purposes of this paragraph, false information is ma-
terial if disclosure of the true information would 
mean or would have meant that the article is or was 
ineligible for preferential treatment under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The President shall issue regu-
lations to carry out this section not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Haitian Hemi-
spheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement 
Act of 2006. The President shall consult with the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate in pre-
paring such regulations.’’. 
SEC. 303. ITC STUDY. 
The International Trade Commission shall, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, submit a report to Congress on the effects of the 
amendments made by this Act on the trade markets and 
industries, involving textile and apparel articles, of Haiti, 
the countries described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 
213A(b)(2)(C) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act (as added by section 302 of this Act), and the United 
States. 
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SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERPRETATION OF 
TEXTILE AND APPAREL PROVISIONS FOR 
HAITI. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the executive 
branch, particularly the Committee for the Implementa-
tion of Textile Agreements (CITA), the Bureau of Cus-
toms and Border Protection of the Department of Home-
land Security, and the Department of Commerce, should 
interpret, implement, and enforce the provisions of section 
213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, 
as added by section 302 of this Act, relating to pref-
erential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly 
in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for 
imports of such articles from Haiti. 
SEC. 305. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CBI.—Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v) of the Caribbean 
Basin 
Economic 
Recovery 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
2703(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(III) If the President determines 
that any fabric or yarn was determined to 
be eligible for preferential treatment under 
subclause (I) on the basis of fraud, the 
President is authorized to remove that des-
ignation from that fabric or yarn with re-
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spect to articles entered after such re-
moval.’’. 
(b) ATPA.—Section 204(b)(3)(B) of the Andean 
Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3202(b)(3)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(viii) REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION OF 
FABRICS
OR
YARNS
NOT
AVAILABLE
IN 
COMMERCIAL
QUANTITIES.—If the Presi-
dent determines that any fabric or yarn 
was determined to be eligible for pref-
erential treatment under clause (i)(III) or 
(ii) on the basis of fraud, the President is 
authorized to remove that designation from 
that fabric or yarn with respect to articles 
entered after such removal.’’. 
SEC. 306. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 
for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—ANDEAN TRADE 
PREFERENCE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Andean Bridge to a 
Reciprocal Trade Partnership Act’’. 
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SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Andean Trade Promotion and Drug 
Eradication Act (ATPDEA) has provided trade pref-
erences for Andean countries to provide alternatives 
to illicit drug production, thereby enhancing political 
security in the region. 
(2) Building upon the success of the ATPDEA, 
Peru and Colombia have each negotiated comprehen-
sive trade promotion agreements with the United 
States that would, for the first time, create a 2-way 
trade relationship by providing duty-free access for 
United States exports of goods and services to their 
combined markets of 72,000,000 people. 
(3) The trade promotion agreements reached 
with Peru and Colombia symbolize the commitment 
of the United States to important allies and to free-
dom and democracy in a region where these prin-
ciples have been under attack. 
(4) On June 28, 2006, the Congress of Peru 
approved the United States–Peru Trade Promotion 
Agreement by an overwhelming vote of 79-14. 
(5) The United States-Colombia Trade Pro-
motion Agreement was signed on November 22, 
2006. On November 30, 2006, Alvaro Uribe, the 
President of Colombia, submitted the United States– 
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Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to the Con-
gress of Colombia for its approval, which is expected 
in early 2007. 
(6) It is a priority for the United States Con-
gress that the trade promotion agreements with 
Peru and Colombia enter into force as soon as pos-
sible. 
(7) The ATPDEA is currently scheduled to ex-
pire on December 31, 2006. Providing a short-term 
extension of ATPDEA benefits to Peru and Colom-
bia is appropriate to provide a seamless transition 
while the United States Congress considers the trade 
promotion agreements with those countries and 
while each country approves all the implementing 
legislation necessary for the agreements to enter into 
force. 
(8) It is also desirable that the United States, 
Ecuador, and Bolivia continue and enhance their 
trade relationship by concluding comprehensive, 
commercially meaningful trade promotion agree-
ments. 
(9) The United States and Ecuador have held 
several negotiating rounds for a trade promotion 
agreement, and if the political will is present on both 
sides to resume negotiations, an agreement could be 
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