H5640 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2012 

H.R. 3501. An act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as 

the ‘‘SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office’’. 

H.R. 3772. An act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the ‘‘First Sergeant Landres 

Cheeks Post Office Building’’. 

The message also announced that the 

Senate has passed a bill and agreed to 

a joint resolution of the following titles in which the concurrence of the 

House is requested: 

S. 1409. An act to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, 

waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal 

spending. 

S.J. Res. 49. Joint resolution providing for 

the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 

Smithsonian Institution. 

The message also announced that the 

Senate agreed to the amendment of the 

House to the amendment of the Senate 

to the bill (H.R. 1905) ‘‘An Act to 

strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the 

purpose of compelling Iran to abandon 

its pursuit of nuclear weapons and 

other threatening activities, and for 

other purposes.’’. 

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RECESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair 

declares the House in recess for a period less than 15 minutes. 

Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 56 minutes a.m.), the House stood in recess. 

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AFTER RECESS 

The recess having expired, the House 

was called to order by the Speaker pro 

tempore (Mr. WOMACK) at 10 o’clock 

and 5 minutes a.m. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair 

will postpone further proceedings 

today on motions to suspend the rules 

on which a recorded vote or the yeas 

and nays are ordered, or on which the 

vote incurs objection under clause 6 of 

rule XX. 

Record votes on postponed questions 

will be taken later. 

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EXTENDING CERTAIN TRADE 

PROGRAMS 

Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I move to 

suspend the rules and pass the bill 

(H.R. 5986) to amend the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act to extend 

the third-country fabric program and 

to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that 

Act, to make technical corrections to 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States relating to the textile 

and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement, 

to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese 

Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, 

and for other purposes. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

H.R. 5986 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 

Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN GROWTH 

AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

(a) 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— 

(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2015’’; and 

(3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 

(b) ADDITION OF SOUTH SUDAN.—Section 107 

of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Republic of South Africa 

(South Africa).’’ the following: 

‘‘Republic of South Sudan (South 

Sudan).’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

102(2) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 3701(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘48’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 

made by this section shall take effect on the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO TEXTILE AND APPAREL RULES OF ORIGIN FOR THE 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL 

AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE 

TRADE AGREEMENT. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ 

has the meaning given the term in section 

3(1) of the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 109– 

53; 19 U.S.C. 4002(1)). 

(2) CAFTA–DR COUNTRY.—The term 

‘‘CAFTA–DR country’’ has the meaning 

given the term in section 3(2) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 

(Public Law 109–53; 19 U.S.C. 4002(2)). 

(3) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States. 

(4) TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.—The term 

‘‘Trade Representative’’ means the United 

States Trade Representative. 

(b) MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL RULES OF ORIGIN.— 

(1) INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF

RULES OF ORIGIN.—Subdivision (m)(viii) of 

general note 29 of the HTS is amended as follows: 

(A) The matter following subdivision (A)(2) 

is amended by striking the second sentence 

and inserting the following: ‘‘Any elastomeric yarn (except latex) contained in the 

originating yarns referred to in subdivision 

(A)(2) must be formed in the territory of one 

or more of the parties to the Agreement.’’. 

(B) Subdivision (B) is amended— 

(i) in the matter preceding subdivision 

(B)(1), by striking ‘‘exclusive of collars and 

cuffs where applicable,’’ and inserting ‘‘exclusive of collars, cuffs and ribbed waistbands (only if the ribbed waistband is 

present in combination with cuffs and identical in fabric construction to the cuffs) 

where applicable,’’; 

(ii) in subdivision (B)(2), by inserting ‘‘or 

knit to shape components’’ after ‘‘one or 

more fabrics’’; 

(iii) by amending subdivision (B)(3) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(3) any combination of the fabrics referred to in subdivision (B)(1), the fabrics or 

knit to shape components referred to in subdivision (B)(2), or one or more fabrics or knit 

to shape components originating under this 

note.’’; and 

(iv) in the matter following subdivision 

(B)(3), by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Any elastomeric yarn 

(except latex) contained in an originating 

fabric or knit to shape component referred to 

in subdivision (B)(3) must be formed in the 

territory of one or more of the parties to the 

Agreement.’’. 

(C) Subdivision (C) is amended— 

(i) in subdivision (C)(2), by inserting ‘‘or 

knit to shape components’’ after ‘‘one or 

more fabrics’’; 

(ii) by amending subdivision (C)(3) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(3) any combination of the fabrics referred to in subdivision (C)(1), the fabrics or 

knit to shape components referred to in subdivision (C)(2) or one or more fabrics or knit 

to shape components originating under this 

note.’’; and 

(iii) in the matter following subdivision 

(C)(3), by striking the second sentence and 

inserting the following: ‘‘Any elastomeric 

yarn (except latex) contained in an originating fabric or knit to shape component referred to in subdivision (C)(3) must be formed 

in the territory of one or more of the parties 

to the Agreement.’’. 

(2) CHANGE IN TARIFF CLASSIFICATION

RULES.—Subdivision (n) of general note 29 of 

the HTS is amended as follows: 

(A) Chapter rule 4 to chapter 61 is amended— 

(i) by striking ‘‘5401 or 5508’’ and inserting 

‘‘5401, or 5508 or yarn of heading 5402 used as 

sewing thread,’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘or yarn’’ after ‘‘only if 

such sewing thread’’. 

(B) The chapter rules to chapter 61 are 

amended by inserting after chapter rule 5 the 

following: 

‘‘Chapter rule 6: Notwithstanding chapter 

rules 1, 3, 4 or 5 to this chapter, an apparel 

good of chapter 61 shall be considered originating regardless of the origin of any visible 

lining fabric described in chapter rule 1 to 

this chapter, narrow elastic fabrics as described in chapter rule 3 to this chapter, sewing thread or yarn of heading 5402 used as 

sewing thread described in chapter rule 4 to 

this chapter or pocket bag fabric described in 

chapter rule 5 to this chapter, provided such 

material is listed in U.S. note 20 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 and the good 

meets all other applicable requirements for 

preferential tariff treatment under this 

note.’’. 

(C) Chapter rules 3, 4, and 5 to chapter 62 

are each amended by striking ‘‘nightwear’’ 

each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘sleepwear’’. 

(D) Chapter rule 4 to chapter 62 is amended— 

(i) by striking ‘‘5401 or 5508’’ and inserting 

‘‘5401, or 5508 or yarn of heading 5402 used as 

sewing thread,’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘or yarn’’ after ‘‘only if 

such sewing thread’’. 

(E) The chapter rules to chapter 62 are 

amended by inserting after chapter rule 5 the 

following: 

‘‘Chapter rule 6: Notwithstanding chapter 

rules 1, 3, 4 or 5 to this chapter, an apparel 

good of chapter 62 shall be considered originating regardless of the origin of any visible 

lining fabric described in chapter rule 1 to 

this chapter, narrow elastic fabrics as described in chapter rule 3 to this chapter, sewing thread or yarn of heading 5402 used as 

sewing thread described in chapter rule 4 to 

this chapter or pocket bag fabric described in 


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