PUBLIC LAW 111–171—MAY 24, 2010 

HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM ACT OF 

2010 


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124 STAT. 1194 PUBLIC LAW 111–171—MAY 24, 2010 

Public Law 111–171 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to provide customs support 

services to Haiti, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Economic Lift Program 

Act of 2010’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) On January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude 

earthquake, the worst earthquake to affect Haiti in recorded 

history. Aftershocks from the earthquake, measuring up to 

6.0 on the Richter scale, continued for days afterwards. 

(2) The earthquake has devastated Haiti’s infrastructure, 

including homes, offices, factories, roads, ports, communications, and other facilities. The loss of life attributable to the 

earthquake was massive. 

(3) Even before the earthquake, Haiti was the poorest 

country in the Western Hemisphere, ranking 149 out of 182 

countries according to the United Nation’s Human Development 

Index. 

(4) In recent years, however, the Government and people 

of Haiti had taken important steps forward to promote economic 

growth and development, including making strides towards 

establishing a competitive apparel sector. 

(5) United States trade preference programs, including the 

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (as amended by the 

United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006, and the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity 

through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008), which extend 

duty-free tariff treatment to certain apparel produced in Haiti, 

have made an important contribution to Haiti’s economic 

development efforts. 

(6) However, the Haitian apparel sector has been hard 

hit by the January 12, 2010, earthquake. A number of apparel 

factories based in and around Port-au-Prince have been heavily 

damaged, including the collapse of one major apparel factory 

that had employed nearly 4,000 workers. 

(7) The Port-au-Prince seaport that had served the apparel 

trade has been badly damaged. And extensive damage to roads 

19 USC 2703a 

note. 

19 USC 2701 

note. 

Haiti Economic 

Lift Program Act 

of 2010. 

May 24, 2010 

[H.R. 5160] 


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has made it difficult to transport apparel to the Dominican 

Republic for shipment from ports in that country. 

(8) According to estimates by the Department of Commerce, 

imports of apparel articles from Haiti to the United States 

in 2010 have decreased by 43 percent as compared to the 

same period in 2009. 

(9) The earthquake has increased significantly the costs 

and uncertainty of doing business in Haiti. A strong and 

unequivocal commitment from the United States is needed 

to help Haiti offset these costs and preserve the gains made 

under United States trade preference programs, and to encourage buyers and investors to stand with Haiti through this 

crisis. 

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. 

The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 

et seq.) is amended— 

(1) in section 213(b)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(i) in clause (iii)— 

(I) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking ‘‘September 

30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

(II) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2020’’; and 

(ii) in clause (iv)(II), by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting 

‘‘18’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

(2) in section 213A(h), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

SEC. 4. APPAREL AND OTHER ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CERTAIN 

ASSEMBLY RULES. 

(a) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 213A(b)(3) of 

the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the apparel articles 

described in clause (ii) that is wholly assembled, or 

knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, 

fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns 

and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican 

Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, 

without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which 

the article is made. 

‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel articles 

described in this clause are apparel articles in the 

following category numbers that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as 

in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

of this subparagraph): 

19 USC 2703a. 

19 USC 2703. 


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‘‘Category Number HTS Statistical 

