HR 7222 · 110th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 110-436.(2008-10-16)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend the ATPA program through December 31, 2009. Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres). Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in an eligible country, based on specified elements. Declares that eligible apparel articles wholly assembled in an eligible country and imported directly from an eligible country shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate reflecting the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles. Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to repeal certain special rules for fabrics and yarns in…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 7222, An act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes
Oct 28, 2008<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 3, 2008, and signed by the President on October 16, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 7222, An act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes
Oct 28, 2008Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 3, 2008, and signed by the President on October 16, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans