................  ...................
                               breeches and
                               shorts:
         6204.69.20            Containing 36   13.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%
                                percent or                           CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                more by                              MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                weight of                            PE, SG)
                                wool or fine                         8% (AU)
                                animal hair
         6204.69.25            Other           28.6%                Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
         ...............     Of silk or silk   ...................  ...................  ...................
                              waste:
         6204.69.40           Containing 70    1.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%
                               percent or                            CL, CO, E, IL, J,
                               more by weight                        JO, KR, MA, MX,
                               of silk or                            OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
                               silk waste
         6204.69.60           Other            7.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    65%
                                                                     CO, E*, IL, JO,
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
                                                                     6.3% (AU)
         6204.69.90          Other             2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

       (25) By striking subheadings 6210.40.30 and 6210.40.50 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6210.40.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6210.40.30 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):

  


``       6210.40.05       Recreational         7.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%
                           performance                               CL, IL, JO, KR,
                           outerwear                                 MA, MX, OM, P, PE,
                                                                     SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6210.40.30         Having an outer    3.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%
                             surface                                 CL, IL, JO, KR,
                             impregnated,                            MA, MX, OM, P, PE,
                             coated, covered                         SG)
                             or laminated
                             with rubber or
                             plastics
                             material which
                             completely
                             obscures the
                             underlying
                             fabric
         6210.40.50         Other              7.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%                  ''
                                                                     CL, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PE,
                                                                     SG)

       (26) By striking subheadings 6210.50.30 and 6210.50.50 and 
     inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6210.50.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6210.50.30 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

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``       6210.50.05       Recreational         7.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%
                           performance                               CL, CO, IL, JO,
                           outerwear                                 KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PE, SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6210.50.30         Having an outer    3.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%
                             surface impreg-                         CL, CO, IL, JO,
                             nated, coated,                          KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                             covered or                              PE, SG)
                             laminated with
                             rubber or
                             plastics
                             material which
                             completely
                             obscures the
                             underlying
                             fabric
         6210.50.50         Other              7.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    65%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, IL, JO,                           .
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PE, SG)

       (27) By striking subheading 6211.32.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6211.32 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6211.32.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6211.32          Of cotton:           ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.32.05         Recreational       8.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    90%
                             performance                             CL, CO, IL, JO,
                             outerwear                               KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)
         6211.32.10         Other              8.1%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, IL, JO,                           .
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                                                                     PA, PE, SG)

       (28) By striking subheading 6211.33.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6211.33 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6211.33.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6211.33          Of man-made fibers:  ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.33.05         Recreational       16%                  Free (AU, BH, CA,    76%
                             performance                             CL, CO, IL, JO,
                             outerwear                               KR, MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     6.4% (OM)
         6211.33.10         Other              16%                  Free (AU, BH, CA,    76%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, IL, JO,                           .
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     6.4% (OM)

       (29) By striking subheadings 6211.39.05 through 6211.39.90 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6211.39.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6211.39.05 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

[[Page H4686]]




``       6211.39.05       Recreational         2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                           performance                               CL, CO, E*, IL,
                           outerwear                                 JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.39.10         Of wool or fine    12%                  Free (AU, BH, CA,    58.5%
                             animal hair                             CL, CO, IL, JO,
                                                                     KR, MA, MX, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     4.8% (OM)
         6211.39.20         Containing 70      0.5%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                             percent or more                         CL, CO, E, IL, JO,
                             by weight of                            KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                             silk or silk                            PA, PE, SG)
                             waste
         6211.39.90         Other              2.8%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CL, CO, E*, IL,                           .
                                                                     JO, KR, MA, MX,
                                                                     OM, P, PA, PE, SG)

       (30) By striking subheading 6211.42.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6211.42 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6211.42.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6211.42          Of cotton:           ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.42.05         Recreational       8.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                             performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             outerwear                               MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     7.2% (AU)
         6211.42.10         Other              8.1%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, OM, P, PA,
                                                                     PE, SG)
                                                                     7.2% (AU)

       (31) By striking subheading 6211.43.00 and inserting the 
     following, with the article description for subheading 
     6211.43 having the same degree of indentation as the article 
     description for subheading 6211.43.00 (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act):

  


``       6211.43          Of man-made fibers:  ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.43.05         Recreational       16%                  Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%
                             performance                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                             outerwear                               MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    6.4% (OM)
         6211.43.10         Other              16%                  Free (BH, CA, CL,    90%                  ''
                                                                     CO, IL, JO, KR,                           .
                                                                     MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     8% (AU)
                                                                    6.4% (OM)

       (32) By striking subheadings 6211.49.10 through 6211.49.90 
     and inserting the following, with the article description for 
     subheading 6211.49.05 having the same degree of indentation 
     as the article description for subheading 6211.49.10 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act):
  

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``       6211.49.05       Recreational         7.3%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    35%
                           performance                               CO, E, IL, JO, MA,
                           outerwear                                 MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     6.5% (AU)
                                                                    2.9% (KR)
         ...............  Other:               ...................  ...................  ...................
         6211.49.10         Containing 70      1.2%                 Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%
                             percent or more                         CL, CO, E, IL, JO,
                             by weight of                            KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                             silk or silk                            PA, PE, SG)
                             waste
         6211.49.41         Of wool or fine    12%                  Free (BH, CA, CL,    58.5%
                             animal hair                             CO, IL, JO, KR,
                                                                     MA, MX, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                    4.8% (OM)
                                                                    8% (AU)
         6211.49.90         Other              7.3%                 Free (BH, CA, CL,    35%                  ''
                                                                     CO, E, IL, JO, MA,                        .
                                                                     MX, OM, P, PA, PE,
                                                                     SG)
                                                                     6.5% (AU)
                                                                    2.9% (KR)

       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the 180th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
     for consumption, on or after such 180th day.

     SEC. 602. DUTY TREATMENT OF PROTECTIVE ACTIVE FOOTWEAR.

       (a) Definition of Protective Active Footwear.--The 
     Additional U.S. Notes to chapter 64 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States are amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(f) For the purposes of subheadings 6402.91.42 and 
     6402.99.32, the term `protective active footwear' means 
     footwear (other than footwear described in Subheading Note 1) 
     that is designed for outdoor activities, such as hiking 
     shoes, trekking shoes, running shoes, and trail running 
     shoes, the foregoing valued over $24/pair and which provides 
     protection against water that is imparted by the use of a 
     coated or laminated textile fabric.''.
       (b) Duty Treatment for Protective Active Footwear.--Chapter 
     64 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) By inserting after subheading 6402.91.40 the following 
     new subheading, with the article description for subheading 
     6402.91.42 having the same degree of indentation as the 
     article description for subheading 6402.91.40:

  


``       6402.91.42        Protective active   20%                  Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                           footwear (except                          CL, D, E, IL, JO,                         .
                           footwear with                             KR, MA, MX, OM, P,
                           waterproof molded                         PA, PE, R, SG)
                           bottoms, including
                           bottoms comprising
                           an outer sole and
                           all or part of the
                           upper and except
                           footwear with
                           insulation that
                           provides
                           protection against
                           cold weather),
                           whose height from
                           the bottom of the
                           outer sole to the
                           top of the upper
                           does not exceed
                           15.34 cm

       (2) By inserting immediately preceding subheading 
     6402.99.33 the following new subheading, with the article 
     description for subheading 6402.99.32 having the same degree 
     of indentation as the article description for subheading 
     6402.99.33:


``       6402.99.32        Protective active   20%                  Free (AU, BH, CA,    35%                  ''
                           footwear..........                        CL, D, IL, JO, MA,                        .
                                                                     MX, P)
                                                                    1% (PA)
                                                                    6% (OM)
                                                                    6% (PE)
                                                                    12% (CO)
                                                                    20% (KR)

       (c) Staged Rate Reductions.--The staged reductions in 
     special rates of duty proclaimed for subheading 6402.99.90 of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall be applied to 
     subheading 6402.99.32 of such Schedule, as added by 
     subsection (b)(2), beginning in calendar year 2016.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
     for consumption, on or after such 15th day.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. REPORT ON CONTRIBUTION OF TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS 
                   TO REDUCING POVERTY AND ELIMINATING HUNGER.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     assessing the contribution of the trade preference programs 
     of the United States, including the Generalized System of 
     Preferences under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2461 et seq.), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), and the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), to the reduction of 
     poverty and the elimination of hunger.

                          TITLE VIII--OFFSETS

     SEC. 801. CUSTOMS USER FEES EXTENSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``July 7, 2025''.
       (b) Rate for Merchandise Processing Fees.--Section 503 of 
     the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
     Act (Public Law 112-41; 125 Stat. 460) is amended by striking 
     ``June 30, 2021'' and inserting ``June 30, 2025''.

     SEC. 802. ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS USER FEES EXTENSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(j)(3)) is amended--

[[Page H4688]]

       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``September 30, 
     2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Fees may be charged under paragraphs (9) and (10) of 
     subsection (a) during the period beginning on July 29, 2025, 
     and ending on September 30, 2025.''.
       (b) Rate for Merchandise Processing Fees.--Section 503 of 
     the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
     Act (Public Law 112-41; 125 Stat. 460) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(c) Further Additional Period.--For the period beginning 
     on July 15, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2025, section 
     13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and 
     administered--
       ``(1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting `0.3464' for 
     `0.21'; and
       ``(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting `0.3464' for 
     `0.21'.''.