Reporting Number 

334 6101.90.9010 

6112.11.0010 

6103.22.0010 

6113.00.9015 

335 6104.22.0010 

6104.29.2010 

6112.11.0020 

336 6104.49.9010 

338 6103.22.0050 

6105.90.8010 

6112.11.0030 

339 6104.22.0060 

6104.29.2049 

6106.90.2510 

6106.90.3010 

6110.20.1031 

6110.20.1033 

6112.11.0040 

342 6104.22.0030 

6104.29.2022 

6104.52.0010 

6104.52.0020 

6104.59.8010 

350 6107.91.0040 

6107.91.0090 

351 6107.21.0010 

6107.21.0020 

6107.91.0030 

6108.31.0010 

6108.31.0020 

433 6103.23.0007 

6103.29.0520 

6103.31.0000 

6103.33.1000 

6103.39.8020 

434 6101.30.1500 


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6101.90.0500 

6101.90.9020 

6103.23.0005 

6103.29.0510 

435 6102.30.1000 

6102.90.9010 

6104.23.0010 

6104.29.0510 

6104.29.2012 

6104.33.1000 

6104.39.2020 

438 6103.23.0025 

6103.29.0550 

6104.23.0020 

6104.29.0560 

6104.29.2051 

6105.90.1000 

6105.90.8020 

6106.20.1020 

6106.90.1010 

6106.90.1020 

6106.90.2520 

6106.90.3020 

6110.11.0070 

6110.12.2070 

6110.12.2080 

6110.19.0070 

6110.19.0080 

6110.30.1550 

6110.30.1560 

633 6103.23.0037 

6103.29.1015 

6103.33.2000 

6103.39.1000 

6103.39.8030 

634 6101.30.1000 

6101.90.9030 

6103.23.0036 

6103.29.1010 

6112.12.0010 

6112.19.1010 

6112.20.1010 

6112.20.1030 


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6113.00.9025 

635 6102.30.0500 

6102.90.9015 

6104.23.0026 

6104.29.1010 

6104.29.2014 

6104.39.2030 

6112.12.0020 

6112.19.1020 

6112.20.1020 

6112.20.1040 

6113.00.9030 

636 6104.49.9030 

6104.44.2020 

638 6103.23.0075 

6103.29.1050 

6105.90.8030 

6110.30.1050 

6110.30.2051 

6110.30.2053 

6112.12.0030 

6112.19.1030 

639 6104.23.0036 

6104.29.1050 

6104.29.2055 

6106.90.2530 

6106.90.3030 

6110.30.1060 

6110.30.2061 

6110.30.2063 

6112.12.0040 

6112.19.1040 

651 6107.22.0010 

6107.22.0015 

6107.22.0025 

6107.99.1030 

6108.32.0015 

‘‘(iii) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, 

the term ‘category’ has the meaning given that term 

in paragraph (2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 

(b) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.—Section 213A(b)(3) of the 

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as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

‘‘(G) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the made-up textile articles described in clauses (ii) and (iii) that is wholly 

assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components 

knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from 

Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United 

States free of duty, without regard to the source of 

the fabric, fabric components, components knit-toshape, or yarns from which the article is made. 

‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Made-up textile articles described in this clause are articles in the following 

category numbers that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of this 

subparagraph): 

‘‘Category Number HTS Statistical 

Reporting Number 

363 6302.60.0020 

6302.91.0015 

6302.91.0035 

6307.90.8940 

369 6304.91.0020 

6304.92.0000 

6302.60.0010 

6302.60.0030 

6302.91.0005 

6302.91.0050 

6307.90.8910 

6307.90.8945 

5701.90.2020 

5702.39.2010 

5702.50.5600 

5702.99.0500 

5702.99.1500 

5705.00.2020 

5807.10.0510 

5807.90.0510 

6307.90.3010 

6301.30.0010 

6305.20.0000 

6307.10.1020 

6307.10.1090 

6406.10.7700 

9404.90.1000 


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9404.90.9505 

6301.30.0020 

6302.91.0045 

465 5701.10.9000 

5702.50.2000 

5702.50.4000 

5702.91.3000 

5702.91.4000 

5703.10.2000 

5703.10.8000 

5704.10.0010 

5705.00.2005 

5705.00.2015 

5702.31.1000 

5702.31.2000 

469 6304.19.3040 

6304.91.0050 

6304.99.1500 

6304.99.6010 

5601.29.0020 

6302.39.0010 

6406.10.9020 

665 5701.90.1030 

5701.90.2030 

5702.32.1000 

5702.32.2000 

5702.42.2090 

5702.50.5200 

5702.92.1000 

5702.92.9000 

5703.20.1000 

5703.30.2000 

5703.30.8030 

5703.30.8080 

5704.10.0090 

5705.00.2030 

5703.20.2010 

5703.20.2090 

666 6304.11.2000 

6304.91.0040 

6304.93.0000 

6304.99.6020 

6301.40.0010 

6301.40.0020 


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6301.90.0010 

669 5601.10.2000 

5601.22.0090 

5807.10.0520 

5807.90.0520 

6307.90.3020 

6305.32.0010 

6305.32.0020 

6305.32.0050 

6305.32.0060 

6305.39.0000 

6406.10.9040 

6308.00.0020 

899 6304.11.3000 

6304.19.3060 

6304.91.0070 

6304.99.3500 

6304.99.6040 

5601.29.0090 

6301.90.0030 

6305.90.0000 

6406.10.9060 

900 5601.29.0010 

5701.90.2010 

6301.90.0020 

‘‘(iii) OTHER ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Made-up textile 

articles described in this clause are articles that fall 

within statistical reporting number 6406.10.9090 of the 

HTS (as in effect on the day before the date of the 

enactment of this subparagraph). 

