II 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3275 

To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to provide customs 

support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 28, 2010 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Program Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

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

9 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the worst earthquake to 

10 affect Haiti in recorded history. Aftershocks from 


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1 the earthquake, measuring up to 6.0 on the Richter 

2 scale, continued for days afterwards. 

3 (2) The earthquake has devastated Haiti’s in4 frastructure, including homes, offices, factories, 

5 roads, ports, communications, and other facilities. 

6 The loss of life attributable to the earthquake was 

7 massive. 

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

9 poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, ranking 

10 149 out of 182 countries according to the United 

11 Nation’s Human Development Index. 

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

13 and people of Haiti had taken important steps for14 ward to promote economic growth and development, 

15 including making strides towards establishing a com16 petitive apparel sector. 

17 (5) United States trade preference programs, 

18 including the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

19 Act (as amended by the United States-Caribbean 

20 Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemi21 spheric Opportunity through Partnership Encour22 agement Act of 2006 (‘‘HOPE Act’’), and the Hai23 tian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership 

24 Encouragement Act of 2008 (‘‘HOPE II Act’’)), 

25 which extend duty-free tariff treatment to certain 


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1 apparel produced in Haiti, have made an important 

2 contribution to Haiti’s economic development efforts. 

3 (6) However, the Haitian apparel sector has 

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

5 A number of apparel factories based in and around 

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

7 the collapse of one major apparel factory that had 

8 employed nearly 4,000 workers. 

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

10 the apparel trade has been badly damaged. And ex11 tensive damage to roads has made it difficult to 

12 transport apparel to the Dominican Republic for 

13 shipment from ports in that country. 

14 (8) According to estimates by the Department 

15 of Commerce, imports of apparel articles from Haiti 

16 to the United States in 2010 have decreased by 43 

17 percent as compared to the same period in 2009. 

18 (9) The earthquake has increased significantly 

19 the costs and uncertainty of doing business in Haiti. 

20 A strong and unequivocal commitment from the 

21 United States is needed to help Haiti offset these 

22 costs and preserve the gains made under United 

23 States trade preference programs, and to encourage 

24 buyers and investors to stand with Haiti through 

25 this crisis. 


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1 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RE2 COVERY ACT. 

3 The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 

4 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) in section 213(b)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

7 (i) in clause (iii)— 

8 (I) in subclause (II)(cc), by strik9 ing ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

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

12 striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 

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

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

15 and inserting ‘‘18’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2020’’; and 

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

20 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

21 SEC. 4. APPAREL AND OTHER ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CER22 TAIN ASSEMBLY RULES. 

23 (a) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 

24 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

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

26 end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(F) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTI2 CLES.— 

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

4 articles described in clause (ii) that is 

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

6 Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fab7 ric components, components knit-to-shape, 

8 or yarns and is imported directly from 

9 Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall 

10 enter the United States free of duty, with11 out regard to the source of the fabric, fab12 ric components, components knit-to-shape, 

13 or yarns from which the article is made. 

14 ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel 

15 articles described in this clause are apparel 

16 articles in the following category numbers 

17 that fall within the following statistical re18 porting numbers of the HTS (as in effect 

19 on the day before the date of the enact20 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 


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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 

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 


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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 

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 


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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 

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

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

9 ‘‘(G) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the made11 up textile articles described in clauses (ii) 

12 and (iii) that is wholly assembled, or knit13 to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of 

14 fabrics, fabric components, components 

15 knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported di16 rectly from Haiti or the Dominican Repub17 lic shall enter the United States free of 

18 duty, without regard to the source of the 


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1 fabric, fabric components, components 

2 knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the ar3 ticle is made. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Made5 up textile articles described in this clause 

6 are articles in the following category num7 bers that fall within the following statis8 tical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in 

9 effect on the day before the date of the en10 actment of this subparagraph): 

‘‘Category Number HTS Statistical 

Reporting Number 

362 6304.11.1000 

6304.19.0500 

6304.19.1000 

9404.90.8020 

9404.90.8505 

363 6302.60.0020 

6302.91.0015 

6302.91.0035 

6302.91.0045 

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 

5601.21.0090 

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 


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6301.30.0010 

6305.20.0000 

6307.10.1020 

6307.10.1090 

6406.10.7700 

9404.90.1000 

9404.90.9505 

396 5601.10.1000 

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 

469 6304.19.3040 

6304.91.0050 

6304.99.1500 

6304.99.6010 

5601.29.0020 

6302.39.0010 

489 6406.10.9020 

665 5702.31.1000 

5702.31.2000 

5701.90.1030 

5701.90.2030 

5702.32.1000 

5702.32.2000 

5702.42.2090 

5702.50.5200 

5702.92.1000 

5702.92.9000 

5703.20.1000 

5703.30.2000 

5703.30.8030 

5703.30.8080 

5704.10.0090 

5705.00.2030 

666 6304.11.2000 

6304.91.0040 

6304.93.0000 

6304.99.6020 

9404.90.8522 

6301.30.0020 

6301.40.0010 

6301.40.0020 


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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 

6305.32.0010 

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 

9404.90.8536 

5601.29.0090 

6301.90.0030 

6305.90.0000 

6406.10.9060 

900 5601.29.0010 

5701.90.2010 

6301.90.0020 

5701.90.2010 

1 ‘‘(iii) OTHER ARTICLES DESCRIBED.— 

2 Made-up textile articles described in this 

3 clause are articles that fall within the fol4 lowing statistical reporting numbers of the 

5 HTS (as in effect on the day before the 

6 date of the enactment of this subpara7 graph): 

8 ‘‘(I) 5703.20.2000. 