     SEC. 803. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

       Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, in the case of a corporation with assets of not less 
     than $1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end of the 
     preceding taxable year)--
       (1) the amount of any required installment of corporate 
     estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or 
     September of 2020 shall be increased by 8 percent of such 
     amount (determined without regard to any increase in such 
     amount not contained in such Code); and
       (2) the amount of the next required installment after an 
     installment referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of the increase 
     by reason of such paragraph.

     SEC. 804. PAYEE STATEMENT REQUIRED TO CLAIM CERTAIN EDUCATION 
                   TAX BENEFITS.

       (a) American Opportunity Credit, Hope Scholarship Credit, 
     and Lifetime Learning Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 25A(g) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) Payee statement requirement.--Except as otherwise 
     provided by the Secretary, no credit shall be allowed under 
     this section unless the taxpayer receives a statement 
     furnished under section 6050S(d) which contains all of the 
     information required by paragraph (2) thereof.''.
       (2) Statement received by dependent.--Section 25A(g)(3) of 
     such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(C) a statement described in paragraph (8) and received 
     by such individual shall be treated as received by the 
     taxpayer.''.
       (b) Deduction for Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses.--
     Section 222(d) of such Code is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Payee statement requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by the 
     Secretary, no deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) 
     unless the taxpayer receives a statement furnished under 
     section 6050S(d) which contains all of the information 
     required by paragraph (2) thereof.
       ``(B) Statement received by dependent.--The receipt of the 
     statement referred to in subparagraph (A) by an individual 
     described in subsection (c)(3) shall be treated for purposes 
     of subparagraph (A) as received by the taxpayer.''.
       (c) Information Required To Be Provided on Payee 
     Statement.--Section 6050S(d)(2) of such Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) the information required by subsection (b)(2).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 805. SPECIAL RULE FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNABLE TO 
                   COLLECT TINS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6724 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rule for Returns of Educational Institutions 
     Related to Higher Education Tuition and Related Expenses.--No 
     penalty shall be imposed under section 6721 or 6722 solely by 
     reason of failing to provide the TIN of an individual on a 
     return or statement required by section 6050S(a)(1) if the 
     eligible educational institution required to make such return 
     contemporaneously makes a true and accurate certification 
     under penalty of perjury (and in such form and manner as may 
     be prescribed by the Secretary) that it has complied with 
     standards promulgated by the Secretary for obtaining such 
     individual's TIN.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns required to be made, and statements 
     required to be furnished, after December 31, 2015.

     SEC. 806. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE CORRECT INFORMATION 
                   RETURNS AND PROVIDE PAYEE STATEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6721(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$250''; and
       (2) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000''.
       (b) Reduction Where Correction in Specified Period.--
       (1) Correction within 30 days.--Section 6721(b)(1) of such 
     Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$30'' and inserting ``$50'';
       (B) by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$250''; and
       (C) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
       (2) Failures corrected on or before august 1.--Section 
     6721(b)(2) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$60'' and inserting ``$100'';
       (B) by striking ``$100'' (prior to amendment by 
     subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``$250''; and
       (C) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
       (c) Lower Limitation for Persons With Gross Receipts of Not 
     More Than $5,000,000.--Section 6721(d)(1) of such Code is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$175,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; 
     and
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$500,000'' (prior to amendment by 
     subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
       (d) Penalty in Case of Intentional Disregard.--Section 
     6721(e) of such Code is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$250'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$500''; and
       (2) by striking ``$1,500,000'' in paragraph (3)(A) and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000''.
       (e) Failure To Furnish Correct Payee Statements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6722(a)(1) of such Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$250''; and
       (B) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000''.
       (2) Reduction where correction in specified period.--
       (A) Correction within 30 days.--Section 6722(b)(1) of such 
     Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``$30'' and inserting ``$50'';
       (ii) by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$250''; and
       (iii) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
       (B) Failures corrected on or before august 1.--Section 
     6722(b)(2) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``$60'' and inserting ``$100'';
       (ii) by striking ``$100'' (prior to amendment by clause 
     (i)) and inserting ``$250''; and
       (iii) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500,000''.
       (3) Lower limitation for persons with gross receipts of not 
     more than $5,000,000.--Section 6722(d)(1) of such Code is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000,000'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$175,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; 
     and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``$500,000'' (prior to amendment by 
     subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
       (4) Penalty in case of intentional disregard.--Section 
     6722(e) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$250'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$500''; and
       (B) by striking ``$1,500,000'' in paragraph (3)(A) and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to returns and statements required 
     to be filed after December 31, 2015.

     SEC. 807. CHILD TAX CREDIT NOT REFUNDABLE FOR TAXPAYERS 
                   ELECTING TO EXCLUDE FOREIGN EARNED INCOME FROM 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 24(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Exception for taxpayers excluding foreign earned 
     income.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for 
     any taxable year if such taxpayer elects to exclude any 
     amount from gross income under section 911 for such taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2014.

     SEC. 808. COVERAGE AND PAYMENT FOR RENAL DIALYSIS SERVICES 
                   FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY.

       (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2)(F) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting before 
     the semicolon the following: ``, including such renal 
     dialysis services furnished on or after January 1, 2017, by a 
     renal dialysis facility or provider of services paid under 
     section 1881(b)(14) to an individual with acute kidney injury 
     (as defined in section 1834(r)(2))''.
       (b) Payment.--Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(r) Payment for Renal Dialysis Services for Individuals 
     With Acute Kidney Injury.--
       ``(1) Payment rate.--In the case of renal dialysis services 
     (as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 1881(b)(14)) 
     furnished under this part by a renal dialysis facility or 
     provider of services paid under such section during a year 
     (beginning with 2017) to an individual with acute kidney 
     injury (as defined in paragraph (2)), the amount of payment 
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     services shall be the base rate for renal dialysis services 
     determined for such year under such section, as adjusted by 
     any applicable geographic adjustment factor applied under 
     subparagraph (D)(iv)(II) of such section and may be adjusted 
     by the Secretary (on a budget neutral basis for payments 
     under this paragraph) by any other adjustment factor under 
     subparagraph (D) of such section.
       ``(2) Individual with acute kidney injury defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `individual with acute kidney injury' 
     means an individual who has acute loss of renal function and 
     does not receive renal dialysis services for which payment is 
     made under section 1881(b)(14).''.





                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin moves that the House concur in the 
     Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate 
     amendment to H.R. 1295.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 338, the motion 
shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.
  The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan) and the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.

                              {time}  1100


                             General Leave

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material to H.R. 1295, the Trade 
Preferences Extension Act of 2015, as amended, currently under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Washington (Mr. Reichert), a senior member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means, the chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Select Revenue Measures, who is the author of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance bill.
  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and 
thank him for his leadership on this series of trade bills that we have 
been considering for the last few weeks.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the preferences bill before 
us. This bipartisan legislation renews both the Generalized System of 
Preferences and the African Growth and Opportunity Act. GSP is an 
important program, both to Washington State businesses and promoting 
economic development across the globe.
  Similarly, the renewal of AGOA is critical to further strengthening 
our ties with Africa. The strong bipartisan vote this legislation 
received weeks ago made clear there is strong support for these 
programs in Congress and among the American people.
  Also included in this legislation is a renewal of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, and I am proud, as Mr. Ryan said, to sponsor the House 
legislation to renew TAA because there is a need for this program. I 
believe increased trade is good for all Americans. It creates jobs and 
it makes America stronger. But I also understand that as we create jobs 
and trade, and our jobs change over the next few years, along the way 
some workers may need extra assistance and additional training. That is 
why TAA is so important.
  Now, we have made great strides this past week by sending TPA to the 
President's desk; and I am also proud that TPA was attached to another 
bill, which happened to be a labor bill, TSP, which created a fair 
application of retirement benefits for Federal public safety officers. 
Now, Mr. Speaker, we must move forward, pass TAA and AGOA today, 
General System of Preferences.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the debate these last weeks and months has been about 
how do we get a strong and effective trade policy and trade agreement. 
That debate only intensifies now. Supporters of trade promotion 
authority, TPA, thought vague negotiating objectives and a passive role 
for Congress in the process were the way to go, in part because many on 
the majority side feel that more trade is essentially better, no matter 
its terms or conditions.
  The opponents of TPA wanted to ensure that TPP negotiations were on 
the right track, with no blank check to USTR, when there are so many 
outstanding areas where we are not satisfied with the status of 
negotiations or where we are uncertain of their outcome. Now we can 
focus like a laser beam on those issues. The argument about the process 
of TPA is now behind us and the challenge of the substance of TPP smack 
in front of us.
  Automatic embrace of centuries-old doctrines does not meet the 
challenges of intensifying globalization, so we will continue to shine 
a bright light on the critical issues, like market access, state-owned 
enterprises, intellectual property and access to medicines, worker 
rights, environment, currency manipulation, and investment provisions 
that could put at risk domestic regulations. Our calls for improvements 
to the negotiations will only grow louder.
  In order for TPP to gain the support of the American people, it will 
need to gain the votes of a much broader coalition of Members of 
Congress than voted for TPA. The issue is not protrade versus 
antitrade, but whether we shape trade agreements to spread the benefits 
broadly, including the middle class of Americans.
  Take, for example, the two trade bills before us today: the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act and our trade preferences programs. House 
Democrats have been key architects of these programs. For example, in 
the 1990s, our colleagues Charlie Rangel and Jim McDermott, working 
with Phil Crane, laid the foundation for the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act of 2000.
  These programs are designed to help shape trade, to ensure that its 
benefits are more broadly based. We can see that in AGOA, stronger 
labor and other eligibility criteria and the inclusion of textile and 
apparel products can give us additional leverage to help raise living 
standards.
  The same is doubly true with the Haiti program. While there is much 
work to be done in Haiti, one critical element of our program, 
inspections of factories by the independent group Better Work, is 
resulting in improved compliance with Haitian labor laws and better 
conditions for workers there.
  Finally, this bill includes a reauthorization of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance. I am an ardent supporter of TAA and introduced a bill 
earlier this year with Adam Smith to reauthorize it. I support H.R. 
1295. To be sure, this TAA is not perfect. It falls short of the high 
water mark we established for the program in 2009.
  At a time when trade is expanding and is expected to expand even 
further with new trade agreements, we should be ensuring adequate 
funding for workers who lose their jobs as a result of trade and are 
transitioning to new jobs, not cutting the program. But we need to 
restore the program also for service workers and for trade with all 
countries, improvements that were wrongly allowed to lapse at the end 
of 2013, and we need to extend the entire program for the future.
  TPA, TPP, TAA, it might seem like a word scramble, but going forward, 
TPP, to the American people, will be about jobs and wages. They expect 
us to work hard to get it right as it is being negotiated, not simply 
leaving their elected officials with a ``yes'' or a ``no'' vote after 
TPP is done. We have a lot of work to do, and there is no ducking these 
issues now.

