To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.

Bill: 114-hr-1696
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-26
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Bahrain

Middle East

Tariffs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend, through July 31, 2026, the duty-free treatment on specified quantities of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods imported into the United States from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1696 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Miller of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.

1. Extension of tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (a) In general U.S. Note 13 to subchapter XIV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (a)— (A) by striking 2015 and inserting 2025 ; and (B) by striking January 1, 2016, through July 31, 2016 and inserting January 1, 2026, through July 31, 2026 ; and (2) in the matter following paragraph (d), by striking July 31, 2016 and inserting July 31, 2026 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2016.