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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3904 

To extend the generalized system of preferences program under the Trade 

Act of 1974, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to extend 

certain trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity 

Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 

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

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To extend the generalized system of preferences program 

under the Trade Act of 1974, to extend the Andean 

Trade Preference Act, to extend certain trade preferences 

under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, 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 ‘‘Emergency Trade Pro5 gram Extension Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating 

2 to the generalized system of preferences), the Ande3 an Trade Preference Act, and the African Growth 

4 and Opportunity Act have played an important role 

5 in advancing United States trade policy goals, pro6 viding important benefits to United States workers, 

7 farmers, and businesses, and helping to trigger sus8 tainable economic growth in developing countries for 

9 more than 30 years. 

10 (2) A key United States trade policy goal relat11 ing to the future of these programs is to ensure that 

12 they continue to meet their stated goals; and, in par13 ticular, in regard to the African Growth and Oppor14 tunity Act, that it provide the continuity, stability, 

15 and predictability necessary to establish by 2020 a 

16 stable and globally competitive textile and apparel 

17 industry in Africa. 

18 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF19 ERENCES. 

20 Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

21 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT. 

2 Section 208 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 

3 U.S.C. 3206) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘2008’’. 

5 SEC. 5. AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

6 (a) PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF APPAREL ARTI7 CLES.—Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the African Growth and 

8 Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)) is amended— 

9 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘2008’’; 

11 (2) in clause (ii)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub13 clause (III); 

14 (B) in subclause (IV)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘1.6071 percent’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘3.2143 percent’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

18 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(V) 3.5 percent for the 1-year 

21 period beginning October 1, 2007.’’; 

22 (3) in clause (iii)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub24 clause (II); 

25 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

26 subclause (III) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(IV) Mauritius.’’; and 

3 (4) by striking clause (iv). 

4 (b) HEARINGS.—The Committee on Ways and Means 

5 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

6 Finance of the Senate shall conduct hearings in the 110th 

7 Congress on— 

8 (1) the future of trade preference programs 

9 under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the 

10 Andean Trade Preference Act, the Caribbean Basin 

11 Economic Recovery Act, and title V of the Trade 

12 Act of 1974 (relating to the generalized system of 

13 preferences); 

14 (2) the efficacy of those trade preference pro15 grams, including the impact of product exclusions 

16 and rules of origin in promoting trade with bene17 ficiary countries; and 

18 (3) the relationship of those trade preference 

19 programs to negotiations in the World Trade Orga20 nization Doha Development Agenda, including nego21 tiations toward liberalized trade in goods and serv22 ices and enhanced opportunities for the least devel23 oped countries. 

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