  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, people on both sides of the aisle have been working for 
years to promote American trade. We took big steps when we passed TPA 
last week and sent it to the President yesterday. Passing TPA, I 
believe, is an achievement that this Congress should be very proud of. 
It is going to empower Congress in trade negotiations. It will help 
America get the best possible trade agreements for American workers, 
and it will tell the world that the America that they knew and the 
America that they know is an America that is still willing to lead.
  I especially want to thank my colleagues in the House, like 
Congressman

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Ron Kind and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, for their leadership on this 
issue. I also want to thank our friends in the Senate, like Senators 
Hatch and Wyden. But to pass TPA, we needed a little bit of trust. We 
promised our Democratic friends, if they stay with us on TPA, that we 
will follow through with this bill that is before us today, and so we 
are here today to keep our word.
  There are three parts to this bill, all three of which have 
bipartisan support. First, we reauthorize the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Act, which is in keeping with the agreements that we have 
made. This program helps workers whose jobs have moved elsewhere to 
find new opportunities through job training. Traditionally, we have 
always authorized TPA and TAA, and that is what we are doing here. We 
have always authorized them together, and that is effectively what we 
are doing here. We have made some improvements to the program.
  Second, we reauthorize a number of trade preferences for developing 
countries. This bill reauthorizes a number of programs that have broad 
bipartisan support: AGOA, GSP, and Haiti Hope. These programs lower 
trade barriers between our country and these developing countries. It 
is the best example of trade not aid that you can come up with. They 
grow our trading ties, because when we grow, they grow. This is good 
policy that has been well respected and supported by both sides of the 
aisle. Therefore, we have every incentive to get this done.
  Third, we make sure that our companies can use our trade remedy laws 
to address unfair trade practices. This is something that we have 
worked with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, our colleagues 
from steel country and the House Steel Caucus, to make sure that our 
trade laws are actually enforced and, when our trade laws are not being 
followed, when they are being abused, that we have quick remedies to 
these situations. All of this legislation will strengthen the American 
economy. It will strengthen America's credibility on the world stage, 
and it will strengthen American leadership.
  With that, I urge its passage.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Rangel), who was an inspiration for AGOA and a major author.
  (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, this is a good day for America, and it is a 
good day for us in the House. There are so many people to thank for 
making this day possible, not just for the people in developing 
countries in Africa, but, more importantly, for Americans who 
recognize, unless we can raise the level of survival in other 
countries, our country is not fulfilling its moral and economic 
obligations.
  I want to give a special thanks to the chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. It is kind of rough listening to him talking about TPP, 
the Trans-Pacific Partnership, because he knows and I know that, if we 
wanted each bill passed, we would be concerned not by what the 
multinationals want, but we would be concerned about the middle class. 
The middle class you can help by having infrastructure, you can help by 
having an education, all the things that are not Democratic issues. On 
this particular AGOA bill, he gave assurances that he thought that this 
standing alone did not have to get involved in the controversy that 
people had over the more controversial bill. Like he said, he made his 
commitment. He kept his commitment. It is things like this that should 
have younger Members realizing Congress can do it, we can work 
together, and I thank him publicly for that.
  You will be hearing more from other Members in terms of the 
involvement that they have had. Certainly, Mr. Levin from the very, 
very beginning working with Jim McDermott, working with Republicans, 
gave birth to this bill 10 years ago, and his guidance and support and 
the Ways and Means members have given another year.
  Karen Bass, she is something special. She came to us after serving as 
California speaker. She grabbed Africa, foster care, and those types of 
issues that people have left behind, but she managed to make certain 
that everyone knows that this country cares, and cares deeply.
  It is ironic that as we talk about Africa, we are talking about 
Haiti, we are talking about developing countries, and we also are 
talking about those workers who, through no fault of their own and 
because of international and national decisions, have lost their 
opportunity to have self-esteem and to have a job.

