H. R. 1295 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of 
Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 ‘‘Trade Pref-
erences Extension Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Findings. 
Sec. 103. Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
Sec. 104. Modifications of rules of origin for duty-free treatment for articles of bene-
ficiary sub-Saharan African countries under Generalized System of Pref-
erences. 
Sec. 105. Monitoring and review of eligibility under Generalized System of Pref-
erences. 
Sec. 106. Promotion of the role of women in social and economic development in 
sub-Saharan Africa. 
Sec. 107. Biennial AGOA utilization strategies. 
Sec. 108. Deepening and expanding trade and investment ties between sub-Saha-
ran Africa and the United States. 
Sec. 109. Agricultural technical assistance for sub-Saharan Africa. 
Sec. 110. Reports. 
Sec. 111. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 112. Definitions. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
Sec. 201. Extension of Generalized System of Preferences. 
Sec. 202. Authority to designate certain cotton articles as eligible articles only for 
least-developed beneficiary developing countries under Generalized Sys-
tem of Preferences. 
Sec. 203. Application of competitive need limitation and waiver under Generalized 
System of Preferences with respect to articles of beneficiary developing 
countries exported to the United States during calendar year 2014. 
Sec. 204. Eligibility of certain luggage and travel articles for duty-free treatment 
under the Generalized System of Preferences. 
TITLE III—EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM 
FOR HAITI 
Sec. 301. Extension of preferential duty treatment program for Haiti. 
TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment assistance.
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Sec. 403. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program. 
Sec. 404. Performance measurement and reporting. 
Sec. 405. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions. 
Sec. 406. Sunset provisions. 
Sec. 407. Extension and modification of Health Coverage Tax Credit. 
TITLE V—IMPROVEMENTS TO ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING 
DUTY LAWS 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Consequences of failure to cooperate with a request for information in a 
proceeding. 
Sec. 503. Definition of material injury. 
Sec. 504. Particular market situation. 
Sec. 505. Distortion of prices or costs. 
Sec. 506. Reduction in burden on Department of Commerce by reducing the num-
ber of voluntary respondents. 
Sec. 507. Application to Canada and Mexico. 
TITLE VI—TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN ARTICLES 
Sec. 601. Tariff classification of recreational performance outerwear. 
Sec. 602. Duty treatment of protective active footwear. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Report on contribution of trade preference programs to reducing poverty 
and eliminating hunger. 
TITLE VIII—OFFSETS 
Sec. 801. Customs user fees extension. 
Sec. 802. Additional customs user fees extension. 
Sec. 803. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes. 
Sec. 804. Payee statement required to claim certain education tax benefits. 
Sec. 805. Special rule for educational institutions unable to collect TINs of individ-
uals with respect to higher education tuition and related expenses. 
Sec. 806. Penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee 
statements. 
Sec. 807. Child tax credit not refundable for taxpayers electing to exclude foreign 
earned income from tax. 
Sec. 808. Coverage and payment for renal dialysis services for individuals with 
acute kidney injury. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF AFRICAN 
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘AGOA Extension and Enhance-
ment Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since its enactment, the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act has been the centerpiece of trade relations between 
the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and has enhanced 
trade, investment, job creation, and democratic institutions 
throughout Africa. 
(2) Trade and investment, as facilitated by the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act, promote economic growth, 
development, poverty reduction, democracy, the rule of law, 
and stability in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(3) Trade between the United States and sub-Saharan 
Africa has more than tripled since the enactment of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act in 2000, and United States direct 
investment in sub-Saharan Africa has grown almost sixfold.
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(4) It is in the interest of the United States to engage 
and compete in emerging markets in sub-Saharan African coun-
tries, to boost trade and investment between the United States 
and sub-Saharan African countries, and to renew and 
strengthen the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
(5) The long-term economic security of the United States 
is enhanced by strong economic and political ties with the 
fastest-growing economies in the world, many of which are 
in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(6) It is a goal of the United States to further integrate 
sub-Saharan African countries into the global economy, stimu-
late economic development in Africa, and diversify sources of 
growth in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(7) To that end, implementation of the Agreement on Trade 
Facilitation of the World Trade Organization would strengthen 
regional integration efforts in sub-Saharan Africa and con-
tribute to economic growth in the region. 
(8) The elimination of barriers to trade and investment 
in sub-Saharan Africa, including high tariffs, forced localization 
requirements, restrictions on investment, and customs barriers, 
will create opportunities for workers, businesses, farmers, and 
ranchers in the United States and sub-Saharan African coun-
tries. 
