I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5160 
To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to provide customs 
support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2010 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. CAMP) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, to 
provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Economic Lift 
Program Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a 
7.0 magnitude earthquake, the worst earthquake to 
affect Haiti in recorded history. Aftershocks from 
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the earthquake, measuring up to 6.0 on the Richter 
scale, continued for days afterwards. 
(2) The earthquake has devastated Haiti’s in-
frastructure, including homes, offices, factories, 
roads, ports, communications, and other facilities. 
The loss of life attributable to the earthquake was 
massive. 
(3) Even before the earthquake, Haiti was the 
poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, ranking 
149 out of 182 countries according to the United 
Nation’s Human Development Index. 
(4) In recent years, however, the Government 
and people of Haiti had taken important steps for-
ward to promote economic growth and development, 
including making strides towards establishing a com-
petitive apparel sector. 
(5) United States trade preference programs, 
including the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (as amended by the United States-Caribbean 
Basin Trade Partnership Act, the Haitian Hemi-
spheric Opportunity through Partnership Encour-
agement Act of 2006 (‘‘HOPE Act’’), and the Hai-
tian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership 
Encouragement Act of 2008 (‘‘HOPE II Act’’)), 
which extend duty-free tariff treatment to certain 
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apparel produced in Haiti, have made an important 
contribution to Haiti’s economic development efforts. 
(6) However, the Haitian apparel sector has 
been hard hit by the January 12, 2010, earthquake. 
A number of apparel factories based in and around 
Port-au-Prince have been heavily damaged, including 
the collapse of one major apparel factory that had 
employed nearly 4,000 workers. 
(7) The Port-au-Prince seaport that had served 
the apparel trade has been badly damaged. And ex-
tensive damage to roads has made it difficult to 
transport apparel to the Dominican Republic for 
shipment from ports in that country. 
(8) According to estimates by the Department 
of Commerce, imports of apparel articles from Haiti 
to the United States in 2010 have decreased by 43 
percent as compared to the same period in 2009. 
(9) The earthquake has increased significantly 
the costs and uncertainty of doing business in Haiti. 
A strong and unequivocal commitment from the 
United States is needed to help Haiti offset these 
costs and preserve the gains made under United 
States trade preference programs, and to encourage 
buyers and investors to stand with Haiti through 
this crisis. 
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SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RE-
COVERY ACT. 
The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 213(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (iii)— 
(I) in subclause (II)(cc), by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 
(II) in subclause (IV)(dd), by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv)(II), by striking ‘‘8’’ 
and inserting ‘‘18’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’; and 
(2) in section 213A(h), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 4. APPAREL AND OTHER ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CER-
TAIN ASSEMBLY RULES. 
(a) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 
213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(F) CERTAIN
OTHER
APPAREL
ARTI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the apparel 
articles described in clause (ii) that is 
wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in 
Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fab-
ric components, components knit-to-shape, 
or yarns and is imported directly from 
Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall 
enter the United States free of duty, with-
out regard to the source of the fabric, fab-
ric components, components knit-to-shape, 
or yarns from which the article is made. 
‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel 
articles described in this clause are apparel 
articles in the following category numbers 
that fall within the following statistical re-
porting numbers of the HTS (as in effect 
on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this subparagraph): 
‘‘Category Number 
HTS Statistical 
Reporting Number 
334 
6101.90.9010 
6112.11.0010 
6103.22.0010 
6113.00.9015 
335 
6104.22.0010 
6104.29.2010 
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6112.11.0020 
336 
6104.49.9010 
338 
6103.22.0050 
6105.90.8010 
6112.11.0030 
339 
6104.22.0060 
6104.29.2049 
6106.90.2510 
6106.90.3010 
6110.20.1031 
6110.20.1033 
6112.11.0040 
342 
6104.22.0030 
6104.29.2022 
6104.52.0010 
6104.52.0020 
6104.59.8010 
350 
6107.91.0040 
6107.91.0090 
351 
6107.21.0010 
6107.21.0020 
6107.91.0030 
6108.31.0010 
6108.31.0020 
433 
6103.23.0007 
6103.29.0520 
6103.31.0000 
6103.33.1000 
6103.39.8020 
434 
6101.30.1500 
6101.90.0500 
6101.90.9020 
6103.23.0005 
6103.29.0510 
435 
6102.30.1000 
6102.90.9010 
6104.23.0010 
6104.29.0510 
6104.29.2012 
6104.33.1000 
6104.39.2020 
438 
6103.23.0025 
6103.29.0550 
6104.23.0020 
6104.29.0560 
6104.29.2051 
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6105.90.1000 
6105.90.8020 
6106.20.1020 
6106.90.1010 
6106.90.1020 
6106.90.2520 
6106.90.3020 
6110.11.0070 
6110.12.2070 
6110.12.2080 
6110.19.0070 
6110.19.0080 
6110.30.1550 
6110.30.1560 
633 
6103.23.0037 
6103.29.1015 
6103.33.2000 
6103.39.1000 
6103.39.8030 
634 
6101.30.1000 
6101.90.9030 
6103.23.0036 
6103.29.1010 
6112.12.0010 
6112.19.1010 
6112.20.1010 
6112.20.1030 
6113.00.9025 
635 
6102.30.0500 
6102.90.9015 
6104.23.0026 
6104.29.1010 
6104.29.2014 
6104.39.2030 
6112.12.0020 
6112.19.1020 
6112.20.1020 
6112.20.1040 
6113.00.9030 
636 
6104.49.9030 
6104.44.2020 
638 
6103.23.0075 
6103.29.1050 
6105.90.8030 
6110.30.1050 
6110.30.2051 
6110.30.2053 
6112.12.0030 
6112.19.1030 
639 
6104.23.0036 
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6104.29.1050 
6104.29.2055 
6106.90.2530 
6106.90.3030 
6110.30.1060 
6110.30.2061 
6110.30.2063 
6112.12.0040 
6112.19.1040 
651 
6107.22.0010 
6107.22.0015 
6107.22.0025 
6107.99.1030 
6108.32.0015 
‘‘(iii) CATEGORY
DEFINED.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘category’ has the 
meaning given that term in paragraph 
(2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 
(b) 
MADE-UP
TEXTILE
ARTICLES.—Section 
213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the made- 
up textile articles described in clauses (ii) 
and (iii) that is wholly assembled, or knit- 
to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of 
fabrics, fabric components, components 
knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported di-
rectly from Haiti or the Dominican Repub-
lic shall enter the United States free of 
duty, without regard to the source of the 
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fabric, fabric components, components 
knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the ar-
ticle is made. 
‘‘(ii) ARTICLES
DESCRIBED.—Made- 
up textile articles described in this clause 
are articles in the following category num-
bers that fall within the following statis-
tical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in 
effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of this subparagraph): 
‘‘Category Number 
HTS Statistical 
Reporting Number 
362 
6304.11.1000 
6304.19.0500 
6304.19.1000 
9404.90.8020 
9404.90.8505 
363 
6302.60.0020 
6302.91.0015 
6302.91.0035 
6302.91.0045 
6307.90.8940 
369 
6304.91.0020 
6304.92.0000 
6302.60.0010 
6302.60.0030 
6302.91.0005 
6302.91.0050 
6307.90.8910 
6307.90.8945 
5601.21.0090 
5701.90.2020 
5702.39.2010 
5702.50.5600 
5702.99.0500 
5702.99.1500 
5705.00.2020 
5807.10.0510 
5807.90.0510 
6307.90.3010 
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6301.30.0010 
6305.20.0000 
6307.10.1020 
6307.10.1090 
6406.10.7700 
9404.90.1000 
9404.90.9505 
396 
5601.10.1000 
465 
5701.10.9000 
5702.50.2000 
5702.50.4000 
5702.91.3000 
5702.91.4000 
5703.10.2000 
5703.10.8000 
5704.10.0010 
5705.00.2005 
5705.00.2015 
469 
6304.19.3040 
6304.91.0050 
6304.99.1500 
6304.99.6010 
5601.29.0020 
6302.39.0010 
489 
6406.10.9020 
665 
5702.31.1000 
5702.31.2000 
5701.90.1030 
5701.90.2030 
5702.32.1000 
