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.

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.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1696 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1696

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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 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.
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