‘‘(iv) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, 

the term ‘category’ has the meaning given that term 

in paragraph (2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 

SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVELS; 

VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANSSHIPMENT FOR 

CERTAIN APPAREL ARTICLES. 

Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treatment’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2A), the 

preferential treatment’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’; and 

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(i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treatment’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (2A), the 

preferential treatment’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 

‘‘(2A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WOVEN ARTICLES AND

CERTAIN KNIT ARTICLES ENTERED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND

SUCCEEDING 1-YEAR PERIODS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subject to subparagraph (D), if 

52,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles 

described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) enter the United 

States during the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2009, 

or any of the succeeding 1-year periods, the President shall 

extend the preferential treatment described in paragraph 

(2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be) to not more than 

200,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles 

described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case 

may be) during that 1-year period, and shall publish notice 

of the extension in the Federal Register. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN WOVEN ARTICLES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of apparel articles 

described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall be 

applied by substituting ‘70,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in this clause are apparel articles 

described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) that are the following: 

‘‘(I) CATEGORY 347.—Apparel articles in category 347 that fall within the following statistical 

reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of this 

paragraph): 

‘‘6203.19.1020 .......... 6203.42.4011 ............ 6203.42.4061 

6203.19.9020 .......... 6203.42.4016 ............ 6203.49.8020 

6203.22.3020 .......... 6203.42.4026 ............ 6210.40.9033 

6203.22.3030 .......... 6203.42.4036 ............ 6211.20.1520 

6203.42.4003 .......... 6203.42.4046 ............ 6211.20.3810 

6203.42.4006 .......... 6203.42.4051 ............ 6211.32.0040 

‘‘(II) CATEGORY 348.—Apparel articles in category 348 that fall within the following statistical 

reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of this 

paragraph): 

‘‘6204.12.0030 .......... 6204.62.4011 ............ 6204.69.9010 

6204.19.8030 .......... 6204.62.4021 ............ 6210.50.9060 

6204.22.3040 .......... 6204.62.4031 ............ 6211.20.1550 

6204.22.3050 .......... 6204.62.4041 ............ 6211.20.6810 

6204.29.4034 ......... 6204.62.4051 ............ 6211.42.0030 

6204.62.3000 ......... 6204.62.4056 ............ 6217.90.9050 

6204.62.4003 ......... 6204.62.4066 ............

6204.62.4006 ......... 6204.69.6010 ............

‘‘(III) CATEGORY 647.—Apparel articles in category 647 that fall within the following statistical 

reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

President. 

Notice. 

Federal Register, 

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the day before the date of the enactment of this 

paragraph): 

‘‘6203.23.0060 .......... 6203.43.4020 ............ 6203.49.8030 

6203.23.0070 ......... 6203.43.4030 ............ 6210.40.5031 

6203.29.2030 ......... 6203.43.4040 ............ 6210.40.5039 

6203.29.2035 ......... 6203.49.1500 ............ 6211.20.1525 

6203.43.2500 .......... 6203.49.2015 ............ 6211.20.3820 

6203.43.3510 ......... 6203.49.2030 ............ 6211.33.0030 

6203.43.3590 ......... 6203.49.2045 ............

6203.43.4010 .......... 6203.49.2060 ............