5702.32.2000 
5702.42.2090 
5702.50.5200 
5702.92.1000 
5702.92.9000 
5703.20.1000 
5703.30.2000 
5703.30.8030 
5703.30.8080 
5704.10.0090 
5705.00.2030 
666 
6304.11.2000 
6304.91.0040 
6304.93.0000 
6304.99.6020 
9404.90.8522 
6301.30.0020 
6301.40.0010 
6301.40.0020 
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6301.90.0010 
669 
5601.10.2000 
5601.22.0090 
5807.10.0520 
5807.90.0520 
6307.90.3020 
6305.32.0010 
6305.32.0020 
6305.32.0010 
6305.32.0050 
6305.32.0060 
6305.39.0000 
6406.10.9040 
6308.00.0020 
899 
6304.11.3000 
6304.19.3060 
6304.91.0070 
6304.99.3500 
6304.99.6040 
9404.90.8536 
5601.29.0090 
6301.90.0030 
6305.90.0000 
6406.10.9060 
900 
5601.29.0010 
5701.90.2010 
6301.90.0020 
5701.90.2010 
‘‘(iii) OTHER ARTICLES DESCRIBED.— 
Made-up textile articles described in this 
clause are articles that fall within the fol-
lowing statistical reporting numbers of the 
HTS (as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph): 
‘‘(I) 5703.20.2000. 
‘‘(II) 6406.10.9090. 
‘‘(III) 9404.90.8523. 
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‘‘(iv) CATEGORY
DEFINED.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘category’ has the 
meaning given that term in paragraph 
(2A)(E) of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVELS; 
VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO TRANS-
SHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI-
CLES. 
Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat-
ment’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting 
‘‘11’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The preferential treat-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (2A), the preferential treat-
ment’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting 
‘‘11’’; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WOVEN AR-
TICLES
AND
CERTAIN
KNIT
ARTICLES
ENTERED 
DURING FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND SUCCEEDING 1-YEAR 
PERIODS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subject to sub-
paragraph (D), if 52,000,000 square meter 
equivalents of apparel articles described in 
paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) enter the 
United States during the 1-year period begin-
ning October 1, 2009, or any of the succeeding 
1-year periods, the President shall extend the 
preferential treatment described in paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be) to 
not more than 200,000,000 square meter 
equivalents of apparel articles described in 
paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case 
may be) during that 1-year period, and shall 
publish notice of the extension in the Federal 
Register. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN WOVEN AR-
TICLES.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of ap-
parel articles described in clause (ii), sub-
paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘70,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPAREL
ARTICLES
DE-
SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 
this clause are apparel articles described in 
paragraph (2)(A)(i) that are the following: 
‘‘(I) CATEGORY 347.—Apparel ar-
ticles in category 347 that fall within 
the 
following 
statistical 
reporting 
numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph): 
‘‘6203.19.1020 ...............
6203.42.4011 .................
6203.42.4061 
6203.19.9020 ...............
6203.42.4016 .................
6203.49.8020 
6203.22.3020 ...............
6203.42.4026 .................
6210.40.9033 
6203.22.3030 ...............
6203.42.4036 .................
6211.20.1520 
6203.42.4003 ...............
6203.42.4046 .................
6211.20.3810 
6203.42.4006 ...............
6203.42.4051 .................
6211.32.0040 
‘‘(II) CATEGORY
348.—Apparel 
articles in category 348 that fall with-
in the following statistical reporting 
numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph): 
‘‘6204.12.0030 ...............
6204.62.4011 .................
6204.69.9010 
6204.19.8030 ...............
6204.62.4021 .................
6210.50.9060 
6204.22.3040 ...............
6204.62.4031 .................
6211.20.1550 
6204.22.3050 ...............
6204.62.4041 .................
6211.20.6810 
6204.29.4034 ..............
6204.62.4051 .................
6211.42.0030 
6204.62.3000 ..............
6204.62.4056 .................
