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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5160 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2010 

Received 

AN ACT 

To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to 

provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Program Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

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

7 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the worst earthquake to 

8 affect Haiti in recorded history. Aftershocks from 

9 the earthquake, measuring up to 6.0 on the Richter 

10 scale, continued for days afterwards. 

11 (2) The earthquake has devastated Haiti’s in12 frastructure, including homes, offices, factories, 

13 roads, ports, communications, and other facilities. 

14 The loss of life attributable to the earthquake was 

15 massive. 

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

17 poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, ranking 

18 149 out of 182 countries according to the United 

19 Nation’s Human Development Index. 

20 (4) In recent years, however, the Government 

21 and people of Haiti had taken important steps for22 ward to promote economic growth and development, 

23 including making strides towards establishing a com24 petitive apparel sector. 

25 (5) United States trade preference programs, 

26 including the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 


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1 Act (as amended by the United States-Caribbean 

2 Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemi3 spheric Opportunity through Partnership Encour4 agement Act of 2006, and the Haitian Hemispheric 

5 Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement 

6 Act of 2008), which extend duty-free tariff treat7 ment to certain apparel produced in Haiti, have 

8 made an important contribution to Haiti’s economic 

9 development efforts. 

10 (6) However, the Haitian apparel sector has 

11 been hard hit by the January 12, 2010, earthquake. 

12 A number of apparel factories based in and around 

13 Port-au-Prince have been heavily damaged, including 

14 the collapse of one major apparel factory that had 

15 employed nearly 4,000 workers. 

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

17 the apparel trade has been badly damaged. And ex18 tensive damage to roads has made it difficult to 

19 transport apparel to the Dominican Republic for 

20 shipment from ports in that country. 

21 (8) According to estimates by the Department 

22 of Commerce, imports of apparel articles from Haiti 

23 to the United States in 2010 have decreased by 43 

24 percent as compared to the same period in 2009. 


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1 (9) The earthquake has increased significantly 

2 the costs and uncertainty of doing business in Haiti. 

3 A strong and unequivocal commitment from the 

4 United States is needed to help Haiti offset these 

5 costs and preserve the gains made under United 

6 States trade preference programs, and to encourage 

7 buyers and investors to stand with Haiti through 

8 this crisis. 

9 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RE10 COVERY ACT. 

11 The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 

12 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) in section 213(b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

15 (i) in clause (iii)— 

16 (I) in subclause (II)(cc), by strik17 ing ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

19 (II) in subclause (IV)(dd), by 

20 striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 

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

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

23 and inserting ‘‘18’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep3 tember 30, 2020’’; and 

4 (2) in section 213A(h), by striking ‘‘September 

5 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 4. APPAREL AND OTHER ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CER7 TAIN ASSEMBLY RULES. 

8 (a) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 

9 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

10 Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 

11 end the following: 

12 ‘‘(F) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTI13 CLES.— 

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

15 articles described in clause (ii) that is 

16 wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in 

17 Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fab18 ric components, components knit-to-shape, 

19 or yarns and is imported directly from 

20 Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall 

21 enter the United States free of duty, with22 out regard to the source of the fabric, fab23 ric components, components knit-to-shape, 

24 or yarns from which the article is made. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel 

2 articles described in this clause are apparel 

3 articles in the following category numbers 

4 that fall within the following statistical re5 porting numbers of the HTS (as in effect 

6 on the day before the date of the enact7 ment of this subparagraph): 

‘‘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 


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6108.31.0020 

433 6103.23.0007 

6103.29.0520 

6103.31.0000 

6103.33.1000 

6103.39.8020 

434 6101.30.1500 

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 

1 ‘‘(iii) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this 

2 subparagraph, the term ‘category’ has the 

3 meaning given that term in paragraph 

4 (2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 

5 (b) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.—Section 

6 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 


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1 Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)), as amended by subsection 

2 (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(G) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the made5 up textile articles described in clauses (ii) 

6 and (iii) that is wholly assembled, or knit7 to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of 

8 fabrics, fabric components, components 

9 knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported di10 rectly from Haiti or the Dominican Repub11 lic shall enter the United States free of 

12 duty, without regard to the source of the 

13 fabric, fabric components, components 

14 knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the ar15 ticle is made. 