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  These are issues that we have touched on in this bill. These are 
issues that go nowhere in terms of how far America has to go in order 
to be fair and equal and allow us to include real wages, real 
education, and real opportunity in the pursuit of happiness.
  But since we are trying and since there is nothing in this bill that 
doesn't point us in the right direction, especially on the same day 
that the United States Supreme Court has recognized that compassion is 
not restricted to just those who can afford insurance on their own, I 
just want to thank the leadership in this House, both Republican and 
Democrats, for the great work that allows me to be a proud Member of 
this House.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 2 minutes 
to the gentleman Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan), a distinguished Member of 
the Ways and Means Committee.
  Mr. MEEHAN. I thank the chairman for his leadership in bringing the 
bipartisan solution to the trade promotion authority.
  I stand right now in support of the Trade Preferences Extension Act, 
which is before us at the moment, and encourage my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to join in supporting this.
  I speak first about Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program I have 
seen in my own district, where I have watched for workers, when it can 
be demonstrated that they have had their jobs impacted because of 
foreign implications, there is a support network in place.
  I have seen the value of that program and believe that it is 
important that we keep the tradition of TAA, but we also need to point 
out that there have been significant improvements in this program.
  There is streamlining. Some of the underperforming programs were not 
reauthorized. There is accountability. There will now be performance 
goals for TAA that are aligned with other job training programs.
  Consolidation is a third part. It is a process in which we will 
promote direct services for participants over administrative spending. 
These are important and critical improvements to a program that already 
has a history.
  I just want to close my comments. There is a very important provision 
in the Trade Preferences Extension Act dealing with improving 
antidumping and countervailing duty laws.
  As an attorney, I appreciate the importance of creating an accurate 
record. This allows us to do this in a vitally important area, in the 
battle against the dumping that is being done that are affecting 
American jobs at home.
  First and most important, it will allow the Department of Commerce to 
have the ability to create an accurate record. When, in fact, what you 
have is a foreign party that fails to cooperate with the agency's 
request, they will be able to impute the information that is necessary 
to make that case.
  In addition, they will be empowered to be able to disregard prices or 
costs of inputs that foreign producers purchase if the Department of 
Commerce has reason to believe or suspects that the inputs in question 
have been subsidized or dumped.
  Once again, it creates an accurate record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield the gentleman an additional 1 minute.
  Mr. MEEHAN. I thank the gentleman.
  Because I think this is such a critically important issue to be able 
to create the kind of record--and it gives the Department of Commerce 
the kind of discretion to be able to look at the facts and to take 
recalcitrant countries and hold them accountable by creating what is 
accurate in the form of the case that we can make to assure that 
workers here at home are being protected.
  These are important and valuable assets in the ability for us to 
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protect American jobs. It is for those reasons that I strongly 
encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the Trade 
Preferences Extension Act of 2015.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), another distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy.
  I rise in support of the effort today, and I would first acknowledge 
what my friend, the chairman of the committee, said a moment ago.
  At times, trust is in short supply in this institution for a whole 
host of reasons, but we were given ironclad assurances from the 
Speaker, from the President, from the chairman, from Senator Wyden, 
Senator Hatch, and Leader McConnell that TAA would come back to this 
floor to be voted on. I think it is important that that has in fact 
occurred.
  To adapt, respond, and grow a 21st century workforce, we need Trade 
Adjustment Assistance. What we have before us is an improvement over 
current law. It is not as good as what we had in 2009. I hope that we 
will be able to build on this and move forward. This program has helped 
more than 100,000 Americans, including 3,000 of my fellow Oregonians 
who received job training and financial support.
  There will continue to be winners and losers in the global economy, 
whether we have trade agreements with countries or not, like with 
pressures from China. It is important that we provide this for our 
workers. With our vote today, we do so.
  I lend my voice saluting Chairman Rangel for the work that he has 
done on AGOA. Having this package before us, including new economic 
opportunities for growing the economies of Africa, Haiti, and other 
places around the world is critically important. The 10-year extension 
is an example of how trade can improve these critical living standards.
  Finally, I have to acknowledge one little parochial interest in this 
bipartisan provision I worked on with Mr. Reichert that creates jobs in 
the Northwest and helps all outdoor enthusiasts.
  Right now, innovative footwear faces an unreasonable reality coming 
to our borders. Two identical-looking running shoes are imported. One 
must pay a significantly higher tariff for a single reason: they have a 
waterproof liner.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Coming from the Pacific Northwest, waterproof 
matters. To be able to end this outmoded tariff code charging extremely 
high tariffs for no reason at all, I think, is an important step 
forward.
  I look forward to continuing work to fine-tune the tariff regimen 
that we have, but this is an important one for the people that I 
represent in the Northwest. I appreciate working with Mr. Reichert to 
be able to get this one across the finish line.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Tiberi), the chairman of the Trade 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, this is a good day for America.
  As the previous speaker just said, globalization occurs with or 
without America engaging in the world. It is important for America to 
engage in the world, to write the rules of the global balance economy; 
but whether or not we do or we don't, there will be winners and losers 
because of globalization.
  This bill is called the preferences bill, but it is more than just 
about preferences. It is about America's leadership in Africa. It is 
about America's leadership in Haiti. It is about America's leadership 
at home in providing trade assistance for those workers who did lose 
their job because of globalization.
  My dad was one of them. Long before America engaged in a bilateral 
trade agreement, my dad lost his job as a steelworker. There are 
important provisions in this bill written by Chairman Ryan that will 
help the steel industry. That is really important. My dad was in that 
industry. He lost his job of 25 years. He benefited from trade 
assistance.
  This is important for American workers. This is also important for 
those workers who lost their job through no fault of their own and who 
lost their health care. The health coverage tax credit is renewed in 
this bill.
  This bill almost wasn't, quite frankly. There was a lot of rhetoric 
on the floor of this House and the floor of the other House about the 
word of our chairman and the word of our Speaker and about how this 
wouldn't come up and we can't trust them.
  Well, let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, our chairman's word has 
been gold from day one in this process. Every commitment he has made 
has come through. Through this process, every commitment our Speaker 
has made has come to be.
  We wouldn't be on the floor today debating this bill and approving 
this bill in a little while if it weren't for the leadership of 
Chairman Ryan and the leadership of Speaker Boehner. They both deserve 
our thanks.
  Also, the chairman has put together a great staff at the Ways and 
Means Committee. They should be thanked for their yeoman's work in this 
process, which has been very difficult but very bipartisan and very 
bicameral.
  Americans want this place to work. Americans want Congress to work 
together for America's benefit. America's leadership in the world today 
is a little bit stronger. The light of America is shining a little bit 
brighter because of the work that this Congress has done on this bill 
and the other bills, including the customs bill that this Congress has 
put together and will be sending to the President's desk shortly.
  America is going to lead in the global economy because of what we 
have done today. Americans should be proud that Congress is working 
again.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), another distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. KIND. I thank my friend for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this trade preferences bill 
and the Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation that is before us 
today.
  As the previous speaker pointed out, for us to be in this situation 
did require a little leap of faith. We weren't sure how we were going 
to be able to get back after the procedural snafu earlier to have a 
chance to reconsider Trade Adjustment Assistance, but I give credit, 
and I thank the leadership on both sides of the aisle, especially my 
good friend and colleague on the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Ryan 
from Wisconsin; the Speaker; and Senator McConnell.
  They promised, as we did move forward trying to give the President 
trade promotion authority, that they wouldn't pull any punches, that 
they would allow Trade Adjustment Assistance to come back for 
consideration, and that is exactly what is happening today.
  This has not been an easy process, but this week, the President will 
get trade promotion authority on his desk so this administration can go 
forward and try to negotiate the best agreement in the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership--and even with our European allies--that we can obtain in 
order to elevate standards and begin to level the playing field so that 
our workers, our farmers, our businesses have a better chance of 
competing in that global environment, especially the fastest growing 
region in the Pacific Rim right now. That is what TPP is all about.
  It is also important to recognize the significant work done with the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act. That is all about our relationship 
with the countries in Africa and Haiti and where we go here in the 21st 
century together. It is important that we get this accomplished today, 
along with the Trade Adjustment Assistance bill.
  That is the help we are able to provide displaced workers who are 
impacted by globalization the job training and education funds so they 
can reintegrate as quickly as possible in the economy and be full 
participants of this 21st century global economy.
  That would not have happened if the political stars had not aligned. 
There are areas of common agreement here in this country, as 
represented in this Congress. Today is proof of that, being able to 
move forward on a trade agenda that is important for U.S. global 
leadership, important for our workers, growing the economy and our 
competitiveness as a Nation.

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  Again, I commend the leadership shown on both sides of the aisle. We 
are looking forward to more opportunity to work together in the future. 
I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  I add my thanks, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Tiberi left, but he did a lot of 
work on this legislation. He did yeoman's work on it.
  I just want to echo the sentiment that has been said here, which is 
passing these very challenging bills, doing a number of bills, did 
require a lot of trust between the two parties, which we have not seen 
a lot of lately.
  I am just very pleased to be a part of this dynamic where we have 
given each other our words, we have kept our words, and therefore, we 
are getting this done. As a result of that, I believe that the country 
is far better off. This policy is good for America, and it restores our 
leadership in the world.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), another distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I have heard from both sides of the aisle 
the term ``winners and losers.''
  Our workers who are laid off because of the deals that have been put 
before this Congress in the last 15 years are not losers. They are the 
most productive workers in the world. How dare you call them losers.
  We are all patting each other on the back here. We are talking about 
a piece of legislation that is like putting the cart before the horse.
  We want to prevent people from being laid off--engineers, laborers, 
technicians. Our trade deals have been a joke. Not one person has come 
to this floor to explain to us--and I know that is not the bill we are 
talking about, that has already been deep-sixed in its past--not one 
person has come to the floor and told us how these jobs are going to be 
created through trade.
  We are not antitrade. What we want is fair trade deals. How dare you 
call our workers losers.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is reminded to direct his 
remarks to the Chair.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I say that through you to them.
  All we have been hearing over the past few months is that we need to 
grant the President fast-track authority so we can finalize the Trans-
Pacific Partnership because it will be good for American workers; and 
yet here we are today, voting on a package to prepare for the opposite: 
the loss of American jobs because of a trade deal that doesn't put 
American workers first.
  I could support the Trade Adjustment Assistance. You need to help 
those people who are going to be laid off because of these trade deals 
that are so great so that they kept their jobs or some other jobs were 
created. Where are those jobs?
  If American workers are going to have the rug pulled out from under 
them because of trade deals, something should be there to break their 
fall. The sad reality is that we need TAA. And even the sadder reality 
is that, despite the great need, this TAA bill before us today is 
inadequate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. PASCRELL. The trade adjustment bill we are voting on today 
contains a number of flaws. The TAA has been used as a bargaining chip 
to push the TPA over the finish line. I would prefer that we didn't 
need a TAA at all. Trade Adjustment Assistance is not preferable to a 
job.
  Secondly, the bill cuts funding for the worker from $575 to $450 
million per year. You got your pound of flesh. At a time when trade is 
expanding, this bill slashes funding for worker training by 20 percent.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen), a distinguished member of the 
Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Trade Subcommittee, in an 
effort to try and restore the civil dialogue and bipartisan dialogue we 
have been having.
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for 
his leadership in bringing forward some additional trade legislation 
today that is very, very important.
  I am going to rise in support of H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act, for a couple of key reasons, because there are some key, 
important provisions that accomplish some very critical goals.
  First, it extends those vital trade preferences with both Africa, 
through the African Growth and Opportunity Act, as well as Haiti. And 
these investments now, these preference programs, provide vital 
opportunities for American investment, for U.S. investment, long-term 
investment. These countries are asking for this investment for the long 
term.
  It helps the African workers, it helps Haitian workers and businesses 
as they establish themselves as developing countries to making sure 
they are going to be set for the 21st century global economy.
  So, Mr. Speaker, this is more about establishing soft power, 
strategic alliances, and that is smart power.
  Secondly, the legislation renews the Generalized System of 
Preferences program. Now, this is another very important program that 
reduces tariffs and, therefore, it reduces prices. It helps consumers 
here in the United States each and every day and the amount of product 
that they consume.
  Importantly, Mr. Speaker, the bill authorizes also the USTR to 
designate certain travel goods, including purses, briefcases, attache 
cases, and backpacks, to be eligible under this GSP program, expanding 
new production opportunities for U.S. businesses. This is a provision 
that I personally have long supported.
  Mr. Speaker, I think what you are seeing over the last few days is 
the trade agenda moving forward on a very bipartisan basis. Every 
President since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, regardless of their 
political background and their party background, has understood and 
engaged the world with the United States leading in trade.
  That tradition is continuing now with this Congress, with this 
President. We want to see it through. We want to see more opportunity 
for enhanced trade, because more trade means more jobs and higher-
paying jobs for our American workers, especially in manufacturing right 
here at home.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for bringing this important bill to 
the floor. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting it.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee).
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, let me thank our ranking member for yielding 
and for your very critical and tremendous leadership on these issues.
  Mr. Speaker, as a strong supporter of this African Growth and 
Opportunity Act, let me first say that I am extremely disappointed that 
AGOA was used as a bargaining chip to pass the unrelated Trade 
Adjustment Assistance package. AGOA has been a longtime cornerstone of 
the U.S.-Africa relationship.
  And I just have to thank Congressman Rangel and Congresswoman Bass 
and members of the Congressional Black Caucus who have done everything 
they could do, everything possible to keep AGOA a clean bill, without 
being loaded with non-Africa trade-related issues.
  Yet, in spite of these efforts, we are faced with a bill, really, 
that looks like a Christmas tree. But I will reluctantly vote for this 
because Africa deserves better. It deserves not to be caught up in the 
gimmicks of this body. And we will continue to fight for American jobs, 
American workers, and a TPP that creates jobs in America, economic 
growth in America, and preserves jobs in America. So this is not over.
  On top of the very cynical way that these trade bills have been 
brought to the floor, the TAA included in this bill is inadequately 
funded and fails to protect workers who will ultimately be displaced by 
massive trade agreements like the TPP--and that will happen.
  It is unfortunate that we have to pass a TAA to protect workers from 
job losses that we know will exist which we are told won't exist. So at 
least we need to, sooner or later, come back with a TAA that is fully 
funded, at least to the tune of $575 million. We have got to do that.