(9) The elimination of such barriers will improve utilization 
of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and strengthen 
regional and global integration, accelerate economic growth 
in sub-Saharan Africa, and enhance the trade relationship 
between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506B of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2466b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 112(g) of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF REGIONAL APPAREL ARTICLE PROGRAM.— 
Section 112(b)(3)(A) of the African Growth and Opportunity 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘11 succeeding’’ and 
inserting ‘‘21 succeeding’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(3) EXTENSION OF THIRD-COUNTRY FABRIC PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘SEPTEMBER 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘SEPTEMBER 30, 2025’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’.
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SEC. 104. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES OF ORIGIN FOR DUTY-FREE 
TREATMENT FOR ARTICLES OF BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHA-
RAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM 
OF PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506A(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
in one or more such beneficiary sub-Saharan African coun-
tries or former beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries 
shall be applied in determining such percentage.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO ARTICLES RECEIVING DUTY-FREE TREAT-
MENT UNDER TITLE V OF TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 506A(b) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER THIS TITLE.—The exceptions 
set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) 
shall also apply to any article described in section 503(a)(1) 
that is the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary 
sub-Saharan African country for purposes of any determination 
to provide duty-free treatment with respect to such article.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.— 
The President may proclaim such modifications as may be necessary 
to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) 
to add the special tariff treatment symbol ‘‘D’’ in the ‘‘Special’’ 
subcolumn of the HTS for each article classified under a heading 
or subheading with the special tariff treatment symbol ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘A*’’ 
in the ‘‘Special’’ subcolumn of the HTS. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections 
(a) and (b) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and apply with respect to any article described in section 
503(b)(1)(B) through (G) of the Trade Act of 1974 that is the 
growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri-
can country and that is imported into the customs territory of 
the United States on or after the date that is 30 days after such 
date of enactment. 
SEC. 105. MONITORING AND REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER GENERAL-
IZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
(a) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.—Section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If the President’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not terminate 
the designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country under subparagraph (A) unless, at least 
60 days before the termination of such designation, the 
President notifies Congress and notifies the country of the 
President’s intention to terminate such designation, 
together with the considerations entering into the decision 
to terminate such designation.’’.
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(b) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF PREFERENTIAL 
TARIFF TREATMENT.—Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2466a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) WITHDRAWAL, SUSPENSION, 
OR
LIMITATION
OF
PREF-
ERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may withdraw, suspend, 
or limit the application of duty-free treatment provided for 
any article described in subsection (b)(1) of this section or 
section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act with 
respect to a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if the 
President determines that withdrawing, suspending, or limiting 
such duty-free treatment would be more effective in promoting 
compliance by the country with the requirements described 
in subsection (a)(1) than terminating the designation of the 
country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The President may not withdraw, sus-
pend, or limit the application of duty-free treatment under 
paragraph (1) unless, at least 60 days before such withdrawal, 
suspension, or limitation, the President notifies Congress and 
notifies the country of the President’s intention to withdraw, 
suspend, or limit such duty-free treatment, together with the 
considerations entering into the decision to terminate such 
designation.’’. 
(c) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a), 
as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (a)(2), the 
President shall publish annually in the Federal Register a 
notice of review and request for public comments on whether 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries are meeting the eligi-
bility requirements set forth in section 104 of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligibility criteria set 
forth in section 502 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC HEARING.—The United States Trade Represent-
ative shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the President publishes the notice of review and request for 
public comments under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) hold a public hearing on such review and request 
for public comments; and 
‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register, before such 
hearing is held, notice of— 
‘‘(i) the time and place of such hearing; and 
‘‘(ii) the time and place at which such public com-
ments will be accepted. 
‘‘(3) PETITION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the President 
shall establish a process to allow any interested person, 
at any time, to file a petition with the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative with respect to the compliance
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of any country listed in section 107 of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act with the eligibility requirements set 
forth in section 104 of such Act and the eligibility criteria 
set forth in section 502 of this Act. 
‘‘(B) USE OF PETITIONS.—The President shall take into 
account all petitions filed pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
in making determinations of compliance under subsections 
(a)(3)(A) and (c) and in preparing any reports required 
by this title as such reports apply with respect to bene-
ficiary sub-Saharan African countries. 
‘‘(4) OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may, at any time, 
initiate an out-of-cycle review of whether a beneficiary 
sub-Saharan African country is making continual progress 
in meeting the requirements described in paragraph (1). 
The President shall give due consideration to petitions 
received under paragraph (3) in determining whether to 
initiate an out-of-cycle review under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before initiating 
an out-of-cycle review under subparagraph (A), the Presi-
dent shall notify and consult with Congress. 