6217.90.9050 
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6204.62.4003 ..............
6204.62.4066 .................
6204.62.4006 ..............
6204.69.6010 .................
‘‘(III) CATEGORY
647.—Apparel 
articles in category 647 that fall with-
in the following statistical reporting 
numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph): 
‘‘6203.23.0060 ...............
6203.43.4020 .................
6203.49.8030 
6203.23.0070 ..............
6203.43.4030 .................
6210.40.5031 
6203.29.2030 ..............
6203.43.4040 .................
6210.40.5039 
6203.29.2035 ..............
6203.49.1500 .................
6211.20.1525 
6203.43.2500 ...............
6203.49.2015 .................
6211.20.3820 
6203.43.3510 ..............
6203.49.2030 .................
6211.33.0030 
6203.43.3590 ..............
6203.49.2045 .................
6203.43.4010 ...............
6203.49.2060 .................
‘‘(IV) CATEGORY
648.—Apparel 
articles in category 648 that fall with-
in the following statistical reporting 
numbers of the HTS (as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph): 
‘‘6204.23.0040 ...............
6204.63.3510 .................
6204.69.6030 
6204.23.0045 ...............
6204.63.3530 .................
6204.69.9030 
6204.29.2020 ..............
6204.63.3532 .................
6210.50.5031 
6204.29.2025 ...............
6204.63.3540 .................
6210.50.5039 
6204.29.4038 ...............
6204.69.2510 .................
6211.20.1555 
6204.63.2000 ..............
6204.69.2530 .................
6211.20.6820 
6204.63.3010 ..............
6204.69.2540 .................
6211.43.0040 
6204.63.3090 ..............
6204.69.2560 .................
6217.90.9060 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN KNIT ARTI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of ap-
parel articles described in clause (ii), sub-
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paragraph (A) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘85,000,000’ for ‘200,000,000’. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPAREL
ARTICLES
DE-
SCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in 
this clause are apparel articles described in 
paragraph (2)(B)(i) that fall within the 
following statistical reporting numbers of 
the HTS (as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this para-
graph), other than shirts with plackets and 
pointed collars: 
‘‘6105.10.0010 ...............
6109.10.0040 .................
6110.30.3053 
6109.10.0018 ...............
6109.10.0045 .................
6110.30.3059 
6109.10.0027 ...............
6110.20.2079 .................
‘‘(D) VERIFICATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
TRANSSHIPMENT FOR CERTAIN APPAREL ARTI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1 
of each year, the Commissioner responsible 
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall verify that apparel articles imported 
into the United States under this para-
graph are not being unlawfully trans-
shipped (within the meaning of subsection 
(f)) into the United States. 
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‘‘(ii) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—If the 
Commissioner 
determines 
pursuant 
to 
clause (i) that apparel articles imported 
into the United States under this para-
graph are being unlawfully transshipped 
into the United States, the Commissioner 
shall report that determination to the 
President. 
‘‘(iii) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE QUAN-
TITATIVE LIMITATION.—If, in any 1-year 
period with respect to which the President 
extends preferential treatment as described 
in this paragraph, the Commissioner re-
ports to the President pursuant to clause 
(ii) regarding unlawful transshipments, the 
President— 
‘‘(I) may modify the quantitative 
limitation under this paragraph as the 
President considers appropriate to ac-
count for such transshipments; and 
‘‘(II) if the President modifies 
the limitation under subclause (I), 
shall publish notice of the modifica-
tion in the Federal Register. 
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‘‘(E) CATEGORY DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘category’ means the number 
assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel 
Category System of the Office of Textiles and 
Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as 
listed in the HTS under the applicable heading 
or subheading (as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph).’’. 
SEC. 6. EARNED IMPORT ALLOWANCE RULE. 
Section 213A(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I) of the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘two’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF VALUE-ADDED RULE. 
Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re-
covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a), as amended by this Act, 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
APPLICABLE
1-YEAR
PERIOD.— 
The term ‘initial applicable 1-year period’ means the 
1-year period beginning on December 20, 2006.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘an 
applicable 1-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘the ini-
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