Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013

Bill Number: 
S.1136
Bill Status: 
Bill introduced in Committee
Bill Location: 
Senate
Date of Last Action: 
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Link to entire bill at the Library of Congress site.
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S.1136 -- Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013 (Introduced in Senate - IS)

S 1136 IS

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1136

To authorize the extension of preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods imported from Nicaragua.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 11, 2013

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To authorize the extension of preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods imported from Nicaragua.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL PROGRAM FOR NICARAGUA.

    (a) In General- The President shall proclaim an extension until December 31, 2024, of the preferential tariff treatment for apparel goods imported from Nicaragua--

      (1) described in U.S. Note 15 to subchapter XV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and

      (2) provided for under Annex 3.28 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement and the letters described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1634(a)(2) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 (title XIV of Public Law 109-280; 120 Stat. 1167).

    (b) Limitation on Application of One-for-One Purchasing Rule for Cotton Woven Trousers- The limitation specified in clause (iv) of paragraph (7)(b) of the letter described in section 1634(a)(2)(A) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 shall apply with respect to the one-for-one purchasing rule described in paragraph (7)(b) of that letter in each year after the extension pursuant to subsection (a) of the preferential tariff treatment described in that subsection.

    (c) Amendment to Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006- Section 1634(c) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 is amended--

      (1) in paragraph (1)--

        (A) by striking `under Annex 3.28 of the Agreement' and inserting `under the Nicaraguan tariff preference level program'; and

        (B) by striking `provided in Annex 3.28 of the Agreement' and inserting `under the Nicaraguan tariff preference level program';

      (2) in paragraph (2), by striking `provided in Annex 3.28 of the Agreement' and inserting `under the Nicaraguan tariff preference level program'; and

      (3) by adding at the end the following:

      `(4) NICARAGUAN TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL PROGRAM DEFINED- In this subsection, the term `Nicaraguan tariff preference level program' means the preferential tariff treatment provided for under Annex 3.28 of the Agreement and extended pursuant to the Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013.'.