‘‘(C) CONSEQUENCES OF REVIEW.—If, pursuant to an 
out-of-cycle review conducted under subparagraph (A), the 
President determines that a beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri-
can country does not meet the requirements set forth in 
section 104(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
(19 U.S.C. 3703(a)), the President shall, subject to the 
requirements of subsections (a)(3)(B) and (c)(2), terminate 
the designation of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country or withdraw, suspend, or limit the applica-
tion of duty-free treatment with respect to articles from 
the country. 
‘‘(D) REPORTS.—After each out-of-cycle review con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) with respect to a country, 
the President shall submit to the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives a report on the review 
and any determination of the President to terminate the 
designation of the country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
African country or withdraw, suspend, or limit the applica-
tion of duty-free treatment with respect to articles from 
the country under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(E) INITIATION OF OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEWS FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES.—Recognizing that concerns have been raised 
about the compliance with section 104(a) of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)) of some 
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, the President 
shall initiate an out-of-cycle review under subparagraph 
(A) with respect to South Africa, the most developed of 
the beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, and other 
beneficiary countries as appropriate, not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Trade Preferences 
Extension Act of 2015.’’.
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SEC. 106. PROMOTION OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SOCIAL AND ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Section 103 of the African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3702) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) promoting the role of women in social, political, and 
economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 104(a)(1)(A) of the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘for men and women’’ after ‘‘rights’’. 
SEC. 107. BIENNIAL AGOA UTILIZATION STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries should 
develop utilization strategies on a biennial basis in order to 
more effectively and strategically utilize benefits available 
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘AGOA utilization strategies’’); 
(2) United States trade capacity building agencies should 
work with, and provide appropriate resources to, such sub- 
Saharan African countries to assist in developing and imple-
menting biennial AGOA utilization strategies; and 
(3) as appropriate, and to encourage greater regional 
integration, the United States Trade Representative should 
consider requesting the Regional Economic Communities to 
prepare biennial AGOA utilization strategies. 
(b) CONTENTS.—It is further the sense of Congress that biennial 
AGOA utilization strategies should identify strategic needs and 
priorities to bolster utilization of benefits available under the Afri-
can Growth and Opportunity Act. To that end, biennial AGOA 
utilization strategies should— 
(1) review potential exports under the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act and identify opportunities and obstacles to 
increased trade and investment and enhanced poverty reduction 
efforts; 
(2) identify obstacles to regional integration that inhibit 
utilization of benefits under the African Growth and Oppor-
tunity Act; 
(3) set out a plan to take advantage of opportunities and 
address obstacles identified in paragraphs (1) and (2), improve 
awareness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act as a 
program that enhances exports to the United States, and utilize 
United States Agency for International Development regional 
trade hubs; 
(4) set out a strategy to promote small business and 
entrepreneurship; and 
(5) eliminate obstacles to regional trade and promote 
greater utilization of benefits under the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act and establish a plan to promote full regional 
implementation of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the 
World Trade Organization. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—It is further the sense of Congress that—
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(1) each beneficiary sub-Saharan African country should 
publish on an appropriate Internet website of such country 
public versions of its AGOA utilization strategy; and 
(2) the United States Trade Representative should publish 
on the Internet website of the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative public versions of all AGOA utilization 
strategies described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 108. DEEPENING AND EXPANDING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES 
BETWEEN 
SUB-SAHARAN 
AFRICA 
AND 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
It is the policy of the United States to continue to— 
(1) seek to deepen and expand trade and investment ties 
between sub-Saharan Africa and the United States, including 
through the negotiation of accession by sub-Saharan African 
countries to the World Trade Organization and the negotiation 
of trade and investment framework agreements, bilateral 
investment treaties, and free trade agreements, as such agree-
ments have the potential to catalyze greater trade and invest-
ment, facilitate additional investment in sub-Saharan Africa, 
further poverty reduction efforts, and promote economic growth; 
(2) seek to negotiate agreements with individual sub-Saha-
ran African countries as well as with the Regional Economic 
Communities, as appropriate; 
(3) promote full implementation of commitments made 
under the WTO Agreement (as such term is defined in section 
2(9) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(9)) 
because such actions are likely to improve utilization of the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act and promote trade and 
investment and because regular review to ensure continued 
compliance helps to maximize the benefits of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act; and 
(4) promote the negotiation of trade agreements that cover 
substantially all trade between parties to such agreements 
and, if other countries seek to negotiate trade agreements that 
do not cover substantially all trade, continue to object in all 
appropriate forums. 
