United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CRPT Congressional Committee Materials 109_cong_reports legislative 2010-08-09 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-08-31 monographic deposited born digital 65 digital object pages Y 1.1/5: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-109srpt128 P0b002ee18034034c 000581429 f:sr128.109.txt DGPO 2010-08-09 2024-11-09 CRPT-109srpt128 machine generated eng fdlp Report to accompany S. 1307, including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the bill (S. 1307) to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page I. Report and Other Materials of the Committee......................2 A. Report of the Committee on Finance.................... 2 B. Summary of Congressional Consideration of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement...................................... 2 1. Background........................................ 2 2. Trade Promotion Authority Procedures in General... 3 3. Notification Prior to Negotiations................ 4 4. Notification of intent to Enter into an Agreement. 5 5. Development of the Implementing Legislation....... 5 6. Formal Submission of the Agreement and Implementing Legislation......................... 8 7. Committee and Floor Consideration................. 8 C. Trade Relations with the Dominican Republic and Central America...................................... 9 1. United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Trade and investment............................. 9 2. Tariffs and Trade Agreements...................... 11 3. U.S. international Trade Commission Study......... 12 D. Overview of the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement................... 13 1. Overview of the Agreement......................... 13 2. USTR Summary of the Agreement..................... 13 E. General Description of the Bill to Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement...................................... 40 Title I--Approval of, and General Provisions Relating to, the Agreement.................................... 41 Title II--Customs Provisions.......................... 42 Title III--Relief From Imports........................ 48 Title IV--Miscellaneous............................... 54 F. Vote of the Committee in Reporting the Bill........... 55 II. Budgetary Impact of the Bill.....................................55 III.Regulatory Impact of the Bill and Other Matters..................59 IV. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............59 I. REPORT AND OTHER MATERIALS OF THE COMMITTEE A. Report of the Committee on Finance The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the bill (S. 1307) to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. B. Summary of Congressional Consideration of the Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 1. Background SRPT CRPT-109srpt128 SENATE 109 128 1 false true https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-109srpt128 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-109srpt128/html/CRPT-109srpt128.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-109srpt128/pdf/CRPT-109srpt128.pdf S. Rept. 109-128 The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the bill (S. 1307) to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT;S. Rept. 109-128 Ordered to be printed FIRSTPART CRPT-109srpt128 Ordered to be printed 1 The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the bill (S. 1307) to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. Mr. Grassley, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following Committee on Finance Finance Mr. Grassley Chuck Grassley Grassley, Chuck

S. 1307, 109th Chuck Grassley United States Senate sponsor spn United States Congress Member United States Congress Senate Committee on Finance associated name asn Government Organization H. Con. Res. 95 109 OTHER S. 1307 109 OTHER S. 1307 109 PRIMARY H.R. 3045 109 OTHER Title 19 Section 1304 Title 19 Section 1520(d) Title 19 Section 1677(7)(G)(ii)(III) Title 19 Section 1677(7)(H) Title 19 Section 2133 Title 19 Section 2191 Title 19 Section 2251 Title 19 Section 2251et seq. Title 19 Section 2252 Title 19 Section 2252(b) Title 19 Section 2518(4)(A) Title 19 Section 2701et seq. Title 19 Section 3511(d)(4) Title 19 Section 3592 19 U.S.C. 1304 19 U.S.C. 1520(d) 19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(G)(ii)(III) 19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(H) 19 U.S.C. 2133 19 U.S.C. 2191 19 U.S.C. 2251 19 U.S.C. 2251et seq. 19 U.S.C. 2252 19 U.S.C. 2252(b) 19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(A) 19 U.S.C. 2701et seq. 19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4) 19 U.S.C. 3592 Public Law 104-04 Public Law No 104-04 Public Law 107-210 Public Law No 107-210 Public Law 109-53 Public Law No 109-53