I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2659 
To authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2015 
Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Mr. POLIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from 
Nepal. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nepal Trade Pref-
erences Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that it should be an objec-
tive of the United States to use trade policies and trade 
agreements to contribute to the reduction of poverty and 
the elimination of hunger. 
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SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may authorize the 
provision of preferential treatment under this Act to arti-
cles that are imported directly from Nepal into the cus-
toms territory of the United States pursuant to section 
4 if the President determines— 
(1) that Nepal meets the requirements set forth 
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 104(a) of 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 
3703(a)); and 
(2) after taking into account the factors set 
forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (c) 
of section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2462), that Nepal meets the eligibility requirements 
of such section 502. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF 
PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT; MANDATORY
GRADUA-
TION.—The provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of sec-
tion 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) shall 
apply with respect to Nepal to the same extent and in the 
same manner as such provisions apply with respect to ben-
eficiary developing countries under title V of that Act (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.). 
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SEC. 4. ELIGIBLE ARTICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An article described in subsection 
(b) may enter the customs territory of the United States 
free of duty. 
(b) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An article is described in 
this subsection if— 
(A)(i) the article is the growth, product, or 
manufacture of Nepal; and 
(ii) in the case of a textile or apparel arti-
cle, Nepal is the country of origin of the article, 
as determined under section 102.21 of title 19, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act); 
(B) the article is imported directly from 
Nepal into the customs territory of the United 
States; 
(C) the article is classified under any of 
the following subheadings of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act): 
4202.11.00 .....................
4202.22.60 .....................
4202.92.08 
4202.12.20 .....................
4202.22.70 .....................
4202.92.15 
4202.12.40 .....................
4202.22.80 .....................
4202.92.20 
4202.12.60 .....................
4202.29.50 .....................
4202.92.30 
4202.12.80 .....................
4202.29.90 .....................
4202.92.45 
4202.21.60 .....................
4202.31.60 .....................
4202.92.60 
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4202.21.90 .....................
4202.32.40 .....................
4202.92.90 
4202.22.15 .....................
4202.32.80 .....................
4202.99.90 
4202.22.40 .....................
4202.32.95 .....................
4203.29.50 
4202.22.45 .....................
4202.91.00 .....................
5701.10.90 .....................
5702.91.30 .....................
5703.10.80 
5702.31.20 .....................
5702.91.40 .....................
5703.90.00 
5702.49.20 .....................
5702.92.90 .....................
5705.00.20 
5702.50.40 .....................
5702.99.15 .....................
5702.50.59 .....................
5703.10.20 .....................
6117.10.60 .....................
6214.20.00 .....................
6217.10.85 
6117.80.85 .....................
6214.40.00 .....................
6301.90.00 
6214.10.10 .....................
6214.90.00 .....................
6308.00.00 
6214.10.20 .....................
6216.00.80 .....................
6504.00.90 .....................
6505.00.30 .....................
6505.00.90 
6505.00.08 .....................
6505.00.40 .....................
6506.99.30 
6505.00.15 .....................
6505.00.50 .....................
6506.99.60 
6505.00.20 .....................
6505.00.60 .....................
6505.00.25 .....................
6505.00.80 .....................
(D) the President determines, after receiv-
ing the advice of the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission in accordance with 
section 503(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2463(e)), that the article is not import- 
sensitive in the context of imports from Nepal; 
and 
(E) subject to paragraph (3), the sum of 
the cost or value of the materials produced in, 
and the direct costs of processing operations 
performed in, Nepal or the customs territory of 
the United States is not less than 35 percent of 
the appraised value of the article at the time it 
is entered. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—An article shall not be treat-
ed as the growth, product, or manufacture of Nepal 
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