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  This TAA fails to cover all workers who will adversely be affected by 
TPP, and it even excludes public sector employees from eligibility. 
This is simply wrong. We must do better.
  It is time for us to get real and stop putting American workers at 
risk with trade deals like TPP. We need an adequate trade assistance 
bill and a trade policy that protects and creates American jobs and 
economic growth in America.
  But, quite frankly, we have to have trade policies that create 
markets also for African goods, jobs in Africa.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 15 seconds.
  Ms. LEE. Also jobs in Africa; healthcare issues like HIV and AIDS; 
development assistance, such as the Millennium Challenge Account.

  So we can't neglect Africa, and we can't allow the continent of 
Africa to be used as a gimmick in this overall process, which I think 
was very, very poor and reflects poorly on this body.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, let me yield myself 1 minute to 
try and clarify some of what was just mentioned.
  The reason we are here with this bill and the reason TAA is attached 
to the AGOA bill is because of the dilatory tactics from the minority a 
couple of weeks ago.
  In keeping with our word, we brought this Trade Preferences bill 
through the House on its own stand-alone. And so the reason this is 
happening is not because of the majority, but because of what the 
minority did with respect to the TAA bill. So I just want to be very 
clear, that is why we are where we are.
  Having said all of that, we are still keeping our agreement going 
that these bills are going through.
  The second point I would like to make is TPP does not exist yet. 
There is no Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. There are talks. 
There have been talks for years, and those talks are still ongoing. But 
we do not have a trade agreement yet. That was why we needed to pass 
TPA, so that we can get a trade agreement like TPP.
  So I would just encourage all Members not to oppose something they 
have not yet seen, not to prejudge an agreement that does not yet 
exist.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself an additional 1 
minute.
  It is very important that we recognize 95 percent of the world's 
consumers. They don't live in this country. They live in other 
countries. And if we want good jobs that pay more, we need to be able 
to make and grow things in America and sell them overseas into other 
markets, other countries.
  Since TPA last expired in 2007, there have been 100 trade agreements 
negotiated and enacted around the world where we were a party to zero, 
none of them. What that means is other countries are lowering the trade 
barriers between themselves, and we, America, by not being a part of 
this, have much higher barriers. So when we want to make something and 
sell it overseas, it is a lot more expensive for them to buy our 
products than buying our competitors' products.
  There were 48 trade agreements enacted in Asia since 2000 alone. We 
were a party to two of them.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, giving myself an additional 30 
seconds, we were a party to two of those agreements and, as a result, 
our share of trade going into Asia, meaning exports going there from 
our country, went down 42 percent.
  One in five jobs is tied to trade. These jobs pay more. This is about 
jobs.
  So I would simply encourage our Members: Don't take a position on 
something that doesn't exist yet. Read. See with your own eyes, then 
form an opinion. But I would argue, it is not in your constituents' 
interest to simply say what you are for or against before you even see 
what it is.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, could I ask for the balance of our time?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 12\1/4\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Speaker, the reason for the vote on TAA some days ago was because 
it was used as a bargaining chip to get votes for TPA. That is what the 
vote on TAA was all about.
  Secondly, I just want to observe, it is said don't judge TPP in 
opposition before you see it. The problem is so many people are judging 
in favor of it while it is still being negotiated and labeling it for a 
certain kind of an agreement while it is still being negotiated.
  So, for those who criticize those who are opposed before they see it, 
I would like to say to them, what is good for the goose is good for the 
gander. Don't embrace it so fully and so passionately before it is 
completed, and it is far from being completed.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Connolly).
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, my friend from 
Michigan, and I take his word seriously. I think it is good counsel for 
both sides. Let's wait and see what the fine print has to say before we 
draw our lines in support or opposition. I take those words to heart.
  I must say, I echo the words of Chairman Ryan. We are here today not 
under some cynical ploy to use the Africa bill to pass Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, rather, we are here to save Trade Adjustment Assistance 
because some decided it was worth sacrificing to get at Trade Promotion 
Authority. That was their political judgment, and they are entitled to 
it. But they are not entitled to then accuse those of us trying to save 
that program of cynicism. That is the least thing happening today.
  We are all about trying to keep workers who might be displaced, who 
will be displaced from globalization and, yes, maybe trade, get some 
training, get some help. That is what this program has done. It is a 
democratic program, and Chairman Ryan and Speaker Boehner have kept 
their word.
  That is what today's vote is also about: redeeming a pledge made to 
us that we would have a second bite at this apple. And thank God we do, 
because American workers are going to benefit from it.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Ellison), who is so active on these issues.
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chairman, ranking member, I will submit 
for the Record a letter from the President of the AFL-CIO, Mr. Richard 
Trumka.

         American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial 
           Organizations,
                                    Washington, DC, June 24, 2015.
       Dear Representative: We are in the final stretch of a long 
     and contentious battle over the congressional grant of trade 
     negotiating authority to the President. Congress has now 
     approved fast track authority, which will give the executive 
     branch the opportunity to negotiate--in secret--as many trade 
     agreements as it can through at least June 30, 2018 (and 
     likely through 2021). Fast track 2015 fails to hold the 
     executive branch accountable for achieving negotiating 
     objectives, addressing the U.S. trade imbalance, or ensuring 
     that trade deals adequately protect good jobs, workers 
     rights, environmental protections, access to affordable 
     medicines, food safety, and other vital protections for 
     working families.
       This week, Trade Adjustment Assistance (H.R. 1295 or TAA) 
     will come before the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, 
     and against the advice of many members of Congress, TAA has 
     been packaged with an important and necessary bill to provide 
     trade preferences to sub-Saharan African countries--the 
     African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The AFL-CIO has 
     long supported renewal of AGOA, and we will continue to work 
     closely with our African trade union brothers and sisters to 
     ensure that AGOA supports workers' rights and sustainable 
     development.
       The AFL-CIO has been clear that this TAA bill is 
     inadequately funded and fails to take into account job 
     disruptions from massive pending trade agreements like the 
     Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and others that may be 
     negotiated over the course of the next six years. TAA ought 
     to include a minimum funding level of $575 million and ensure 
     that public sector workers are eligible. Moreover, the 
     funding mechanism for TAA remains highly problematic: despite 
     a fix to one ``pay-for,'' partial funding for TAA is achieved 
     in this bill by cutting $250 million from Medicare payments 
     to hospital kidney dialysis centers. These unrelated program