16 ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Made17 up textile articles described in this clause 

18 are articles in the following category num19 bers that fall within the following statis20 tical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in 

21 effect on the day before the date of the en22 actment of this subparagraph): 

‘‘Category Number HTS Statistical 

Reporting Number 

363 6302.60.0020 

6302.91.0015 

6302.91.0035 


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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 

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 


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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 

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 

1 ‘‘(iii) OTHER ARTICLES DESCRIBED.— 

2 Made-up textile articles described in this 

3 clause are articles that fall within statis4 tical reporting number 6406.10.9090 of 


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1 the HTS (as in effect on the day before 

2 the date of the enactment of this subpara3 graph). 

4 ‘‘(iv) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this 

5 subparagraph, the term ‘category’ has the 

6 meaning given that term in paragraph 

7 (2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVELS; 

9 VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANS10 SHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI11 CLES. 

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

13 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat17 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

18 in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat19 ment’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘11’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat24 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 


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1 in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat2 ment’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘11’’; and 

5 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(2A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WOVEN AR8 TICLES AND CERTAIN KNIT ARTICLES ENTERED

9 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND SUCCEEDING 1-YEAR

10 PERIODS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

12 subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subject to sub13 paragraph (D), if 52,000,000 square meter 

14 equivalents of apparel articles described in 

15 paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) enter the 

16 United States during the 1-year period begin17 ning October 1, 2009, or any of the succeeding 

18 1-year periods, the President shall extend the 

19 preferential treatment described in paragraph 

20 (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be) to 

21 not more than 200,000,000 square meter 

22 equivalents of apparel articles described in 

23 paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case 

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


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1 publish notice of the extension in the Federal 

2 Register. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN WOVEN AR4 TICLES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of ap6 parel articles described in clause (ii), sub7 paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub8 stituting ‘70,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

9 ‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DE10 SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 

11 this clause are apparel articles described in 

12 paragraph (2)(A)(i) that are the following: 

13 ‘‘(I) CATEGORY 347.—Apparel ar14 ticles in category 347 that fall within 

15 the following statistical reporting 

16 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

17 the day before the date of the enact18 ment 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 

19 ‘‘(II) CATEGORY 348.—Apparel 

20 articles in category 348 that fall with21 in the following statistical reporting 

22 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 


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1 the day before the date of the enact2 ment 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 .................

3 ‘‘(III) CATEGORY 647.—Apparel 

4 articles in category 647 that fall with5 in the following statistical reporting 

6 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

7 the day before the date of the enact8 ment 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 .................

9 ‘‘(IV) CATEGORY 648.—Apparel 

10 articles in category 648 that fall with11 in the following statistical reporting 

12 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

13 the day before the date of the enact14 ment 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 

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1 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN KNIT ARTI2 CLES.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of ap4 parel articles described in clause (ii), sub5 paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub6 stituting ‘85,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

7 ‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DE8 SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 

9 this clause are apparel articles described in 

10 paragraph (2)(B)(i) that fall within the 

11 following statistical reporting numbers of 

12 the HTS (as in effect on the day before 

13 the date of the enactment of this para14 graph), other than shirts with plackets and 

15 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 .................

16 ‘‘(D) VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO

17 TRANSSHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI18 CLES.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

20 April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1 

21 of each year, the Commissioner responsible 

22 for United States Customs and Border 

23 Protection shall verify that apparel articles 

24 imported into the United States under this 


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1 paragraph are not being unlawfully trans2 shipped (within the meaning of subsection 

3 (f)) into the United States. 