‘‘(IV) CATEGORY 648.—Apparel articles in category 648 that fall within the following statistical 

reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of this 

paragraph): 

‘‘6204.23.0040 .......... 6204.63.3510 ............ 6204.69.6030 

6204.23.0045 .......... 6204.63.3530 ............ 6204.69.9030 

6204.29.2020 ......... 6204.63.3532 ............ 6210.50.5031 

6204.29.2025 .......... 6204.63.3540 ............ 6210.50.5039 

6204.29.4038 .......... 6204.69.2510 ............ 6211.20.1555 

6204.63.2000 ......... 6204.69.2530 ............ 6211.20.6820 

6204.63.3010 ......... 6204.69.2540 ............ 6211.43.0040 

6204.63.3090 ......... 6204.69.2560 ............ 6217.90.9060 

‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN KNIT ARTICLES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of apparel articles 

described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall be 

applied by substituting ‘85,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in this clause are apparel articles 

described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) that fall within the 

following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as 

in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

of this paragraph), other than shirts with plackets 

and pointed collars: 

‘‘6105.10.0010 .......... 6109.10.0040 ............ 6110.30.3053 

6109.10.0018 .......... 6109.10.0045 ............ 6110.30.3059 

6109.10.0027 .......... 6110.20.2079 ............

‘‘(D) VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANSSHIPMENT

FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTICLES.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, July 1, 

October 1, and January 1 of each year, the Commissioner responsible for United States Customs and 

Border Protection shall verify that apparel articles 

imported into the United States under this paragraph 

are not being unlawfully transshipped (within the 

meaning of subsection (f)) into the United States. 

‘‘(ii) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—If the Commissioner 

determines pursuant to clause (i) that apparel articles 

imported into the United States under this paragraph 

are being unlawfully transshipped into the United 

States, the Commissioner shall report that determination to the President. 

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‘‘(iii) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE QUANTITATIVE LIMITA- TION.—If, in any 1-year period with respect to which 

the President extends preferential treatment as 

described in this paragraph, the Commissioner reports 

to the President pursuant to clause (ii) regarding 

unlawful transshipments, the President— 

‘‘(I) may modify the quantitative limitation 

under this paragraph as the President considers 

appropriate to account for such transshipments; 

and 

‘‘(II) if the President modifies the limitation 

under subclause (I), shall publish notice of the 

modification in the Federal Register. 

‘‘(E) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 

‘category’ means the number assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System of the Office of Textiles 

and Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as listed 

in the HTS under the applicable heading or subheading 

(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 

of this paragraph).’’. 

SEC. 6. EARNED IMPORT ALLOWANCE RULE. 

Section 213A(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 

Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking 

‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘two’’. 

SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF VALUE-ADDED RULE. 

Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 

(19 U.S.C. 2703a), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(1) INITIAL APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The term ‘initial 

applicable 1-year period’ means the 1-year period beginning 

on December 20, 2006.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘an applicable 

1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial applicable 1-year 

period and any 1-year period thereafter’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) in clause (i)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘any applicable 1-year period’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the initial applicable 1-year period 

and any 1-year period thereafter’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘the applicable 1-year period’’ 

and inserting ‘‘that 1-year period’’; 

(ii) in clause (iv)(II)— 

(I) in the subclause heading, by striking 

‘‘APPLICABLE’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘In each of the second, third, 

fourth, and fifth applicable 1-year periods’’ and 

inserting ‘‘In any 1-year period after the initial 

applicable 1-year period’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year period’’ each 

place it appears and inserting ‘‘1-year period’’; 

(iii) in clause (v)(I)— 

(I) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘, the second 

applicable 1-year period, and the third applicable 

Notice. 

Federal Register, 

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1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘and the succeeding 

8 1-year periods’’; 

(II) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘the fourth 

applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 1-year 

period beginning on December 20, 2015, and the 

1-year period beginning on December 20, 2016’’; 

and 

(III) in item (cc), by striking ‘‘the fifth 

applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 1-year 

period beginning on December 20, 2017’’; and 

(iv) in clause (vi)— 

(I) in subclause (II)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘any applicable 1-year 

period’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial applicable 

1-year period or any 1-year period thereafter’’; 

and 

(bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year period’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1-year 

period’’; and 

(II) in subclause (III)— 

(aa) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘an 

applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

initial applicable 1-year period or any 1-year 

period thereafter’’; and 

(bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year period’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1-year 

period’’; and 

(C) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year periods’’ and 

inserting ‘‘1-year periods’’; 

(ii) by striking the table and inserting the following: 

‘‘During: the corresponding 

percentage is: 

the initial applicable 1-year period ....... 1 percent. 

each of the succeeding 11 1-year periods ........................................................ 1.25 percent.’’; 

and 

(iii) in the flush text, by striking ‘‘the last day 

of the fifth applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 19, 2018’’. 

