spect to an article, the 6-digit subheading or 10-digit 
statistical reporting number under which the article 
is classified in the HTS. 
(2) DOBBY WOVEN FABRIC.—The term ‘‘dobby 
woven fabric’’ means fabric, other than jacquard 
fabric, woven with the use of a dobby attachment 
that raises or lowers the warp threads during the 
weaving process to create patterns including, stripes, 
and checks and similar designs. 
(3) ENTERED.—The term ‘‘entered’’ means en-
tered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consump-
tion, in the customs territory of the United States. 
(4) HTS.—The term ‘‘HTS’’ means the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 
(5) KNIT-TO-SHAPE.—An article is ‘‘knit-to 
shape’’ if 50 percent or more of the exterior surface 
area of the article is formed by major parts that 
have been knitted or crocheted directly to the shape 
used in the article, with no consideration being given 
to patch pockets, applique´s, or the like. Minor cut-
ting, trimming, or sewing of those major parts shall 
not affect the determination of whether an article is 
‘‘knit-to-shape’’. 
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(6) WHOLLY ASSEMBLED.—An article is ‘‘whol-
ly assembled’’ in the Philippines or the United 
States if— 
(A) all components of the article pre-ex-
isted in essentially the same condition as the 
components exist in the finished article and the 
components were combined to form the finished 
article in the Philippines or the United States; 
and 
(B) the article is comprised of at least 2 
components. 
(7) WHOLLY
FORMED.—A yarn is ‘‘wholly 
formed in the United States’’ if all of the yarn form-
ing and finishing operations, starting with the extru-
sion of filaments, strips, film, or sheet, and including 
slitting a film or sheet into strip, or the spinning of 
all fibers into yarn, or both, and ending with a fin-
ished yarn or plied yarn, takes place in the United 
States. 
SEC. 4. TRADE BENEFITS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE APPAREL ARTICLE.—For purposes of 
this section, an eligible apparel article is any one of the 
following: 
(1) Men’s and boys’ cotton shirts, T-shirts and 
tank tops (other than underwear T-shirts and tank 
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tops), pullovers, sweatshirts, tops, and similar arti-
cles classifiable under subheading 6105.10, 6105.90, 
6109.10, 6110.20, 6110.90, 6112.11, or 6114.20 of 
the HTS. 
(2) Women’s and girls’ cotton shirts, blouses, 
T-shirts and tank tops (other than underwear T- 
shirts and tank tops), pullovers, sweatshirts, tops, 
and similar articles classifiable under subheading 
6106.10, 6106.90, 6109.10, 6110.20, 6110.90, 
6112.11, 6114.20, or 6117.90 of the HTS. 
(3) Men’s and boys’ cotton trousers, breeches, 
and shorts classifiable under subheading 6103.10, 
6103.42, 6103.49, 6112.11, 6113.00, 6203.19, 
6203.42, 6203.49, 6210.40, 6211.20, 6211.32 of the 
HTS. 
(4) Women’s and girls’ cotton trousers, breech-
es, 
and 
shorts 
classifiable 
under 
subheading 
6104.19, 6104.62, 6104.69, 6112.11, 6113.00, 
6117.90, 6204.12, 6204.19, 6204.62, 6204.69, 
6210.50, 6211.20, 6211.42, or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(5) Men’s and boys’ cotton underpants, briefs, 
underwear-type T-shirts and singlets, thermal under-
shirts, other undershirts, and similar articles classifi-
able under subheading 6107.11, 6109.10, 6207.11, 
or 6207.91 of the HTS. 
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(6) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber underpants, 
briefs, underwear-type T-shirts and singlets, thermal 
undershirts, other undershirts, and similar articles 
classifiable under subheading 6107.12, 6109.90, 
6207.19, or 6207.99 of the HTS. 
(7) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber shirts, T- 
shirts and tank tops (other than underwear T-shirts 
and tank tops), pullovers, sweatshirts, tops, and 
similar 
articles 
classifiable 
under 
subheading 
6105.20, 6105.90, 6110.30, 6110.90, 6112.12, 
6112.19, or 6114.30 of the HTS. 
(8) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber shirts, 
blouses, T-shirts and tank tops (other than under-
wear T-shirts and tank tops), pullovers, sweatshirts, 
tops, and similar articles classifiable under sub-
heading 
6106.20, 
6106.90, 
6110.30, 
6110.90, 
6112.12, 6112.19, 6114.30, or 6117.90 of the HTS. 
(9) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber trousers, 
breeches, and shorts classifiable under subheading 
6103.43, 6103.49, 6112.12, 6112.19, 6112.20, 
6113.00, 6203.43, 6203.49, 6210.40, 6211.20, or 
6211.33 of the HTS. 