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     cuts are unwarranted and compromise the integrity of the 
     program. Furthermore, this violates the principle that 
     Medicare savings should be plowed back into Medicare.
       The sequencing and cynical packaging of votes on Trade 
     Promotion Authority (TPA), TAA, and the Customs Enforcement 
     bill have been designed to obfuscate clear policy issues and 
     force members of Congress to make awkward and conflicting 
     votes with inadequate information.
       Scheduling a fast track vote without assurance that an 
     adequately funded TAA would ever be enacted or that important 
     trade enforcement measures would be included compounds the 
     existing failures of U.S. trade policy to promote the 
     interests of working families. There is significant 
     uncertainty about what version of the Customs bill might 
     eventually emerge from the conference process, or whether any 
     TAA or Customs bill will eventually reach the President's 
     desk at all.
       The changes made to the Customs bill in the House of 
     Representatives eviscerated key enforcement, currency and 
     human rights provisions, while inserting ideologically 
     motivated and counter-productive negotiating objectives with 
     respect to climate change and immigrant rights. Every member 
     of Congress who voted for TPA essentially endorsed this 
     process and signaled a willingness to accept these 
     problematic changes to the fast track objectives, as well as 
     a willingness to enact new job-killing trade agreements 
     without any guarantee that displaced workers will receive 
     adequate training and support.
       We deplore the procedural machinations used by the 
     Republican congressional leadership and endorsed by the White 
     House to advance a flawed package of trade bills, absent any 
     clarity or certainty about the final outcomes.
       We cannot endorse the current TAA legislation, given its 
     shortcomings. We would oppose TAA in a heartbeat if by doing 
     so we could be assured that we could slow or stop a flawed 
     trade agenda from moving forward, and we are confident that 
     we would have the votes to defeat it. However, in light of 
     the unfortunate passage of TPA by the House and the Senate, 
     we recognize that many members will be reluctant to imperil 
     the passage of AGOA and may reasonably lack confidence that 
     the Republican leadership will give them a chance to vote for 
     an improved TAA bill.
       Despite President Obama's repeated assurances that he would 
     not sign TPA without TAA, this no longer seems to be the 
     case. The President has made clear that his only priority in 
     the trade agenda is passage of TPA--regardless of what 
     happens with respect to currency, trade enforcement, 
     trafficking in persons, immigration policy or climate 
     change--let alone assistance to dislocated workers. We do not 
     have confidence that the White House would hold out for a 
     stronger TAA bill if this one were to fail. We therefore urge 
     you to vote your conscience, and we will respect your 
     decision, whatever it may be.
       We will redouble our efforts to shape and improve U.S. 
     trade policy. We will vigorously oppose TPP if it continues 
     on its current course--with problematic provisions on 
     investor-state-dispute settlement, procurement and 
     intellectual property rights; without any protections against 
     currency manipulation; with weak rules of origin; and with 
     inadequate protections for workers' and human rights and the 
     environment. We will continue to work closely with Congress 
     and with our allies in the environmental, consumer, human 
     rights, family farm, faith, development, domestic business, 
     immigrants', women's and Internet privacy rights 
     organizations--among many others--to educate and mobilize our 
     members and the American public about what a good trade 
     policy ought to be and why this one falls short.
           Sincerely,
                                                Richard L. Trumka,
                                                        President.

  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I submit this letter from Mr. Trumka 
because I think, perhaps more than anybody else in this whole country, 
he is in touch with workers and what they need; and labor has been a 
solid wall of opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trade 
Promotion Authority.
  The fact is, when people said we don't know what it is and it is an 
unknown, that is not true. We have, as Members, been able to go and 
read some of it. Pieces of it have been leaked. And everything I have 
seen so far has been incredibly disappointing and represents a real 
threat to the interests of working people, which Mr. Trumka is an 
expert on.
  I mean, I think it is really odd that we think the person who is 
expert at representing American workers knows so little and workers in 
general know so little about what is good for them. Maybe we should 
listen to the people who have borne the brunt of these trade bills in 
this country, from NAFTA all the way down.