9 ‘‘(II) 6406.10.9090. 

10 ‘‘(III) 9404.90.8523. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) 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 SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVELS; 

6 VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANS7 SHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI8 CLES. 

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

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

11 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat14 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

15 in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat16 ment’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘11’’; and 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat21 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

22 in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat23 ment’’; and 

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

25 ‘‘11’’; and 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(2A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WOVEN AR4 TICLES AND CERTAIN KNIT ARTICLES ENTERED

5 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND SUCCEEDING 1-YEAR

6 PERIODS.— 

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

8 subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subject to sub9 paragraph (D), if 52,000,000 square meter 

10 equivalents of apparel articles described in 

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

12 United States during the 1-year period begin13 ning October 1, 2009, or any of the succeeding 

14 1-year periods, the President shall extend the 

15 preferential treatment described in paragraph 

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

17 not more than 200,000,000 square meter 

18 equivalents of apparel articles described in 

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

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

21 publish notice of the extension in the Federal 

22 Register. 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of ap2 parel articles described in clause (ii), sub3 paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub4 stituting ‘70,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

5 ‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DE6 SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 

7 this clause are apparel articles described in 

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

9 ‘‘(I) CATEGORY 347.—Apparel ar10 ticles in category 347 that fall within 

11 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): 

‘‘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 

15 ‘‘(II) CATEGORY 348.—Apparel 

16 articles in category 348 that fall with17 in the following statistical reporting 

18 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

19 the day before the date of the enact20 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 

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6204.62.4003 .............. 6204.62.4066 .................

6204.62.4006 .............. 6204.69.6010 .................

1 ‘‘(III) CATEGORY 647.—Apparel 

2 articles in category 647 that fall with3 in the following statistical reporting 

4 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

5 the day before the date of the enact6 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 .................

7 ‘‘(IV) CATEGORY 648.—Apparel 

8 articles in category 648 that fall with9 in the following statistical reporting 

10 numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 

11 the day before the date of the enact12 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 

6204.63.3090 .............. 6204.69.2560 ................. 6217.90.9060 

13 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN KNIT ARTI14 CLES.— 

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1 paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub2 stituting ‘85,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 

3 ‘‘(ii) APPAREL ARTICLES DE4 SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 

5 this clause are apparel articles described in 

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

7 following statistical reporting numbers of 

8 the HTS (as in effect on the day before 

9 the date of the enactment of this para10 graph), other than shirts with plackets and 

11 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 .................

12 ‘‘(D) VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO

13 TRANSSHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI14 CLES.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

16 April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1 

17 of each year, the Commissioner responsible 

18 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

19 shall verify that apparel articles imported 

20 into the United States under this para21 graph are not being unlawfully trans22 shipped (within the meaning of subsection 

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1 ‘‘(ii) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—If the 

2 Commissioner determines pursuant to 

3 clause (i) that apparel articles imported 

4 into the United States under this para5 graph are being unlawfully transshipped 

6 into the United States, the Commissioner 

7 shall report that determination to the 

8 President. 

9 ‘‘(iii) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE QUAN10 TITATIVE LIMITATION.—If, in any 1-year 

11 period with respect to which the President 

12 extends preferential treatment as described 

13 in this paragraph, the Commissioner re14 ports to the President pursuant to clause 

15 (ii) regarding unlawful transshipments, the 

16 President— 

17 ‘‘(I) may modify the quantitative 

18 limitation under this paragraph as the 

19 President considers appropriate to ac20 count for such transshipments; and 

21 ‘‘(II) if the President modifies 

22 the limitation under subclause (I), 

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1 ‘‘(E) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this para2 graph, the term ‘category’ means the number 

3 assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel 

4 Category System of the Office of Textiles and 

5 Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as 

6 listed in the HTS under the applicable heading 

7 or subheading (as in effect on the day before 

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

9 SEC. 6. EARNED IMPORT ALLOWANCE RULE. 

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

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

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

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

14 Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re15 covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a), as amended by this Act, 

16 is further amended— 

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

18 and inserting the following: 

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

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

21 1-year period beginning on December 20, 2006.’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

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1 tial applicable 1-year period and any 1-year pe2 riod thereafter’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (i) in clause (i)— 

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

6 year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial 

7 applicable 1-year period and any 1- 

8 year period thereafter’’; and 

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

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

11 year period’’; 

12 (ii) in clause (iv)(II)— 

13 (I) in the subclause heading, by 

14 striking ‘‘APPLICABLE’’; 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘In each of the 

16 second, third, fourth, and fifth appli17 cable 1-year periods’’ and inserting 

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

19 applicable 1-year period’’; and 

20 (III) by striking ‘‘applicable 1- 

21 year period’’ each place it appears and 

22 inserting ‘‘1-year period’’; 

