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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1136 

To authorize the extension of preferential tariff treatment for certain textile 

goods imported from Nicaragua. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2013 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To authorize the extension of preferential tariff treatment 

for certain textile goods imported from Nicaragua. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nicaraguan Tariff 

5 Preference Level Extension Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL PRO7 GRAM FOR NICARAGUA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall proclaim an 

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1 iff treatment for apparel goods imported from Nica2 ragua— 

3 (1) described in U.S. Note 15 to subchapter XV 

4 of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

5 the United States; and 

6 (2) provided for under Annex 3.28 of the Do7 minican Republic–Central America–United States 

8 Free Trade Agreement and the letters described in 

9 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1634(a)(2) of 

10 the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections 

11 Act of 2006 (title XIV of Public Law 109–280; 120 

12 Stat. 1167). 

13 (b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF ONE-FOR-ONE

14 PURCHASING RULE FOR COTTON WOVEN TROUSERS.— 

15 The limitation specified in clause (iv) of paragraph (7)(b) 

16 of the letter described in section 1634(a)(2)(A) of the Mis17 cellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 

18 shall apply with respect to the one-for-one purchasing rule 

19 described in paragraph (7)(b) of that letter in each year 

20 after the extension pursuant to subsection (a) of the pref21 erential tariff treatment described in that subsection. 

22 (c) AMENDMENT TO MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND

23 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2006.—Section 

24 1634(c) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Correc25 tions Act of 2006 is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘under Annex 3.28 of the 

3 Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘under the Nica4 raguan tariff preference level program’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘provided in Annex 3.28 of 

6 the Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘under the Nica7 raguan tariff preference level program’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘provided in 

9 Annex 3.28 of the Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

10 the Nicaraguan tariff preference level program’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(4) NICARAGUAN TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL

13 PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 

14 ‘Nicaraguan tariff preference level program’ means 

15 the preferential tariff treatment provided for under 

16 Annex 3.28 of the Agreement and extended pursu17 ant to the Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Ex18 tension Act of 2013.’’. 

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