I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4340 
To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) (both by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
Agreement. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO, THE AGREEMENT
Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the Agreement. 
Sec. 102. Relationship of the agreement to United States and State law. 
Sec. 103. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force and initial 
regulations. 
Sec. 104. Consultation and layover provisions for, and effective date of, pro-
claimed actions. 
Sec. 105. Administration of dispute settlement proceedings. 
Sec. 106. Effective dates; effect of termination. 
TITLE II—CUSTOMS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Tariff modifications. 
Sec. 202. Rules of origin. 
Sec. 203. Customs user fees. 
Sec. 204. Enforcement relating to trade in textile and apparel goods. 
Sec. 205. Regulations. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM IMPORTS 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports Benefiting From the Agreement 
Sec. 311. Commencing of action for relief. 
Sec. 312. Commission action on petition. 
Sec. 313. Provision of relief. 
Sec. 314. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 315. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 316. Confidential business information. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures 
Sec. 321. Commencement of action for relief. 
Sec. 322. Determination and provision of relief. 
Sec. 323. Period of relief. 
Sec. 324. Articles exempt from relief. 
Sec. 325. Rate after termination of import relief. 
Sec. 326. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 327. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 328. Confidential business information. 
TITLE IV—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 401. Eligible products. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade 
Agreement between the United States and Bahrain 
entered into under the authority of section 2103(b)
of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 
2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b)); 
(2) to strengthen and develop economic rela-
tions between the United States and Bahrain for 
their mutual benefit; 
(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations 
through the reduction and elimination of barriers to 
trade in goods and services; and 
(4) to lay the foundation for further coopera-
tion to expand and enhance the benefits of such 
Agreement. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agree-
ment approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1). 
(2) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 
(3) TEXTILE
OR
APPAREL
GOOD.—The term 
‘‘textile or apparel good’’ means a good listed in the 
Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)).
TITLE 
I—APPROVAL 
OF, 
AND 
GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
RE-
LATING TO, THE AGREEMENT 
SEC. 101. APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE 
AGREEMENT. 
(a) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT AND STATEMENT OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.—Pursuant to section 2105 of 
the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 
(19 U.S.C. 3805) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191), Congress approves— 
(1) the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
Agreement entered into on September 14, 2004, 
with Bahrain and submitted to Congress on Novem-
ber 16, 2005; and 
(2) the statement of administrative action pro-
posed to implement the Agreement that was sub-
mitted to Congress on November 16, 2005. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE 
AGREEMENT.—At such time as the President determines 
that Bahrain has taken measures necessary to bring it 
into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement 
that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement 
enters into force, the President is authorized to exchange 
notes with the Government of Bahrain providing for the
entry into force, on or after January 1, 2006, of the 
Agreement with respect to the United States. 
SEC. 102. RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED 
STATES AND STATE LAW. 
(a) RELATIONSHIP
OF AGREEMENT
TO UNITED 
STATES LAW.— 
(1) UNITED STATES LAW TO PREVAIL IN CON-
FLICT.—No provision of the Agreement, nor the ap-
plication of any such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the 
United States shall have effect. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed— 
(A) to amend or modify any law of the 
United States; or 
(B) to limit any authority conferred under 
any law of the United States, 
unless specifically provided for in this Act. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP
OF
AGREEMENT
TO
STATE 
LAW.— 
(1) LEGAL CHALLENGE.—No State law, or the 
application thereof, may be declared invalid as to 
any person or circumstance on the ground that the 
provision or application is inconsistent with the 
Agreement, except in an action brought by the