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  Mr. ELLISON. The fact is, yeah, we do need Trade Adjustment 
Assistance.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an additional 1 minute.
  Mr. ELLISON. If this Trans-Pacific Partnership is anything like the 
trade bills we have seen so far, we are going to need a way bigger 
Trade Adjustment Assistance than this represents.
  Trade Adjustment Assistance is a good thing, but it is an admission 
that we are going to have displaced workers. We are saying people will 
be hurt by this trade bill, and so we are going to try to mitigate some 
of the harm.
  The billions and billions of dollars that will be made by 
transnational corporations from the Trans-Pacific Partnership--well, 
let me tell you, we ought to be doing a whole lot more than the meager 
amount of Trade Adjustment Assistance that is captured in this bill.
  I will tell you this, the interests of the American people are what 
we should be thinking about. I have not heard a word about how this is 
going to help raise workers' wages. In fact, there is every reason to 
believe that this will put downward pressure on American workers at a 
time when we have seen historic income inequality and stagnation of 
worker pay.
  America needs to be the land of opportunity, not the land of economic 
stagnation caused by trade bills like the one I am afraid we are about 
to talk about. I am moving on the TPP, and we will fight that.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. 
Bass), who has made the AGOA such an important part of her life here.
  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 1295, the Trade 
Preferences Extension Act of 2015, which includes the reauthorization 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA.
  I want to thank Chairman Ryan, who made a commitment at the beginning 
of the year that we would follow through and we would make sure that 
AGOA was on the President's desk. I want to thank Ranking Member Levin; 
Chairman Tiberi; and a giant in this House and one of the original 
authors of AGOA and a mentor to me and many, many others in this house, 
Mr. Charlie Rangel, for their leadership on AGOA.
  I want to thank members of the African Diplomatic Corps, African 
heads of state, the diaspora, and members of the African civil society 
for their tireless work on this legislation.
  It has been almost a year since President Obama brought together 
heads of state from 50 African nations for the historic U.S.-Africa 
leaders summit last August. This summit was the largest event any 
American President had held with African heads of state, and it was 
critical in creating the momentum and support that AGOA now enjoys.
  Over the next 10 years, Africa will become an even more important 
part of the world economy with a large youthful population that is 
increasingly university educated, tech savvy, and entrepreneurial. 
Without question, it is in the interest of the United States and the 
countries of Africa that we work toward a stronger and mutually 
beneficial economic relationship that will stand the test of time.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Cuellar).
  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, 95 percent of all consumers are outside the 
United States. When you look at who exports and who is involved in 
international trade, over 80 percent of the companies that do this are 
small- and medium-sized companies. In fact, in the State of Texas, 93 
percent of all the companies that export are small- and medium-sized 
companies.
  One point that we understand, if we want to make sure that labor and 
environmental standards are higher in those countries that we want to 
deal with, the only way we can do that is by engaging, by talking, and 
by having a conversation; and that is why these trade agreements are 
important.
  Again, I support a TPA. I support TAA. On TPP, let's reserve our 
judgment, and let's make a decision on the facts at this time.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I have no further speakers. Since I reserve 
the right to close, I will let the gentleman finish his speakers, and 
then I will do a quick close.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Jackson Lee).
  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
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  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, let me thank Ranking Member Levin for 
always standing in the gap with a creative mind for trade but for 
workers.
  Let me acknowledge my colleague from Wisconsin and indicate that 
those of us who stand here today have several reasons for doing so.
  It was in 1997 that I traveled to the continent of Africa and looked 
at the rich resources of people and product and understood that that 
developing continent needed a bridge of opportunity. I am not against a 
bridge of opportunity, and therefore, I vote and support the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act and those African nations who have extended 
their hand of friendship to the United States to create jobs.
  At the same time, I have to represent some of the most impoverished 
and one of the largest groups of working people in the South in the 
State of Texas. Oh, I know that there is benefit. Texas is a State that 
fits appropriately for benefit in trade, but there are workers that I 
must be concerned about. I really stand here today to support the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. There is not one district where the Department of 
Labor does not document the loss of jobs through trade. I would rather 
be standing here today and saving a monumental amount of jobs for those 
individuals that may have skills that are not in the chief executive 
office.
  I want to make sure that there is help, and I also want to say let's 
keep negotiating to get a component that deals with workers. The Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Act is for workers. It is to give you that 
cushion; and it is to, in actuality, be able to help over 10,853 
workers in my State alone.
  We are here today to say keep pushing for an equality in trade 
negotiations to be able to lift the boats of workers across America, 
and then we are telling those who may be the beneficiary or the victim 
of dumping or other tactics that we will not leave here without voting 
for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
  Again, I thank my colleague for realizing we are better together than 
we are divided. I thank my colleague Mr. Levin, who was never wavered 
from understanding trade, but having the empathy of the working man and 
woman.
  I stand with him, and we are going to move America forward.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Motion to Concur to H.R. 1295--
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015.
  Put simply, this bill will create jobs, protect workers and help grow 
our economy.
  Specifically, this bill includes three separate provisions:
  trade preferences for developing countries;
  trade adjustment assistance; and
  Leveling the Playing Field.
  As it relates to the Trade Preferences Extension Act, this provides 
developing countries with duty-free access to a range of goods that are 
otherwise subject to tariffs to help promote commerce and boost our 
economy.
  The bill extends the important African Growth and Opportunity Act 
(AGOA) and trade programs for countries who most need it such as Haiti 
through 2025.
  As it relates to the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), since 1962, 
the Trade Adjustment Assistance has provided assistance to workers who 
face challenges due to global competition.
  Pre 2009, the only beneficiaries of TAA were manufacturing workers 
out of work due to American trade, utilizing our free trade agreements 
to engage our global partners.
  However, the 2009 legislation extended the program to cover a larger 
pool of workers such as those in the service sector, as well as 
manufacturing workers who lose their jobs due to trade with any 
country.
  Additionally, TAA also extended coverage to public sector workers.
  Currently, TAA has increased funding for worker training from $220 
million per year to $575 million per year.
  This is a step in the right direction.
  I support this bill because it provides us with the opportunity to 
reauthorize TAA to protect workers who may lose their jobs due to trade 
with other countries.
  According to the Department of Labor and Commerce, between 2009 and 
2013 over 770 18th Congressional District constituents benefitted from 
the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.
  This means thousands of families were able to put food on their 
tables.
  For instance, 46,521 workers were certified in the state of Texas 
between 2009 and 2013.
  In 2013 alone, over $46,000,000 was allocated to Texas, covering over 
10,853 workers in the state of Texas and thousands of families.
  Finally, I support this bill because it levels the playing field.
  Specifically, it includes improvements to U.S. antidumping and 
countervailing duty laws by:
  providing the Department of Commerce with more discretion to 
determine dumping or subsidy rate to apply to an uncooperative foreign 
company;
  requiring the International Trade Commissions (ITC) to consider 
additional factors when determining whether a domestic industry has 
been materially injured;
  allowing Department of Commerce to use a different calculation 
methodology to compare domestic and foreign costs if the methodology 
does not produce an appropriate comparison;
  clarifying that the Department of Commerce when approximating costs 
in a non-market foreign economy can disregard the price of goods that 
are dumped or benefit from illegal subsidies; and
  providing that Department of Commerce with more discretion to reject 
voluntary respondents, which will allow the Department of Commerce to 
use its limited resources on other matters.
  Job creation, economic security, growing our economy and the 
protection of workers are the reasons why I support this bill.
  For the millions of American lives that will be enriched by this bill 
that is why I strongly support the Trade Preference Extension Act of 
2013.
  I support this bill and will keep an eye on it to make sure we make 
good on our promise to the American people in creating jobs and our 
commitment to growing our economy.
  I urge all members to support the bill.
  Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. 
Pelosi), our leader.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I 
commend him for his tremendous, relentless, persistent leadership on 
behalf of America's workers. They have no better friend than you, Mr. 
Levin, and your pursuit of bigger paychecks for American workers and 
doing so without exploiting workers in other countries because, as we 
know, that only leads to stagnation of wages in America. You have 
understood that so clearly. You have taught us so well. It is an honor 
to serve with you, Mr. Levin.
  We come to this place with the Senate passage of TPA and the 
recognition that there will only be TPA signed. It no longer is 
connected to TAA. We have a choice today to choose between voting for 
TAA or not.
  If it was the intent of the Republicans in the Senate to attach TAA 
to AGOA in order to bring down both bills, they are very wrong because 
we reject that, even though we would have hoped for a better TAA.
  When we are talking about trade agreements that involve 40 percent of 
the world's economy, very large with a very small TAA bill, it is 
woefully small, but at least it is there. I would have fought for a 
bigger bill. We are not given that opportunity.
  As small as it is, tying it to AGOA and perhaps pulling down AGOA, 
well, we reject that. People said: Oh, let's just defeat the TAA bill, 
and AGOA will come up another way.
  We didn't trust that. We don't trust that the Republicans would allow 
AGOA to come up another way. For that reason, from strength, knowing 
that we could defeat TAA, but at the same time bring down AGOA, it was 
wisely decided that we should just end this phase now, especially since 
the idea that both bills or no bill no longer existed.
  This is the end of phase one, and to get to this point, there has 
been a massive mobilization in our country of people of faith; people 
who are concerned about environment; women's groups; and, of course, 
our friends in organized labor. There has been a massive mobilization 
for America's working families.
  We all stand ready to go to the next phase, and that next phase is to 
keep a very sharp, clear, bright light focused on the provisions of the 
TPP. Most people really didn't realize TPP and TPA, they are different 
things. Now, they will know.
  While I respect the values of the administration, giving their 
negotiators all of this power, it gives them no reason to come back 
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America's working families, and that is what we are here to fight for.
  We do not believe in trickle-down economics at home, and we do not 
believe in trickle-down trade policy where it helps people at the top, 
entities at the top, and then trickles down maybe to the workers.
  We can do this thinking in new, fresh, and entrepreneurial ways. What 
has bothered me about this debate is it is so stale; it is so old in 
terms of you are either for globalization and recognize it as a reality 
and you are for participating in it or you are not--how condescending.
  Of course, we know we live in a global economy. Globalization is 
something that goes well beyond trade. It is about outsourcing and 
offshoring and all kinds of other ways of taking jobs away from our 
workforce.
  It is something that is a possibility that can be done, and that was 
my aspiration, that we can do something great, something new, something 
that benefited all workers, lifted up all workers, not exploiting some 
in some country to the advantage of multinational corporations and 
stagnation for American workers' wages.
  Everybody says this is better than the status quo. Well, ``better'' 
is a comparative word. If the status quo is not good, better is less 
bad. We want something best. Good, better, best, never let it rest 
until good is better and better is best; that is what we were told in 
grade school.
  Better can also mean less bad. If this is the standard that we are 
going with, something that is less bad than the status quo, that is 
simply not good enough.
  The possibilities are so great for the world, for the planet, so we 
must recognize the relationship between trade policy and people's 
lives. We must recognize the relationship, the interconnection between 
commerce around climate.
  We cannot enable a trade agreement to go forward that degrades the 
environment, especially now that our awareness is so great about the 
impact of business decisions on the environment that our people live 
in, the air that our people breathe, and the rest.
  We must recognize that we can only accomplish this with greater 
transparency than this TPA enables us to have. That is done. We are 
arguing that.
  We are saying now, for TPP, the American people need, expect, and 
deserve for us to see what the course of this debate is about so that 
they can weigh in, so that, at the end of the day, the final product 
will be something that we can rally around or understand why certain 
decisions had to go a certain way, but not something that is just put 
there to say, up or down, you either understand we live in a global 
economy or you do not.