4 ‘‘(ii) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—If the 

5 Commissioner determines pursuant to 

6 clause (i) that apparel articles imported 

7 into the United States under this para8 graph are being unlawfully transshipped 

9 into the United States, the Commissioner 

10 shall report that determination to the 

11 President. 

12 ‘‘(iii) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE QUAN13 TITATIVE LIMITATION.—If, in any 1-year 

14 period with respect to which the President 

15 extends preferential treatment as described 

16 in this paragraph, the Commissioner re17 ports to the President pursuant to clause 

18 (ii) regarding unlawful transshipments, the 

19 President— 

20 ‘‘(I) may modify the quantitative 

21 limitation under this paragraph as the 

22 President considers appropriate to ac23 count for such transshipments; and 

24 ‘‘(II) if the President modifies 

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1 shall publish notice of the modifica2 tion in the Federal Register. 

3 ‘‘(E) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this para4 graph, the term ‘category’ means the number 

5 assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel 

6 Category System of the Office of Textiles and 

7 Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as 

8 listed in the HTS under the applicable heading 

9 or subheading (as in effect on the day before 

10 the date of the enactment of this paragraph).’’. 

11 SEC. 6. EARNED IMPORT ALLOWANCE RULE. 

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

13 Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I)) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘two’’. 

15 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF VALUE-ADDED RULE. 

16 Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re17 covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a), as amended by this Act, 

18 is further amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) INITIAL APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.— 

22 The term ‘initial applicable 1-year period’ means the 

23 1-year period beginning on December 20, 2006.’’; 

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

2 applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the ini3 tial applicable 1-year period and any 1-year pe4 riod thereafter’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (i) in clause (i)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘any applicable 1- 

8 year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial 

9 applicable 1-year period and any 1- 

10 year period thereafter’’; and 

11 (II) by striking ‘‘the applicable 1- 

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

13 year period’’; 

14 (ii) in clause (iv)(II)— 

15 (I) in the subclause heading, by 

16 striking ‘‘APPLICABLE’’; 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘In each of the 

18 second, third, fourth, and fifth appli19 cable 1-year periods’’ and inserting 

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

21 applicable 1-year period’’; and 

22 (III) by striking ‘‘applicable 1- 

23 year period’’ each place it appears and 

24 inserting ‘‘1-year period’’; 

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1 (I) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘, 

2 the second applicable 1-year period, 

3 and the third applicable 1-year pe4 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘and the suc5 ceeding 8 1-year periods’’; 

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

7 fourth applicable 1-year period’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘the 1-year period beginning 

9 on December 20, 2015, and the 1- 

10 year period beginning on December 

11 20, 2016’’; and 

12 (III) in item (cc), by striking 

13 ‘‘the fifth applicable 1-year period’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘the 1-year period be15 ginning on December 20, 2017’’; and 

16 (iv) in clause (vi)— 

17 (I) in subclause (II)— 

18 (aa) by striking ‘‘any appli19 cable 1-year period’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘the initial applicable 1-year 

21 period or any 1-year period 

22 thereafter’’; and 

23 (bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 

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1 pears and inserting ‘‘1-year pe2 riod’’; and 

3 (II) in subclause (III)— 

4 (aa) in item (aa), by striking 

5 ‘‘an applicable 1-year period’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘the initial applica7 ble 1-year period or any 1-year 

8 period thereafter’’; and 

9 (bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 

10 1-year period’’ each place it ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘1-year pe12 riod’’; and 

13 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year peri15 ods’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year periods’’; 

16 (ii) by striking the table and inserting 

17 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.’’; 

18 and 

19 (iii) in the flush text, by striking ‘‘the 

20 last day of the fifth applicable 1-year pe21 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘December 19, 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. WIRE HARNESSES. 