23 (iii) in clause (v)(I)— 

24 (I) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘, 

25 the second applicable 1-year period, 


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1 and the third applicable 1-year pe2 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘and the suc3 ceeding 8 1-year periods’’; 

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

5 fourth applicable 1-year period’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘the 1-year period beginning 

7 on December 20, 2015, and the 1- 

8 year period beginning on December 

9 20, 2016’’; and 

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

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

12 and inserting ‘‘the 1-year period be13 ginning on December 20, 2017’’; and 

14 (iv) in clause (vi)— 

15 (I) in subclause (II)— 

16 (aa) by striking ‘‘any appli17 cable 1-year period’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘the initial applicable 1-year 

19 period or any 1-year period 

20 thereafter’’; and 

21 (bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 

22 1-year period’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘1-year pe24 riod’’; and 

25 (II) in subclause (III)— 


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

2 ‘‘an applicable 1-year period’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘the initial applica4 ble 1-year period or any 1-year 

5 period thereafter’’; and 

6 (bb) by striking ‘‘applicable 

7 1-year period’’ each place it ap8 pears and inserting ‘‘1-year pe9 riod’’; and 

10 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘applicable 1-year peri12 ods’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year periods’’; 

13 (ii) by striking the table and inserting 

14 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.’’; 

15 and 

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

17 last day of the fifth applicable 1-year pe18 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘December 19, 2018’’. 

19 SEC. 8. WIRE HARNESSES. 

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

21 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703A(c)) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. CUSTOMS SUPPORT SERVICES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

3 (1) RAPID RESPONSE TEAM.—The Commis4 sioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border 

5 Protection (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Com6 missioner’’) shall, in consultation with the United 

7 States Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement Agency, 

8 and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, seek to 

9 send a rapid response team to Haiti— 

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

11 technical, capacity-building, and training needs 

12 of the authorities of the Government of Haiti 

13 responsible for customs services; and 

14 (B) to provide immediate assistance, as 

15 warranted, particularly with respect to— 

16 (i) reestablishing full capacity for 

17 commercial port operations at the seaport 

18 at Port-au-Prince; 

19 (ii) facilitating trade between the 

20 United States and Haiti under the Carib21 bean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as 

22 amended by this Act; 

23 (iii) preventing unlawful trans24 shipment of goods through Haiti to the 

25 United States; and 


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1 (iv) otherwise strengthening coopera2 tion between the customs authorities of the 

3 United States, Haiti, and the Dominican 

4 Republic with respect to trade facilitation 

5 and economic development, customs com6 pliance and law enforcement, and efforts to 

7 combat unlawful trafficking in narcotic 

8 drugs and psychotropic substances. 

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

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 

11 shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Fi12 nance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 

13 and Means of the House of Representatives a non14 confidential report summarizing the results of the 

15 assessment required by paragraph (1)(A), includ16 ing— 

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

18 long-term technical, capacity-building, and 

19 training needs of the authorities of the Govern20 ment of Haiti responsible for customs services, 

21 including a prioritization of immediate infra22 structure needs; 

23 (B) a multi-year plan for supplying tech24 nical, capacity-building, and training assistance 

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1 sibilities to be undertaken by the support team 

2 authorized by subsection (b); and 

3 (C) a statement of the amount and pur4 pose for which any funds were expended by the 

5 rapid response team in Haiti to administer the 

6 provisions of this section, including any expend7 iture of funds authorized to be appropriated 

8 pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 

9 (b) SUPPORT TEAM.— 

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

11 consultation with other Federal agencies, as appro12 priate, seek to establish a support team in Haiti for 

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

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

15 needs of the authorities of the Government of Haiti 

16 responsible for customs services, as described in this 

17 section. 

18 (2) TERMINATION.—The support team author19 ized by paragraph (1) shall terminate on September 

20 30, 2020. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

23 appropriated to the U.S. Customs and Border Pro24 tection Agency, to remain available until expended— 


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

2 infrastructure needs of the authorities of the 

3 Government of Haiti responsible for customs 

4 services for the purpose of facilitating trade be5 tween the United States and Haiti under the 

6 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as 

7 amended by this Act; and 

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

9 2011 through 2020 for the purpose of main10 taining the support team authorized by sub11 section (b). 

12 (2) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—The 

13 amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraph 

14 (1) shall supplement and not supplant any other 

15 funds authorized to be appropriated to the Depart16 ment of Homeland Security. 

17 SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

19 Congress that the United States Trade Representative 

20 should seek to enter into consultations with representa21 tives of countries with which the United States has a trad22 ing relationship for the purpose of encouraging those 

23 countries to establish bilateral trade preference programs 

24 with respect to textile and apparel articles produced in 

25 Haiti. 


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

2 that the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and 

3 Border Protection should, in consultation with the United 

4 States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Com5 merce, seek to enter into consultations with representa6 tives of countries with which the United States has a trad7 ing relationship for the purpose of preventing the unlawful 

8 transshipment of textile and apparel articles from those 

9 countries through Haiti. 

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