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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1106 

To extend the additional duty on ethanol, to require an investigation into 

certain ethanol imports, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 12, 2007 

Mr. THUNE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To extend the additional duty on ethanol, to require an 

investigation into certain ethanol imports, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ethanol Tariff Exten5 sion and Caribbean Basin Initiative Investigation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY ON ETHANOL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subheading 9901.00.50 of the 

8 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘1/1/2009’’ in the effective period 

10 column and inserting ‘‘1/1/2011’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 

3 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 3. STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF ETHANOL FROM 

6 CERTAIN CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

9 Treasury shall conduct a study into the source and quan10 tity of ethanol, classifiable under subheading 9901.00.50 

11 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 

12 that is imported into the United States from any country 

13 that is designated as a beneficiary country under the Car14 ibbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et 

15 seq.). 

16 (b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study required by 

17 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

18 (1) An identification of all countries that are 

19 not beneficiary countries designated under the Car20 ibbean Basin Economic Recovery Act that produce 

21 ethanol that is imported duty-free into the United 

22 States through a country that is a beneficiary coun23 try under such Act. 

24 (2) A determination of the quantity of ethanol 

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1 free into the United States through a country that 

2 is a beneficiary country under such Act. 

3 (3) Projections of the potential production ca4 pacity of all of the countries designated as bene5 ficiary countries under such Act to dehydrate and 

6 export ethanol that originates in countries that are 

7 not beneficiary countries designated under such Act. 

8 The projections shall be made without regard to any 

9 import quotas relating to such beneficiary countries. 

10 (4) A determination of the impact on the do11 mestic and international marketplace of duty-free 

12 treatment for ethanol imported from countries des13 ignated as beneficiary countries under such Act with 

14 and without the current import quotas. 

15 (5) A determination of the economic impact on 

16 countries designated as beneficiary countries under 

17 such Act if ethanol were not provided duty-free 

18 treatment and whether a stable political and eco19 nomic climate would exist in the Caribbean region if 

20 duty-free treatment were not provided for ethanol. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the Sec22 retary concludes the study described in subsection (b), the 

23 Secretary shall report to Congress on the results of that 

24 study, including the Secretary’s conclusions regarding— 


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1 (1) the quantity of ethanol being passed 

2 through countries that are designated as beneficiary 

3 countries under the Caribbean Economic Recovery 

4 Act; 

5 (2) where that ethanol originates; 

6 (3) what the potential production capacity is for 

7 countries in the Caribbean region to act as a conduit 

8 for foreign ethanol if the current quota system is 

9 eliminated; 

10 (4) what the economic impact on the domestic 

11 ethanol industry would be if the quota were elimi12 nated; and 

13 (5) whether the current duty-free treatment 

14 contributes to the political and economic stability of 

15 the Caribbean Basin region. 

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