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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1625
5	5	To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti
6	6	under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY26, 2025
9	9	Mr. M
10	10	URPHY(for himself, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms.
11	11	W
12	12	ILSONof Florida, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. CORREA, Ms. WASSERMAN
13	13	S
14	14	CHULTZ, Ms. LOISFRANKELof Florida, and Ms. MENG) introduced the
15	15	following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
16	16	A BILL
17	17	To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to im-
18	18	ports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic
19	19	Recovery Act, and for other purposes.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
21	21	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
22	22	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
23	23	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Economic Lift 4
24	24	Program Extension Act of 2025’’. 5
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28	28	SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR HAITI UNDER 1
29	29	CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY 2
30	30	ACT. 3
31	31	Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re-4
32	32	covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended— 5
33	33	(1) in subsection (b)— 6
34	34	(A) in paragraph (1)— 7
35	35	(i) by amending subparagraph 8
36	36	(B)(v)(I) to read as follows: 9
37	37	‘‘(I) A
38	38	PPLICABLE PERCENT -10
39	39	AGE.—The term ‘applicable percent-11
40	40	age’ means 60 percent or more on and 12
41	41	after December 20, 2017.’’; and 13
42	42	(ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 14
43	43	read as follows: 15
44	44	‘‘(C) Q
45	45	UANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS .—The 16
46	46	preferential treatment described in subpara-17
47	47	graph (A) shall be extended, during each period 18
48	48	after the initial applicable 1-year period, to not 19
49	49	more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square 20
50	50	meter equivalents of all apparel articles im-21
51	51	ported into the United States in the most re-22
52	52	cent 12-month period for which data are avail-23
53	53	able.’’; and 24
54	54	(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in each 25
55	55	of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods’’ each place 26
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59	59	it appears and inserting ‘‘in any of the suc-1
60	60	ceeding 1-year periods’’; and 2
61	61	(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-3
62	62	lows: 4
63	63	‘‘(h) T
64	64	ERMINATION.—The duty-free treatment pro-5
65	65	vided under this section shall remain in effect until Sep-6
66	66	tember 30, 2035.’’. 7
67	67	SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ARTI-8
68	68	CLES FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. 9
69	69	(a) I
70	70	NGENERAL.—The President shall proclaim such 10
71	71	modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 11
72	72	United States as may be necessary to restore the eligibility 12
73	73	of articles described in subsection (b) for preferential 13
74	74	treatment under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin 14
75	75	Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a). 15
76	76	(b) A
77	77	RTICLESDESCRIBED.—An article described in 16
78	78	this subsection is an article that— 17
79	79	(1) was eligible for preferential treatment under 18
80	80	section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re-19
81	81	covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) on December 20, 20
82	82	2006; and 21
83	83	(2) became ineligible for such treatment after 22
84	84	that date and before the date of the enactment of 23
85	85	this Act as a result of revisions to the Harmonized 24
86	86	Tariff Schedule. 25
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90	90	(c) EFFECTIVEDATE OFPROCLAMATION.—A procla-1
91	91	mation under subsection (a) shall take effect not earlier 2
92	92	than 2 business days after the President submits to the 3
93	93	Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee 4
94	94	on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 5
95	95	report on the proclamation and the reasons for the modi-6
96	96	fications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule under the 7
97	97	proclamation. 8
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