(C) the article is a fabric, including a fab-
ric classifiable under chapter 59 of the HTS, 
and the constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns 
are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, en-
tangled, or transformed by any other fabric- 
making process in 1 or more Reconstruction 
Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan; or 
(D) the article is any other textile or ap-
parel article that is cut (or knit-to-shape) and 
sewn or otherwise assembled in 1 or more Re-
construction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan 
from its component pieces. 
(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(A) CERTAIN MADE-UP ARTICLES, TEXTILE 
ARTICLES IN THE PIECE, AND CERTAIN OTHER 
TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1)(D) and except as pro-
vided in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this 
paragraph, subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall determine 
whether a good that is classifiable under 1 of 
the following headings or subheadings of the 
HTS shall be considered to meet the rules of 
origin of this subsection: 5609, 5807, 5811, 
6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 6302, 6303, 
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6304, 6305, 6306, 6307.10, 6307.90, 6308, 
and 9404.90. 
(B) CERTAIN
KNIT-TO-SHAPE
TEXTILES 
AND
TEXTILE
ARTICLES.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph, 
a textile or apparel article that is wholly formed 
on seamless knitting machines or by hand-knit-
ting in 1 or more Reconstruction Opportunity 
Zones in Afghanistan shall be considered to 
meet the rules of origin of this subsection. 
(C) CERTAIN
DYED
AND
PRINTED
TEX-
TILES
AND
TEXTILE
ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1)(D), an article classifi-
able under subheading 6117.10, 6213.00, 
6214.00, 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.52, 6302.53, 
6302.59, 6302.92, 6302.93, 6302.99, 6303.92, 
6303.99, 
6304.19, 
6304.93, 
6304.99, 
9404.90.85, or 9404.90.95 of the HTS, except 
for an article classifiable under 1 of such sub-
headings as of cotton or of wool or consisting 
of fiber blends containing 16 percent or more 
by weight of cotton, shall be considered to meet 
the rules of origin of this subsection if the fab-
ric in the article is both dyed and printed in 1 
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or more Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in 
Afghanistan, and such dyeing and printing is 
accompanied by 2 or more of the following fin-
ishing operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, 
napping, 
decating, 
permanent 
stiffening, 
weighting, permanent embossing, or moireing. 
(D) FABRICS OF SILK, COTTON, MAN-MADE 
FIBER
OR
VEGETABLE
FIBER.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1)(C), a fabric classifiable 
under the HTS as of silk, cotton, man-made 
fiber, or vegetable fiber shall be considered to 
meet the rules of origin of this subsection if the 
fabric is both dyed and printed in 1 or more 
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghani-
stan, and such dyeing and printing is accom-
panied by 2 or more of the following finishing 
operations: bleaching, shrinking, fulling, nap-
ping, decating, permanent stiffening, weighting, 
permanent embossing, or moireing. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury, 
after consultation with the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 
6. 
PROTECTIONS 
AGAINST 
UNLAWFUL 
TRANS-
SHIPMENT. 
(a) DUTY-FREE TREATMENT CONDITIONED ON EN-
FORCEMENT MEASURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The duty-free treatment de-
scribed in section 5 shall not be provided to covered 
articles that are imported from a Reconstruction Op-
portunity Zone in a country unless the President de-
termines that country meets the following criteria: 
(A) The country has adopted an effective 
visa or electronic certification system, domestic 
laws, and enforcement procedures applicable to 
covered articles to prevent unlawful trans-
shipment of the articles and the use of false 
documents relating to the importation of the ar-
ticles into the United States. 
(B) The country has enacted legislation or 
promulgated regulations that would permit U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection verification 
teams to have the access necessary to inves-
tigate thoroughly allegations of unlawful trans-
shipment through such country. 
(C) The country agrees to provide U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection with a monthly 
report on shipments of covered articles from 
each facility engaged in the production of those 
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articles in a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone 
in that country. 
(D) The country will cooperate fully with 
the United States to address and take action 
necessary to prevent circumvention, as de-
scribed in article 5 of the Agreement on Tex-
tiles and Clothing. 
(E) The country agrees to require each en-
tity engaged in the production or manufacture 
of a covered article in a Reconstruction Oppor-
tunity Zone in that country to register with the 
competent government authority, to provide 
that authority with the following information, 
and to update that information as changes 
occur: 
(i) The name and address of the enti-
ty, including the location of all textile or 
apparel facilities owned or operated by that 
entity in Afghanistan or Pakistan. 
(ii) The telephone number, facsimile 
number, and electronic mail address of the 
entity. 
(iii) The names and nationalities of 
the owners, directors, and corporate offi-
cers, and their positions within the entity. 
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