                              {time}  1200

  That is, again, Mr. Speaker, condescending and not worthy, really, of 
the debate, and certainly not worthy of our responsibility to America's 
working families. So I am excited about the prospect as we go forward.
  Mr. Speaker, I will vote for this legislation today. I wish we had a 
better TAA, and I certainly do not want to vote against the goal. I 
want to commend Karen Bass and Charlie Rangel who worked on this--
created it, really--from the start. It is really important, and we 
should be happy about passing that. This could have been on the 
President's desk before now if our colleagues in the Senate would have 
just voted for it and sent it there, except that they decided to hijack 
it by putting this TAA in there and changing this debate. But that is 
okay. It is what it is.
  We go forward again with a bright spotlight on TPP. If there is any 
value to what we have been through--which I think has been a great one 
in terms of mobilization and unifying people about the importance of 
the stability of America's financial stability and of America's working 
family--it is that we are ready with judgment and knowledge, again, 
engaged in the debate as we go forward. We won't be part of the debate 
because TPA prohibits that. But the American people will want to be 
engaged in that debate, and we, as their representatives, will have to 
vote on it at some point.
  President Lincoln said that public sentiment is everything. The more 
the public knows about what is happening, I think, the better the 
agreement will be. That is my hope, and that is what we will fight for.
  So this is another day, a new day to go forward. I congratulate my 
colleagues who have worked so hard to get us to where we are, but we 
have much more to do, much bigger possibilities for the American 
people, and much recognition that it is a whole new world in terms of 
our understanding of our interconnections. Technology aids us, 
information helps us, and communication can be our salvation as we 
share information.
  So again, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Mr. Levin for his leadership 
and so many people who worked so hard on all of this, and I look 
forward to possibly a time when we not only have a unified Democratic 
Caucus but a unified Congress to come together with one thing in mind 
as we approach the Fourth of July: remembering e pluribus unum--from 
many, one. We are one country. I don't think partisan politics, 
Democrats, Republicans, have anything to do with this debate. It is a 
debate about advancing America's workers and about bigger paychecks for 
America's workers as we lift up workers throughout the world, as we 
protect our environment, and as we go into the future.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), a member of our committee.
  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, we have had a very 
rigorous and robust debate on trade. Trade is important to not only the 
entire country, but certainly it is important to the communities that I 
represent.
  Throughout this process, I have followed the dictates of organized 
labor, and I have followed the dictates of the people I represent, 
which means I voted ``no.'' I listened to the logic of the Democratic 
leader just this moment, and I am going to vote with her. I am going to 
vote for this legislation today because it is necessary to help those 
individuals who are going to be displaced, and they need all the help 
we can provide. I will vote to help them.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, as we proceed to vote, let me just reflect a bit as 
someone who has been working on trade issues for some time.
  At one point when USTR would not negotiate the trade agreement, Mr. 
Rangel and I actually did the negotiating of the Peru free trade 
agreement with the Peruvian Government. I don't suggest that should be 
the usual practice.
  As I look back on our debate on TPA, I think it has essentially been 
a prelude, a prelude to more vigorous debate about the contents of TPP. 
I think this debate has stirred the pot, and now it is important that 
this Congress--that this Congress--impact the ingredients in the pot 
and that we do so while the ingredients are being cooked and not simply 
afterwards, because these ingredients affect the lives of American 
businesses, American workers, and working families; and when we get it 
wrong, as sometimes has been true, people get hurt and millions of jobs 
are lost.
  So I think we now have to rededicate ourselves as these negotiations 
proceed to be an active partner and insist that we be an active 
partner, that we know what is going on, and that we are able to discuss 
with the public what is going on. I think that is where we are today.
  Within that spirit, Mr. Speaker, I urge that Democrats support this 
bill on TAA.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, first I would like to clarify a few things. The reason 
we are here is because of the defeat of TAA the first time it came 
through here. That is why this bill is such this way.
  The idea that by combining this for the Preferences was somehow a 
plan in the other body to defeat the two bills, I would just like to 
remind people that the first Preferences bill passed 97-1 when it 
passed the Senate. This bill was voice-voted in the Senate yesterday, 
so if someone was planning on trying to defeat these bills, they sure 
picked the wrong way to go about doing it.
  What is really happening here is a commitment is being honored the 
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pleased to see that. So I don't read into anything that the other body 
did other than respond to the fact that TAA was defeated here the first 
time around. Now we have rebuilt the process, kept the agreements, and 
here we are passing a bill that the Senate voice-voted yesterday.
  Why is this important, Mr. Speaker? These three bills are bipartisan. 
TAA is offered by Mr. Reichert, a Republican from Washington. 
Preferences is something that has gotten near universal support from 
both sides of the aisle. It is very good policy, and everyone on both 
sides of the aisle is in favor of TAA.
  We also have heard from our manufacturers that they need trade 
remedy, that when another country and a company from another country 
violate our trade laws and dump product into our market, we ought to be 
able to do something about it. So there is a bipartisan acknowledgment 
on that front, too. That is why this package is here. I anticipate a 
good vote count.
  At the end of the day, Mr. Speaker, the reason we are doing this is 
because we care about workers, we care about American leadership, and 
we care about jobs. The reason you need trade agreements is to remove 
those barriers so that the little guy, the small business, can also 
have access to these foreign markets. That is one of the elements to 
this debate that I think is missing.
  Without trade agreements, big businesses can survive, no problem. Do 
you know why? Because big businesses can just erect a factory in 
another country to sell into that other country. It happens all the 
time. We call it outsourcing. So a big company can set up a factory in 
another country, hire people in that other country, and ship our jobs 
over there to make their product there to sell into those markets.
  Trade agreements, on the other hand, remove those barriers, make it 
so that you can build it here and send it over there. That means small 
businesses can also get engaged in trade. Small businesses can also get 
access to these markets. So by getting in a trade agreement, we remove 
those barriers from these countries who say, ``If you want to sell your 
product in our country, then make it in our country,'' to getting a 
trade agreement saying, ``We remove these barriers, and we will allow 
you to make it in your country, America, and send it here.''
  Mr. Speaker, that is why we want trade agreements, so we can keep 
jobs and keep manufacturing in America, make and grow more things here 
so that we can have more jobs here and send them over there. It is why 
we have a trade surplus in manufacturing with the countries we had 
trade agreements with and a big manufacturing deficit with the 
countries we do not have trade agreements with.
  We are pretty generous, Mr. Speaker. We already let a lot of other 
countries sell their goods into our country. Just go through Walmart, 
Farm & Fleet, K-Mart, or Shopko, wherever you go buy stuff, and you 
will see things made in other countries all down the aisle. I bought 
this shirt I am wearing right now in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at the outlet 
mall. It was made in Malaysia.
  Go to these other countries, and you will not see something similar. 
You will not see a bunch of American products on their store shelves. 
Trade agreements say: Hey, wait, that is not fair. Let's make it fair. 
You give us the same kind of access to your country that we are giving 
you to our country.
  That is what we get with trade agreements; level the playing field, 
keep it fair, and give us access to the fact that we have one in five 
jobs in America tied to trade, the fact that these jobs on average pay 
18 percent more, so that we can keep that going so that we can have 
more jobs with higher wages. That is what this is about.
  When a worker is displaced--if a worker is displaced--TAA is there to 
help that person get job training skills and benefits so they can get a 
new skill to get a new job to keep their life going where they want it 
to go.
  So that is why I expect a good vote here today. I am pleased that we 
are able to honor the agreements that were made, and I am very pleased 
that we are sending the signal to the rest of the world that this 
country is still willing and able to lead.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 338, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the motion by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Ryan).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on adoption of the motion will be followed by a 5-minute 
vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2200.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 286, 
nays 138, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 388]

                               YEAS--286

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Ashford
     Barletta
     Barr
     Barton
     Bass
     Beatty
     Benishek
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (MI)
     Blum
     Blumenauer
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Boustany
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brooks (IN)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownley (CA)
     Bucshon
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardenas
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter (TX)
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chu, Judy
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Coffman
     Cohen
     Cole
     Comstock
     Connolly
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello (PA)
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Curbelo (FL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis, Danny
     Davis, Rodney
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delaney
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Denham
     Dent
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Donovan
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Duckworth
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers (NC)
     Emmer (MN)
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Esty
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fitzpatrick
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frankel (FL)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gabbard
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Gibbs
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hanna
     Harper
     Hastings
     Heck (WA)
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hurt (VA)
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee
     Jeffries
     Jenkins (WV)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jolly
     Joyce
     Kaptur
     Katko
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kirkpatrick
     Kline
     Kuster
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis
     Lieu, Ted
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Lowey
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan Grisham (NM)
     Lujan, Ben Ray (NM)
     MacArthur
     Maloney, Carolyn
     Maloney, Sean
     Marchant
     Marino
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     McSally
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Meng
     Messer
     Mica
     Miller (MI)
     Moolenaar
     Moore
     Moulton
     Murphy (FL)
     Murphy (PA)
     Nadler
     Neal
     Noem
     Nolan
     Norcross
     Nunes
     O'Rourke
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paulsen
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree
     Pittenger
     Pitts
     Pocan
     Poliquin
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Rice (NY)
     Richmond
     Rigell
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rokita
     Roskam
     Rothfus
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Serrano
     Sewell (AL)
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sinema
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Stefanik
     Stivers
     Swalwell (CA)
     Takai
     Takano
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Titus
     Tonko
     Torres
     Trott
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Hollen
     Vargas
     Veasey
     Vela
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walters, Mimi
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters, Maxine
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Whitfield
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Yarmuth
     Yoder
     Young (IA)
     Young (IN)

                               NAYS--138

     Abraham
     Allen
     Amash
     Amodei
     Babin
     Becerra
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brat
     Bridenstine
     Brooks (AL)
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Burgess
     Byrne
     Carter (GA)
     Cartwright
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Clawson (FL)
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (NY)
     Conaway
     Cook
     Crawford
     Culberson
     DeSantis
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett
     Gibson
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Graves (GA)
     Grijalva
     Hardy
     Harris

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     Hartzler
     Heck (NV)
     Hensarling
     Hice, Jody B.
     Hill
     Holding
     Hudson
     Huelskamp
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurd (TX)
     Jenkins (KS)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan
     King (IA)
     Knight
     Labrador
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latta
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Love
     Lucas
     Lummis
     Lynch
     Massie
     McCaul
     McClintock
     Meadows
     Miller (FL)
     Mooney (WV)
     Mullin
     Mulvaney
     Neugebauer
     Newhouse
     Nugent
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pearce
     Perry
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price, Tom
     Ratcliffe
     Ribble
     Rice (SC)
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney (FL)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Russell
     Salmon
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (TX)
     Stewart
     Stutzman
     Thompson (MS)
     Tipton
     Walker
     Walorski
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Westmoreland
     Williams
     Wittman
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoho
     Young (AK)
     Zeldin
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Clyburn
     Hahn
     Kelly (MS)
     Napolitano
     Payne
     Rush
     Sanford
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David

                              {time}  1238

  Messrs. LUCAS, WALKER, COLLINS of New York, STUTZMAN, KNIGHT, MILLER 
of Florida, CLAWSON of Florida, LONG, and BUCHANAN changed their vote 
from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. SIRES and Mrs. LAWRENCE changed their vote from ``nay'' to 
``yea.''
  So the motion to concur was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, June 25th, 2015, I was 
absent during rollcall vote No. 388. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``yea'' on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 
1295, the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (TAA/AGOA).
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, June 25, 2015 I was unavoidably 
delayed and missed rollcall vote 388. Had I been present I would have 
voted in the affirmative.
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, due to an unforeseen conflict, I unavoidably 
missed the following vote on June 25, 2015. Had I been present I would 
have voted as follows: on rollcall No. 388, I would have voted ``aye'' 
(June 25) (Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1295--Trade 
Preferences Extension Act of 2015).
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 388, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``yes.''

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