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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5070 
To extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2006 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. JEFFERSON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations and 
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend certain trade preference programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 
2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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TITLE I—GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES (GSP) 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Extension of GSP program. 
TITLE II—ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Extension of Andean Trade Preference Act. 
TITLE III—AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Designation of eligible countries. 
Sec. 303. United States–Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation 
Forum. 
Sec. 304. Treatment of certain textiles and apparel. 
Sec. 305. Executive branch initiative on agriculture. 
Sec. 306. Other agriculture provisions. 
Sec. 307. Use of resources of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 
Sec. 308. Tax policy with respect to sub-Saharan African countries. 
Sec. 309. Bilateral investment treaties. 
Sec. 310. Development and trade capacity for sub-Saharan Africa. 
Sec. 311. Sense of Congress regarding Liberia. 
TITLE I—GENERALIZED SYSTEM 
OF PREFERENCES (GSP) PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) for more than 30 years, the Generalized 
System of Preferences (GSP) program under title V 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) 
has provided a framework of benefits that has 
helped to promote economic growth and improve 
standards of living in developing countries, while 
making United States businesses more competitive 
and lowering prices for United States consumers; 
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(2) the eligibility requirements of the GSP pro-
gram have provided important leverage to the 
United States to promote improvements in bene-
ficiary countries’ trade policies, protection of intel-
lectual property rights, and protection of inter-
nationally recognized worker rights; 
(3) the GSP program currently is scheduled to 
expire on December 31, 2006; 
(4) it is important that the GSP program be 
extended as soon as possible to ensure the continu-
ation of benefits that are critical to many developing 
countries and to provide United States trading part-
ners, as well as United States manufacturers and re-
tailers, the predictability necessary to make business 
and investment decisions for the near and longer- 
term future; 
(5) a one-year extension of the GSP program is 
appropriate, in light of the fact that the United 
States and its trading partners currently are negoti-
ating new agreements as part of the Doha Develop-
ment Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) 
negotiations, which are scheduled to be concluded in 
2007, and the Doha Development Round agreements 
are expected to include a new duty-free/quota-free 
initiative for least developed countries; and 
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(6) the implementation of the duty-free/quota- 
free initiative will provide an opportunity for Con-
gress to evaluate the operation of the GSP program 
and make any necessary changes to United States 
preference programs to ensure that the programs 
continue to promote the interests of both United 
States workers, farmers, and businesses and devel-
oping countries, particularly least developed and low- 
income developing countries, seeking to expand and 
improve their economies through increased trade. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF GSP PROGRAM. 
Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
TITLE II—ANDEAN TRADE 
PREFERENCE ACT 
SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) since 1991, the United States has extended 
special trade preferences to imports from Bolivia, 
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru under the Andean 
Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), in-
cluding as amended by the Andean Trade Promotion 
and Drug Eradication Act; 
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(2) the Andean Trade Preference Act has 
helped to promote economic growth in the Andean 
region, where per capita gross domestic product 
(GDP) averages less than $5,000, while making 
United States businesses more competitive and low-
ering prices for United States consumers; 
(4) the Andean Trade Preference Act currently 
is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2006; 
(5) the United States has negotiated bilateral 
free trade agreements with Colombia and Peru, and 
is currently engaged in free trade agreement nego-
tiations with Ecuador; 
(6) it is not clear whether the free trade agree-
ments with Colombia and Peru, or a future agree-
ment with Ecuador, can be implemented before Jan-
uary 1, 2007, and no such agreement is expected to 
be concluded with Bolivia in 2006; 
(7) it therefore is important that Congress ex-
tend the Andean Trade Preference Act as soon as 
possible to ensure the continuation of benefits that 
are critical to the economies of Bolivia, Colombia, 
Ecuador and Peru, and to provide United States 
trading partners, as well as United States manufac-
turers and retailers, the predictability necessary to 
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