(10) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber trou-
sers, breeches, and shorts classifiable under sub-
heading 
6104.63, 
6104.69, 
6112.12, 
6112.19, 
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6112.20, 6113.00, 6117.90, 6204.63, 6204.69, 
6210.50, 6211.20, 6211.43, or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(11) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber shirts 
classifiable under subheading 6205.30, 6205.90, or 
6211.33 of the HTS. 
(12) Cotton brassieres and other body support 
garments classifiable under subheading 6212.10, 
6212.20, or 6212.30 of the HTS. 
(13) Manmade fiber brassieres and other body 
support garments classifiable under subheading 
6212.10, 6212.20, or 6212.30 of the HTS. 
(14) Manmade fiber swimwear classifiable 
under subheading 6112.31, 6112.41, 6211.11, or 
6211.12 of the HTS. 
(15) Cotton swimwear classifiable under sub-
heading 6112.39, 6112.49, 6211.11, or 6211.12 of 
the HTS. 
(16) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber coats, 
overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including 
ski-jackets), windbreakers, padded sleeveless jackets 
with attachments for sleeves, and similar articles 
classifiable under subheading 6101.30, 6101.90, 
6112.12, 6112.19, 6112.20, or 6113.00 of the HTS. 
(17) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber coats, 
overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including 
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ski-jackets), windbreakers, padded sleeveless jackets 
with attachments for sleeves, and similar articles 
classifiable under subheading 6102.30, 6102.90, 
6104.33, 6104.39, 6112.12, 6112.19, 6112.20, 
6113.00, or 6117.90 of the HTS. 
(18) Gloves, mittens, and mitts of manmade fi-
bers 
classifiable 
under 
subheading 
6116.10, 
6116.93, 6116.99, or 6216.00 of the HTS. 
(b) DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN ELIGI-
BLE APPAREL ARTICLES.— 
(1) DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.—Subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3), an eligible apparel article shall 
enter the United States free of duty if the article is 
wholly assembled in the United States or the Phil-
ippines, or both, and if the component determining 
the article’s classification under the HTS consists 
entirely of— 
(A) fabric cut in the United States or the 
Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed 
in the United States from yarns wholly formed 
in the United States; 
(B) 
components 
knit-to-shape 
in 
the 
United States from yarns wholly formed in the 
United States; or 
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(C) any combination of fabric or compo-
nents knit-to-shape described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
(2) DYEING, PRINTING, OR FINISHING.—An ap-
parel article described in paragraph (1) shall be in-
eligible for duty-free treatment under such para-
graph if any component determining the article’s 
classification under the HTS comprises any fabric, 
fabric component, or component knit-to-shape in the 
United States that was dyed, printed, or finished at 
any place other than in the United States. 
(3) OTHER PROCESSES.—An apparel article de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not be disqualified 
from eligibility for duty-free treatment under such 
paragraph because it undergoes stone-washing, en-
zyme-washing, acid-washing, permapressing, oven 
baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing, 
or other similar processes in either the United 
States or the Philippines. 
(c) KNIT-TO-SHAPE APPAREL ARTICLES.—A knit-to- 
shape apparel article shall enter the United States free 
of duty if it is wholly assembled in the Philippines and 
if the component determining the article’s classification 
under the HTS consists entirely of components knit-to- 
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bled, or knit-to-shape, in the Philippines from any com-
bination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit- 
to-shape, or yarns and are imported directly into the 
United States from the Philippines shall enter the United 
States free of duty, without regard to the source of the 
fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or 
yarns from which the articles are made: 
(1) Except for brassieres classified in sub-
heading 6212.10 of the HTS, any apparel article 
that is of a type listed in chapter rule 3(a), 4(a), or 
5(a) for chapter 62 of the HTS, as such chapter 
rule is contained in paragraph 9 of section A of the 
Annex to Proclamation 8213 of the President of De-
cember 20, 2007, (as amended by Proclamation 
8272 of June 30, 2008, or any subsequent procla-
mation by the President). 
(2) Any article not described in paragraph (1) 
that is any of the following: 
(A) Baby garments, clothing accessories, 
and headwear classifiable under subheading 
6111.20, 6111.30, 6111.90, 6209.20, 6209.30, 
6209.90, or 6505.90 of the HTS. 
(B) Women’s and girls’ cotton coats, over 
coats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (includ-
ing ski-jackets), windbreakers, padded sleeveless 
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jackets with attachments for sleeves, and simi-
lar 
articles 
classifiable 
under 
subheading 
6102.20, 6102.90, 6104.19, 6104.32, 6104.39, 
6112.11, 6113.00, 6117.90, 6202.12, 6202.19, 
6202.92, 6202.99, 6204.12, 6204.19, 6204.32, 
6204.39, 6210.30, 6210.50, 6211.20, 6211.42, 
or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(C) Cotton dresses classifiable under sub-
heading 6104.42, 6104.49, 6204.42, or 6204.49 
of the HTS. 
(D) Manmade fiber dresses classifiable 
under subheading 6104.43, 6104.44, 6104.49, 
6204.43, 6204.44, or 6204.49 of the HTS. 
(E) Men’s and boys’ cotton shirts classifi-
able 
under 
statistical 
reporting 
number 
6205.20.1000, 6205.20.2021, 6205.20.2026, 
6205.20.2031, 6205.20.2061, 6205.20.2076, 
6205.90, or 6211.32 of the HTS. 
(F) Men’s and boys’ cotton shirts not con-
taining dobby woven fabric classifiable under 
statistical reporting number 6205.20.2003, 
6205.20.2016, 6205.20.2051, 6205.20.2066 of 
the HTS. 
(G) Manmade fiber pajamas and sleepwear 
classifiable under subheading 6107.22, 6107.99, 
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6108.32, 6207.22, 6207.99, or 6208.22 of the 
HTS. 
(H) Women’s and girls’ wool coats, over-
coats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (includ-
ing ski-jackets), windbreakers, padded sleeveless 
jackets with attachments for sleeves, and simi-
lar 
articles 
classifiable 
under 
subheading 
6102.10, 6102.30, 6102.90, 6104.31, 6104.33, 
6104.39, 6117.90, 6202.11, 6202.13, 6202.19, 
6202.91, 6202.93, 6202.99, 6204.31, 6204.33, 
6204.39, 6211.20, 6211.41, or 6117.90 of the 
HTS. 
(I) Women’s and girls’ wool trousers, 
breeches, and shorts classifiable under sub-
heading 6104.61, 6104.63, 6104.69, 6117.90, 
6204.61, 6204.63, 6204.69, 6211.20, 6211.41, 
or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(J) Women’s and girls’ cotton shirts and 
blouses classifiable under subheading 6206.10, 
6206.30, 6206.90, 6211.42, or 6217.90 of the 
HTS. 
(K) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber 
shirts, blouses, shirt-blouses, sleeveless tank 
styles, and similar upper body garments classi-
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fiable under subheading 6206.10, 6206.40, 
6206.90, 6211.43, or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(L) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber 
coats, jackets, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks 
(including ski-jackets), windbreakers, padded 
sleeveless jackets with attachments for sleeves, 
and similar articles classifiable under sub-
heading 6202.13, 6202.19, 6202.93, 6202.99, 
6204.33, 6204.39, 6210.30, 6210.50, 6211.20, 
6211.43, or 6217.90 of the HTS. 
(M) Cotton skirts classifiable under sub-
heading 6104.19, 6104.52, 6104.59, 6204.12, 
6204.19, 6204.52, or 6204.59 of the HTS. 
(N) Manmade fiber skirts classifiable 
under subheading 6104.53, 6104.59, 6204.53, 
or 6204.59 of the HTS. 
(O) Men’s and boys’ manmade fiber coats, 
overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (in-
cluding 
ski-jackets), 
windbreakers, 
padded 
sleeveless jackets with attachments for sleeves, 
and similar articles classifiable under sub-
heading 6201.13, 6201.19, 6201.93, 6201.99, 
6210.20, 6210.40, 6211.20, or 6211.33 of the 
HTS. 
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(P) Women’s and girls’ manmade fiber 
slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, and underwear 
classifiable under subheading 6108.11, 6108.22, 
6108.92, 6109.90, 6208.11, or 6208.92 of the 
HTS. 
(Q) Gloves, mittens, and mitts of cotton 
classifiable under subheading 6116.10, 6116.92, 
6116.99, or 6216.00 of the HTS. 
(R) Other men’s or boys’ garments classifi-
able 
under 
statistical 
reporting 
number 
6211.32.0081 of the HTS. 
(f) REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall, not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 
years thereafter, review the effectiveness of this sec-
tion in supporting the use of United States fabrics 
and make recommendations necessary to improve or 
expand the provisions of this section to ensure sup-
port for the use of United States fabrics. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—After the second re-
view required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller 
General shall make a determination regarding 
whether this section is effective in supporting the 
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use of United States fabrics and recommend to Con-
gress whether or not this section should be renewed. 
(g) ENFORCEMENT.—Preferential treatment under 
this section shall not be provided to textile and apparel 
articles that are imported from the Philippines unless the 
President certifies to Congress that the Philippines is 
meeting the following conditions: 
(1) A valid original textile visa issued by the 
Philippines is provided to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection with respect to any article for which pref-
erential treatment is claimed. The visa issued is in 
the standard 9-digit format required under the Elec-
tronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) and meets 
all reporting requirements of ELVIS. 
(2) The Philippines is implementing the Elec-
tronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) to assist in 
the prevention of transshipment of apparel articles 
and the use of counterfeit documents relating to the 
importation of apparel articles into the United 
States. 
(3) The Philippines is enforcing the Memo-
randum of Understanding between the United States 
of America and the Republic of the Philippines Con-
cerning Cooperation in Trade in Textile and Apparel 
Goods, signed on August 23, 2006. 
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