(iv) The number of employees the en-
tity employs and their occupations. 
(v) A general description of the cov-
ered articles the entity produces and the 
entity’s production capacity. 
(vi) The number and type of machines 
the entity uses to produce textile or ap-
parel articles at each facility. 
(vii) The approximate number of 
hours the machines operate per week. 
(viii) The identity of any supplier to 
the entity of textile or apparel goods, or 
fabrics, yarns, or fibers used in the produc-
tion of textile or apparel goods. 
(ix) The name of, and contact infor-
mation for, each of the entity’s customers 
in the United States. 
(F) The country agrees to provide to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection on a timely 
basis all of the information received by the com-
petent government authority in accordance with 
subparagraph (E) and to provide U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection with an annual update 
of that information. 
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(G) The country agrees to require that all 
producers and exporters of covered articles in a 
Reconstruction Opportunity Zone in that coun-
try maintain complete records of the production 
and the export of covered articles, including 
materials used in the production, for at least 5 
years after the production or export (as the 
case may be). 
(H) The country agrees to provide, on a 
timely basis, at the request of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, documentation estab-
lishing the eligibility of covered articles for 
duty-free treatment under section 5. 
(2) DOCUMENTATION
ESTABLISHING
ELIGI-
BILITY
OF
ARTICLES
FOR
DUTY-FREE
TREAT-
MENT.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(H), docu-
mentation establishing the eligibility of a covered ar-
ticle for duty-free treatment under section 5 includes 
documentation such as production records, informa-
tion relating to the place of production, the number 
and identification of the types of machinery used in 
production, the number of workers employed in pro-
duction, and certification from both the manufac-
turer and the exporter. 
(b) CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, after consultation with the United 
States Trade Representative, shall promulgate 
regulations setting forth customs procedures 
similar in all material respects to the require-
ments of article 502(1) of the NAFTA as im-
plemented pursuant to United States law, which 
shall apply to any importer that claims duty- 
free treatment for an article under section 5. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—In order for arti-
cles produced in a Reconstruction Opportunity 
Zone to qualify for the duty-free treatment 
under section 5, there shall be in effect a deter-
mination by the President that Afghanistan or 
Pakistan, as the case may be— 
(i) has implemented and follows, or 
(ii) is making substantial progress to-
ward implementing and following, 
procedures and requirements similar in all ma-
terial respects to the relevant procedures and 
requirements under chapter 5 of the NAFTA. 
(2) CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN.—A certificate of 
origin that otherwise would be required pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph (1) shall not be required 
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in the case of an article imported under section 5 if 
such certificate of origin would not be required 
under article 503 of the NAFTA, as implemented 
pursuant to United States law, if the article were 
imported from Mexico. 
(3) PENALTIES.—If the President determines, 
based on sufficient evidence, that an entity has en-
gaged in unlawful transshipment described in para-
graph (4), the President shall deny for a period of 
5 years beginning on the date of the determination 
all benefits under section 5 to the entity, any suc-
cessor of the entity, and any other entity owned, op-
erated, or controlled by the principals of the entity. 
(4) UNLAWFUL TRANSSHIPMENT DESCRIBED.— 
For purposes of this section, unlawful transshipment 
occurs when duty-free treatment for a covered article 
has been claimed on the basis of material false infor-
mation concerning the country of origin, manufac-
ture, processing, or assembly of the article or any of 
its components. For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, false information is material if disclosure of 
the true information would mean or would have 
meant that the article is or was ineligible for duty- 
free treatment under section 5. 
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(5) MONITORING
AND
REPORTS
TO
CON-
GRESS.—U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
monitor and the Commissioner responsible for U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall submit to Con-
gress, not later than March 31 of each year, a report 
on the effectiveness of the visa or electronic certifi-
cation systems and the implementation of legislation 
and regulations described in subsection (a) and on 
measures taken by Afghanistan and Pakistan to pre-
vent circumvention as described in article 5 of the 
Agreement on Textile and Clothing. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.—U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection shall— 
(1) make available technical assistance to Af-
ghanistan and Pakistan— 
(A) in the development and implementation 
of visa or electronic certification systems, legis-
lation, and regulations described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) and (B); and 
(B) to train their officials in anti-trans-
shipment enforcement; 
(2) send production verification teams to Af-
ghanistan and Pakistan as necessary; and 
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