SEC. 109. AGRICULTURAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUB-SAHARAN 
AFRICA. 
Section 13 of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (19 U.S.C. 
3701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall identify not fewer than 10 eligible 
sub-Saharan African countries as having the greatest’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, through the Secretary of Agriculture, shall 
identify eligible sub-Saharan African countries that have’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and complying with sanitary and 
phytosanitary rules of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘, complying with sanitary and phytosanitary rules of the 
United States, and developing food safety standards’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘from those countries’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, particularly from businesses and sectors that 
engage women farmers and entrepreneurs,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The President shall take such measures 
as are necessary to ensure adequate coordination of similar activi-
ties of agencies of the United States Government relating to agricul-
tural technical assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.’’. 
SEC. 110. REPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report on the trade and 
investment relationship between the United States and sub- 
Saharan African countries and on the implementation of this 
title and the amendments made by this title. 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the status of trade and investment 
between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa, 
including information on leading exports to the United 
States from sub-Saharan African countries. 
(B) Any changes in eligibility of sub-Saharan African 
countries during the period covered by the report. 
(C) A detailed analysis of whether each such bene-
ficiary sub-Saharan African country is continuing to meet 
the eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act and the eligibility 
criteria set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974. 
(D) A description of the status of regional integration 
efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(E) A summary of United States trade capacity building 
efforts. 
(F) Any other initiatives related to enhancing the trade 
and investment relationship between the United States 
and sub-Saharan African countries. 
(b) POTENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
5 years thereafter, the United States Trade Representative shall 
submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies sub-Saharan African countries that have a 
expressed an interest in entering into a free trade agreement 
with the United States; 
(2) evaluates the viability and progress of such sub-Saharan 
African countries and other sub-Saharan African countries 
toward entering into a free trade agreement with the United 
States; and 
(3) describes a plan for negotiating and concluding such 
agreements, which includes the elements described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) of section 116(b)(2) of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The reporting requirements of this section 
shall cease to have any force or effect after September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 111. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 104 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
U.S.C. 3703), as amended by section 106, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b).
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SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BENEFICIARY
SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICAN
COUNTRY.—The 
term ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African country’’ means a bene-
ficiary sub-Saharan African country described in subsection 
(e) of section 506A of the Trade Act of 1974 (as redesignated 
by this Act). 
(2) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘sub-Saha-
ran African country’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED 
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN LIQUIDATIONS 
AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision 
of law and subject to subparagraph (B), any entry of a 
covered article to which duty-free treatment or other pref-
erential treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would have applied if the entry 
had been made on July 31, 2013, that was made— 
(i) after July 31, 2013; and 
(ii) before the effective date specified in paragraph 
(1), 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry 
occurred on the effective date specified in paragraph (1). 
(B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliquidation may be 
made under subparagraph (A) with respect to an entry 
only if a request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act that contains sufficient 
information to enable U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion— 
(i) to locate the entry; or 
(ii) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. 
(C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any amounts owed 
by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or 
reliquidation of an entry of a covered article under subpara-
graph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not later than 
90 days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 
(as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COVERED
ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘covered article’’ 
means an article from a country that is a beneficiary devel-
oping country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
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U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ and ‘‘entry’’ 
include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN COTTON ARTICLES AS 
ELIGIBLE ARTICLES ONLY FOR LEAST-DEVELOPED BENE-
FICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER GENERALIZED 
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
Section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
COTTON
ARTICLES.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (3), the President may designate as an eligible article 
or articles under subsection (a)(1)(B) only for countries des-
ignated as least-developed beneficiary developing countries 
under section 502(a)(2) cotton articles classifiable under sub-
heading 5201.00.18, 5201.00.28, 5201.00.38, 5202.99.30, or 
5203.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 203. APPLICATION OF COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION AND 
WAIVER UNDER GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES 
WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLES OF BENEFICIARY DEVEL-
OPING COUNTRIES EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES 
DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2014. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of applying and administering 
subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2463) with respect to an article described in subsection 
(b) of this section, subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 503 of such 
Act shall be applied and administered by substituting ‘‘October 
1’’ for ‘‘July 1’’ each place such date appears. 
(b) ARTICLE DESCRIBED.—An article described in this subsection 
is an article of a beneficiary developing country that is designated 
by the President as an eligible article under subsection (a) of section 
503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) and with respect 
to which a determination described in subsection (c)(2)(A) of such 
section was made with respect to exports (directly or indirectly) 
to the United States of such eligible article during calendar year 
2014 by the beneficiary developing country. 
SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LUGGAGE AND TRAVEL ARTICLES 
FOR DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE GENERALIZED 
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
Section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Footwear’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (5), footwear’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
LUGGAGE
AND
TRAVEL
ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A) or (E) of paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent may designate the following as eligible articles under 
subsection (a): 
‘‘(A) Articles classifiable under subheading 4202.11.00, 
4202.12.40, 4202.21.60, 4202.21.90, 4202.22.15, 4202.22.45, 
4202.31.60, 4202.32.40, 4202.32.80, 4202.92.15, 4202.92.20,
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4202.92.45, or 4202.99.90 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States. 
‘‘(B) Articles classifiable under statistical reporting 
number 
4202.12.2020, 
4202.12.2050, 
4202.12.8030, 
4202.12.8070, 4202.22.8050, 4202.32.9550, 4202.32.9560, 
4202.91.0030, 4202.91.0090, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 
4202.92.3091, 4202.92.9026, or 4202.92.9060 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as such 
statistical reporting numbers are in effect on the date 
of the enactment of the Trade Preferences Extension Act 
of 2015.’’. 
TITLE 
III—EXTENSION 
OF 
PREF-
ERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PRO-
GRAM FOR HAITI 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF PREFERENTIAL DUTY TREATMENT PROGRAM 
FOR HAITI. 
Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: 
(A) Paragraph (1) is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I), by amending item 
(cc) to read as follows: 
‘‘(cc) 60 percent or more during the 1- 
year period beginning on December 20, 2017, 
and each of the 7 succeeding 1-year periods.’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the table, by striking ‘‘succeeding 11 
1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 succeeding 1- 
year periods’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘December 19, 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 19, 2025’’. 
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘11 suc-
ceeding 1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 succeeding 
1-year periods’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘11 suc-
ceeding 1-year periods’’ and inserting ‘‘16 succeeding 
1-year periods’’. 
(2) Subsection (h) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Reauthorization Act of 2015’’.
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SEC. 402. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REPEAL OF SNAPBACK.—Section 233 of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–40; 125 Stat. 
416) is repealed. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Except as other-
wise provided in this title, the provisions of chapters 2 through 
6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on December 
31, 2013, and as amended by this title, shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) apply to petitions for certification filed under chapter 
2, 3, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after 
such date of enactment. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision of chapters 
2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of any such chapter, 
as in effect on December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS.—Section 285 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 
30, 2021’’. 
(b) TRAINING FUNDS.—Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall 
not exceed’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall not exceed 
$450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021.’’. 
(c) REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.—Section 
246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.—Section 
245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(2) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FIRMS.—Section 
255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 
through 2021’’. 
(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.—Section 
298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 
through 2021’’. 
SEC. 404. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING. 
(a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 239(j) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(j)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
the 
subsection 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘DATA 
REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE MEASURES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
annual’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘data’’ and inserting ‘‘measures’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘core’’ and 
inserting ‘‘primary’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘that promote 
efficiency and effectiveness’’ after ‘‘assistance program’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘CORE 
INDICATORS
DESCRIBED’’ and inserting ‘‘INDICATORS
OF 
PERFORMANCE’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) 
PRIMARY
INDICATORS
OF
PERFORMANCE 
DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The primary indicators of 
performance referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall con-
sist of— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number of workers 
who received benefits under the trade adjustment 
assistance program who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the second calendar quarter 
after exit from the program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number of workers 
who received benefits under the trade adjustment 
assistance program and who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the fourth calendar quarter 
after exit from the program; 
‘‘(III) 
the 
median 
earnings 
of 
workers 
described in subclause (I); 
‘‘(IV) the percentage and number of workers 
who received benefits under the trade adjustment 
assistance program who, subject to clause (ii), 
obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or 
a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent, during participation in the program 
or within 1 year after exit from the program; and 
‘‘(V) the percentage and number of workers 
who received benefits under the trade adjustment 
assistance program who, during a year while 
receiving such benefits, are in an education or 
training program that leads to a recognized post-
secondary credential or employment and who are 
achieving measurable gains in skills toward such 
a credential or employment. 
‘‘(ii) INDICATOR
RELATING
TO
CREDENTIAL.—For 
purposes of clause (i)(IV), a worker who received bene-
fits under the trade adjustment assistance program 
who obtained a secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent shall be included in the percentage 
counted for purposes of that clause only if the worker, 
in addition to obtaining such a diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent, has obtained or retained employment 
or is in an education or training program leading to 
a recognized postsecondary credential within 1 year 
after exit from the program.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘DATA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘MEASURES’’;