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‘‘(D) Haiti agrees to cooperate fully with 
the United States to address and take action 
necessary to prevent circumvention as provided 
in Article 5 of the Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing. 
‘‘(E) Haiti agrees to require all producers 
and exporters of articles described in subsection 
(b) in that country to maintain complete 
records of the production and the export of 
such articles, including materials used in the 
production, for at least 5 years after the pro-
duction or export (as the case may be). 
‘‘(F) Haiti agrees to report, on a timely 
basis, at the request of the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection, documentation estab-
lishing the country of origin of articles de-
scribed in subsection (b) as used by that coun-
try in implementing an effective visa system. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF TRANSSHIPMENT.—Trans-
shipment within the meaning of this subsection has 
occurred when preferential treatment for a textile or 
apparel article under this section has been claimed 
on the basis of material false information concerning 
the country of origin, manufacture, processing, or 
assembly of the article or any of its components. For 
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purposes of this paragraph, false information is ma-
terial if disclosure of the true information would 
mean or would have meant that the article is or was 
ineligible for preferential treatment under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The President shall issue regu-
lations to carry out this section not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Haitian Hemi-
spheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement 
Act of 2006. The President shall consult with the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate in pre-
paring such regulations.’’. 
SEC. 5003. ITC STUDY. 
The International Trade Commission shall, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, submit a report to Congress on the effects of the 
amendments made by this Act on the trade markets and 
industries, involving textile and apparel articles, of Haiti, 
the countries described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 
213A(b)(2)(C) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (as added by section 5002 of this Act), and the United 
States. 
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SEC. 5004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERPRETATION OF 
TEXTILE AND APPAREL PROVISIONS FOR 
HAITI. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the executive 
branch, particularly the Committee for the Implementa-
tion of Textile Agreements (CITA), the Bureau of Cus-
toms and Border Protection of the Department of Home-
land Security, and the Department of Commerce, should 
interpret, implement, and enforce the provisions of section 
213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, 
as added by section 5002 of this Act, relating to pref-
erential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly 
in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for 
imports of such articles from Haiti. 
SEC. 5005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CBI.—Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v) of the Caribbean 
Basin 
Economic 
Recovery 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
2703(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(III) If the President determines 
that any fabric or yarn was determined to 
be eligible for preferential treatment under 
subclause (I) on the basis of fraud, the 
President is authorized to remove that des-
ignation from that fabric or yarn with re-
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spect to articles entered after such re-
moval.’’. 
(b) ATPA.—Section 204(b)(3)(B) of the Andean 
Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3202(b)(3)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(viii) REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION OF 
FABRICS
OR
YARNS
NOT
AVAILABLE
IN 
COMMERCIAL
QUANTITIES.—If the Presi-
dent determines that any fabric or yarn 
was determined to be eligible for pref-
erential treatment under clause (i)(III) or 
(ii) on the basis of fraud, the President is 
authorized to remove that designation from 
that fabric or yarn with respect to articles 
entered after such removal.’’. 
SEC. 5006. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—AFRICAN GROWTH 
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be referred to as the ‘‘Africa Invest-
ment Incentive Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 6002. PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF APPAREL PROD-
UCTS OF LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 112 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subsection (c), the’’ ; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(1) PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS 
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012.— 
‘‘(A) PRODUCTS COVERED.—In addition to 
the products described in subsection (b), and 
subject to paragraph (2), the preferential treat-
ment described in subsection (a) shall apply 
through September 30, 2012, to apparel articles 
wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly 
assembled, or both, in one or more lesser devel-
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