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and if Haiti has met the requirements of subsections 
(d) and (e). 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WIRE HARNESS 
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any wire harness automotive 
component that is the product or manufacture of 
Haiti and is imported directly from Haiti into the 
customs territory of the United States shall enter 
the United States free of duty, during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partner-
ship Encouragement Act of 2006, if Haiti has met 
the requirements of subsection (d) and if the sum 
of— 
‘‘(A) the cost or value of the materials pro-
duced in Haiti or one or more countries de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C), or any combina-
tion thereof, plus 
‘‘(B) the direct costs of processing oper-
ations (as defined in section 213(a)(3)) per-
formed in Haiti or the United States, or both, 
is not less than 50 percent of the declared customs 
value of such wire harness automotive component. 
‘‘(2) WIRE
HARNESS
AUTOMOTIVE
COMPO-
NENT.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
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‘‘wire harness automotive component’’ means any ar-
ticle provided for in subheading 8544.30.00 of the 
HTS, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Part-
nership Encouragement Act of 2006. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Haiti shall be eligible for 
preferential treatment under this section if the 
President determines and certifies to Congress that 
Haiti— 
‘‘(A) has established, or is making con-
tinual progress toward establishing— 
‘‘(i) a market-based economy that pro-
tects private property rights, incorporates 
an open rules-based trading system, and 
minimizes government interference in the 
economy through measures such as price 
controls, subsidies, and government owner-
ship of economic assets; 
‘‘(ii) the rule of law, political plu-
ralism, and the right to due process, a fair 
trial, and equal protection under the law; 
‘‘(iii) the elimination of barriers to 
United States trade and investment, in-
cluding by— 
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‘‘(I) the provision of national 
treatment and measures to create an 
environment conducive to domestic 
and foreign investment; 
‘‘(II) the protection of intellectual 
property; and 
‘‘(III) the resolution of bilateral 
trade and investment disputes; 
‘‘(iv) economic policies to reduce pov-
erty, increase the availability of health care 
and 
educational 
opportunities, 
expand 
physical infrastructure, promote the devel-
opment of private enterprise, and encour-
age the formation of capital markets 
through microcredit or other programs; 
‘‘(v) a system to combat corruption 
and bribery, such as signing and imple-
menting the Convention on Combating 
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in 
International Business Transactions; and 
‘‘(vi) protection of internationally rec-
ognized worker rights, including the right 
of association, the right to organize and 
bargain collectively, a prohibition on the 
use of any form of forced or compulsory 
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labor, a minimum age for the employment 
of children, and acceptable conditions of 
work with respect to minimum wages, 
hours of work, and occupational safety and 
health; 
‘‘(B) does not engage in activities that un-
dermine United States national security or for-
eign policy interests; and 
‘‘(C) does not engage in gross violations of 
internationally recognized human rights or pro-
vide support for acts of international terrorism 
and cooperates in international efforts to elimi-
nate human rights violations and terrorist ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(2) TIME LIMIT FOR DETERMINATION..—The 
President shall determine whether Haiti meets the 
requirements of paragraph (1) not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of the Haitian 
Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership En-
couragement Act of 2006. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.—If the Presi-
dent determines that Haiti is not making continual 
progress in meeting the requirements described in 
paragraph (1)(A), the President shall terminate the 
preferential treatment under this section. 
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‘‘(e) CONDITIONS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT
OF 
CIRCUMVENTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The preferential treatment 
under subsection (b)(1) shall not apply unless the 
President certifies to Congress that Haiti is meeting 
the following conditions: 
‘‘(A) Haiti has adopted an effective visa 
system, domestic laws, and enforcement proce-
dures applicable to articles described in sub-
section (b) to prevent unlawful transshipment 
of the articles and the use of counterfeit docu-
ments relating to the importation of the articles 
into the United States. 
‘‘(B) Haiti has enacted legislation or pro-
mulgated regulations that would permit the Bu-
reau of Customs and Border Protection 
verification teams to have the access necessary 
to investigate thoroughly allegations of trans-
shipment through such country. 
‘‘(C) Haiti agrees to report, on a timely 
basis, at the request of the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection, on the total exports 
from and imports into that country of articles 
described in subsection (b), consistent with the 
manner in which the records are kept by Haiti. 
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