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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3493 

To provide that quantitative restrictions shall not apply with respect to 

certain knit performance outerwear pants. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2006 

Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To provide that quantitative restrictions shall not apply with 

respect to certain knit performance outerwear pants. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. KNIT PERFORMANCE OUTERWEAR PANTS. 

4 (a) ELIMINATION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRIC5 TIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

7 provision of law, quantitative restrictions shall not 

8 apply to imports of knit performance outerwear 

9 pants described in paragraph (2) and classifiable in 

10 subheading 6103.43.15, 6104.63.20, 6112.20.10, or 


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1 6113.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

2 the United States to the extent entry of such pants 

3 is claimed under the column 1 general rate of duty 

4 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. 

5 (2) PERFORMANCE OUTERWEAR PANTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘performance 

7 outerwear pants’’ means ankle length pants, of 

8 water-resistant or coated synthetic fiber fabrics, 

9 that have 2 or more of the following: 

10 (i) Side openings. 

11 (ii) Sealed seams at the front (up to 

12 the zipper or other means of closure) and 

13 back rise. 

14 (iii) Insulation for cold or inclement 

15 weather protection. 

16 (iv) At least one pocket with a means 

17 of closure (zippered or hood and look en18 closed pockets, or other type of enclosed 

19 pockets). 

20 (v) Scuff guards. 

21 (vi) Elasticized or draw string weather 

22 closure around the waist or ankles. 

23 (vii) Articulated knees or reinforce24 ment in the seat or knees. 


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1 (B) SKI PANTS.—For purposes of subpara2 graph (A), the term ‘‘performance outerwear 

3 pants’’ includes all pants classifiable as parts of 

4 ski suits under heading 6112 of the Har5 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

6 (C) WATER-RESISTANT FABRIC.—The 

7 term ‘‘water-resistant fabric’’ means fabric, 

8 whether knit, woven, or composite, that meets 

9 the requirements for water resistance described 

10 in Additional U.S. Note 2 to chapter 62 of the 

11 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

12 States, whether or not the finished article is 

13 classifiable in the subheadings listed in such 

14 Note 2. 

15 (D) COATED SYNTHETIC FABRICS.—The 

16 term ‘‘coated synthetic fabrics’’ means fabrics 

17 classifiable in heading 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906, 

18 or 5907 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

19 the United States, as well as knitted or cro20 cheted pile fabrics impregnated, coated, cov21 ered, or laminated with plastics, including com22 posite fabrics where the coating is consistently 

23 visible in the cross section. 

24 (E) SEALED SEAMS.—The term ‘‘sealed 

25 seams’’ means seams that are sealed by means 


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1 of taping, gluing, bonding, cementing, or simi2 lar processes for the purpose of waterproofing. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) applies to 

4 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump5 tion, on or after the 30th day after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act. 

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