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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 503 

To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to extend trade 

preferences for certain articles imported from Haiti and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

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

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to 

extend trade preferences for certain articles imported 

from 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 ‘‘Haitian Partnership 

5 Renewal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE PREFERENCES FOR HAITI. 

7 (a) SPECIAL RULES FOR HAITI.— 

8 (1) APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE ARTI9 CLES.—Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin 

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1 Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) is 

2 amended— 

3 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I)(cc), by 

5 striking ‘‘2017.’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, and 

6 in each succeeding 1-year period there7 after.’’; and 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘11’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘December 19, 

11 2018.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 19, 

12 2030.’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik15 ing ‘‘11 succeeding 1-year periods,’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘succeeding 1-year periods 

17 through September 30, 2030,’’; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik19 ing ‘‘11 succeeding 1-year periods,’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘succeeding 1-year periods 

21 through September 30, 2030,’’. 

22 (2) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULES.—Section 

23 213A(h) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

24 Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(h)) is amended— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 

2 subsection (b)(1), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020.’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030.’’. 

6 (b) IMPORT-SENSITIVE ARTICLES.— 

7 (1) TRANSITION PERIOD TREATMENT OF CER8 TAIN TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 

9 213(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 

10 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking ‘‘Sep13 tember 30, 2020.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

14 30, 2030.’’; and 

15 (B) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking 

16 ‘‘September 30, 2020.’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep17 tember 30, 2030.’’. 

18 (2) TRANSITION PERIOD TREATMENT OF CER19 TAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 

20 213(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II) of the Caribbean Basin Eco21 nomic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 

22 2703(b)(2)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘18’’. 

23 (3) EXTENSION OF TRANSITION PERIOD.—Sec24 tion 213(b)(5)(D)(i) of the Caribbean Basin Eco25 nomic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(5)(D)(i)) is 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020;’’ and in2 serting ‘‘September 30, 2030;’’. 

3 SEC. 3. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT OF FOOTWEAR. 

4 Section 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 

5 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(H) FOOTWEAR.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any article, other 

9 than an article described in clause (ii), that 

10 undergoes a change in Haiti to being clas11 sifiable under heading 6401, 6402, 6403, 

12 6404, or 6405 of the HTS from being clas13 sifiable under any other heading of the 

14 HTS and is imported directly from Haiti 

15 or the Dominican Republic shall enter the 

16 United States free of duty, without regard 

17 to the source of the components from 

18 which the article is made. 

19 ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Articles 

20 described in this clause are articles classifi21 able under subheading 6401.10.00, 

22 6401.92.90, 6401.99.10, 6401.99.30, 

23 6401.99.60, 6401.99.90, 6402.91.10, 

24 6402.91.20, 6402.91.26, 6402.91.50, 

25 6402.91.80, 6402.91.90, 6402.99.08, 

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1 6402.99.16, 6402.99.19, 6402.99.33, 

2 6402.99.80, 6402.99.90, 6403.91.60, 

3 6403.91.90, 6403.99.60, 6403.99.90, 

4 6404.11.90, or 6404.19.20 of the HTS.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS. 

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

7 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(c)) is amended to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) WIRE HARNESS AUTOMOTIVE COMPO11 NENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any wire harness 

13 automotive component that is the product or 

14 manufacture of Haiti and is imported directly 

15 from Haiti into the customs territory of the 

16 United States shall enter the United States free 

17 of duty until September 30, 2030, if Haiti has 

18 met the requirements of subsection (d) and if 

19 the sum of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the cost or value of the materials 

21 produced in Haiti or one or more countries 

22 described in subsection (b)(2)(C), or any 

23 combination thereof, plus 

24 ‘‘(ii) the direct costs of processing op25 erations (as defined in section 213(a)(3)) 

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1 performed in Haiti or the United States, 

2 or both, 

3 is not less than 35 percent of the declared cus4 toms value of such wire harness automotive 

5 component. 

6 ‘‘(B) WIRE HARNESS AUTOMOTIVE COMPO7 NENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this sub8 section, the term ‘wire harness automotive com9 ponent’ means any article provided for in sub10 heading 8544.30.00 of the HTS, as in effect on 

11 December 20, 2006. 

12 ‘‘(2) TRAVEL GOODS.—Any article classifiable 

13 under subheading 4202.11, 4202.19, 4202.21, 

14 4202.29, 4202.31, 4202.39, 4202.91, or 4202.99 of 

15 the HTS that undergoes a change in Haiti to being 

16 classifiable under that subheading from being classi17 fiable under a chapter of the HTS other than chap18 ter 42 and is imported directly from Haiti or the 

19 Dominican Republic shall enter the United States 

20 free of duty, without regard to the source of the 

21 components from which the article is made. 

22 ‘‘(3) LEATHER WEARING APPAREL.—Any arti23 cle classifiable under subheading 4203.10.40, 

24 4203.29.08, or 4203.29.18 of the HTS that under25 goes a change in Haiti to being classifiable under 

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1 that subheading from being classifiable under a 

2 chapter of the HTS other than chapter 42 and is 

3 imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Re4 public shall enter the United States free of duty, 

5 without regard to the source of the components from 

6 which the article is made. 

7 ‘‘(4) LAMPS, LIGHTING, AND OTHER ELEC8 TRICAL COMPONENTS.—Any article classifiable 

9 under subheading 8536.30, 8539.10, 8539.49, 

10 9032.10, 9405.10, 9405.20, 9405.30, 9405.40, 

11 9405.50, 9405.60, 9405.91, 9405.92, or 9405.99 of 

12 the HTS that undergoes a change in Haiti to being 

13 classifiable under that subheading from being classi14 fiable under any other chapter of the HTS and is 

15 imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Re16 public shall enter the United States free of duty.’’. 

17 SEC. 5. CONTINUING COMPLIANCE. 

18 Section 213A(d)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 

19 Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(d)(3)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘terminate’’ and inserting ‘‘terminate, in whole 

21 or in part,’’. 

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