SEC. 8. WIRE HARNESSES. 

Section 213A(c) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

Act (19 U.S.C. 2703A(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ 

and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 

SEC. 9. CUSTOMS SUPPORT SERVICES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) RAPID RESPONSE TEAM.—The Commissioner responsible 

for United States Customs and Border Protection (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commissioner’’) shall, in consultation 

with the United States Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement 

19 USC 2703a 

note. 

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Agency, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, seek to 

send a rapid response team to Haiti— 

(A) to assess the short-term and long-term technical, 

capacity-building, and training needs of the authorities 

of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs services; 

and 

(B) to provide immediate assistance, as warranted, 

particularly with respect to— 

(i) reestablishing full capacity for commercial port 

operations at the seaport at Port-au-Prince; 

(ii) facilitating trade between the United States 

and Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic 

Recovery Act, as amended by this Act; 

(iii) preventing unlawful transshipment of goods 

through Haiti to the United States; and 

(iv) otherwise strengthening cooperation between 

the customs authorities of the United States, Haiti, 

and the Dominican Republic with respect to trade 

facilitation and economic development, customs compliance and law enforcement, and efforts to combat 

unlawful trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic 

substances. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 75 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall prepare 

and submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 

the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a nonconfidential report summarizing the results of the 

assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), including— 

(A) a description of the short-term and long-term technical, capacity-building, and training needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs 

services, including a prioritization of immediate infrastructure needs; 

(B) a multi-year plan for supplying technical, capacitybuilding, and training assistance to those authorities, 

including specific responsibilities to be undertaken by the 

support team authorized by subsection (b); and 

(C) a statement of the amount and purpose for which 

any funds were expended by the rapid response team in 

Haiti to administer the provisions of this section, including 

any expenditure of funds authorized to be appropriated 

pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 

(b) SUPPORT TEAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall, in consultation 

with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, seek to establish 

a support team in Haiti for the purpose of helping to meet 

the short-term and long-term technical, capacity-building, and 

training needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti 

responsible for customs services, as described in this section. 

(2) TERMINATION.—The support team authorized by paragraph (1) shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, 

to remain available until expended— 


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(A) $100,000 to help meet the immediate infrastructure 

needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti responsible for customs services for the purpose of facilitating 

trade between the United States and Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as amended by this 

Act; and 

(B) $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 

2020 for the purpose of maintaining the support team 

authorized by subsection (b). 

(2) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—The amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) shall supplement 

and not supplant any other funds authorized to be appropriated 

to the Department of Homeland Security. 

SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

(a) REGIONAL COOPERATION.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the United States Trade Representative should seek to enter into 

consultations with representatives of countries with which the 

United States has a trading relationship for the purpose of encouraging those countries to establish bilateral trade preference programs with respect to textile and apparel articles produced in 

Haiti. 

(b) TRANSSHIPMENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Commissioner responsible for United States Customs and Border 

Protection should, in consultation with the United States Trade 

Representative and the Secretary of Commerce, seek to enter into 

consultations with representatives of countries with which the 

United States has a trading relationship for the purpose of preventing the unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles 

from those countries through Haiti. 

SEC. 11. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 

Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation 

Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘May 14, 2018’’ and 

inserting ‘‘November 10, 2018’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘June 7, 2018’’ and 

inserting ‘‘August 17, 2018’’. 

SEC. 12. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES. 

(a) SHIFT FROM 2015 TO 2014.—The percentage under paragraph (1) of section 202(b) of the Corporate Estimated Tax Shift 

Act of 2009 in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

is increased by 0.75 percentage points. 

(b) SHIFT FROM 2016 TO 2015.—The percentage under paragraph (2) of section 561 of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is 

increased by 0.75 percentage points. 

SEC. 13. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

26 USC 6655 

note. 

26 USC 6655 

note. 


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124 STAT. 1208 PUBLIC LAW 111–171—MAY 24, 2010 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5160: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

May 5, considered and passed House. 

May 6, considered and passed Senate. 

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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 

Approved May 24, 2010. 


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