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

3 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703A(c)) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 

5 SEC. 9. CUSTOMS SUPPORT SERVICES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) RAPID RESPONSE TEAM.—The Commis8 sioner responsible for United States Customs and 

9 Border Protection (in this section referred to as the 

10 ‘‘Commissioner’’) shall, in consultation with the 

11 United States Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement 

12 Agency, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

13 seek to send a rapid response team to Haiti— 

14 (A) to assess the short-term and long-term 

15 technical, capacity-building, and training needs 

16 of the authorities of the Government of Haiti 

17 responsible for customs services; and 

18 (B) to provide immediate assistance, as 

19 warranted, particularly with respect to— 

20 (i) reestablishing full capacity for 

21 commercial port operations at the seaport 

22 at Port-au-Prince; 

23 (ii) facilitating trade between the 

24 United States and Haiti under the Carib25 bean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as 

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1 (iii) preventing unlawful trans2 shipment of goods through Haiti to the 

3 United States; and 

4 (iv) otherwise strengthening coopera5 tion between the customs authorities of the 

6 United States, Haiti, and the Dominican 

7 Republic with respect to trade facilitation 

8 and economic development, customs com9 pliance and law enforcement, and efforts to 

10 combat unlawful trafficking in narcotic 

11 drugs and psychotropic substances. 

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

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 

14 shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Fi15 nance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 

16 and Means of the House of Representatives a non17 confidential report summarizing the results of the 

18 assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), includ19 ing— 

20 (A) a description of the short-term and 

21 long-term technical, capacity-building, and 

22 training needs of the authorities of the Govern23 ment of Haiti responsible for customs services, 

24 including a prioritization of immediate infra25 structure needs; 


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1 (B) a multi-year plan for supplying tech2 nical, capacity-building, and training assistance 

3 to those authorities, including specific respon4 sibilities to be undertaken by the support team 

5 authorized by subsection (b); and 

6 (C) a statement of the amount and pur7 pose for which any funds were expended by the 

8 rapid response team in Haiti to administer the 

9 provisions of this section, including any expend10 iture of funds authorized to be appropriated 

11 pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 

12 (b) SUPPORT TEAM.— 

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

14 consultation with other Federal agencies, as appro15 priate, seek to establish a support team in Haiti for 

16 the purpose of helping to meet the short-term and 

17 long-term technical, capacity-building, and training 

18 needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti 

19 responsible for customs services, as described in this 

20 section. 

21 (2) TERMINATION.—The support team author22 ized by paragraph (1) shall terminate on September 

23 30, 2020. 

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

2 appropriated to the United States Customs and Bor3 der Protection Agency, to remain available until ex4 pended— 

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

6 infrastructure needs of the authorities of the 

7 Government of Haiti responsible for customs 

8 services for the purpose of facilitating trade be9 tween the United States and Haiti under the 

10 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as 

11 amended by this Act; and 

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

13 2011 through 2020 for the purpose of main14 taining the support team authorized by sub15 section (b). 

16 (2) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—The 

17 amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph 

18 (1) shall supplement and not supplant any other 

19 funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart20 ment of Homeland Security. 

21 SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

23 Congress that the United States Trade Representative 

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1 ing relationship for the purpose of encouraging those 

2 countries to establish bilateral trade preference programs 

3 with respect to textile and apparel articles produced in 

4 Haiti. 

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

6 that the Commissioner responsible for United States Cus7 toms and Border Protection should, in consultation with 

8 the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary 

9 of Commerce, seek to enter into consultations with rep10 resentatives of countries with which the United States has 

11 a trading relationship for the purpose of preventing the 

12 unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles 

13 from those countries through Haiti. 

14 SEC. 11. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 

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

16 Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘May 14, 

19 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘November 10, 2018’’; and 

20 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘June 

21 7, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘August 17, 2018’’. 

22 SEC. 12. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 

23 TAXES. 

24 (a) SHIFT FROM 2015 TO 2014.—The percentage 

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1 Estimated Tax Shift Act of 2009 in effect on the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act is increased by 0.75 percent3 age points. 

4 (b) SHIFT FROM 2016 TO 2015.—The percentage 

5 under paragraph (2) of section 561 of the Hiring Incen6 tives to Restore Employment Act in effect on the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act is increased by 0.75 percentage 

8 points. 

9 SEC. 13. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

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

11 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

12 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

13 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

14 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

15 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro16 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

17 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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