PUBLIC LAW 109–280—AUG. 17, 2006
120 STAT. 1169
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO DR–CAFTA AGREEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least quarterly thereafter, the United States Trade Representative shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of negotiations and amendments proposed by the United States, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic to the Agreement regarding any change to the rule of origin or alteration of the tariff treatment of socks described in paragraph (2) or any technical correction described in paragraph (3). In addition, the United States Trade Representative shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees copies of any amendments to be proposed by the United States before the amendments are offered and copies of any amendments received by the United States relating to such negotiations. (2) SOCKS DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘socks’’ means articles classifiable under subheading 6111.20.6050, 6111.30.5050, 6111.90.5050, 6115.91.00, 6115.92.60, 6115.92.90, 6115.93.60, 6115.93.90, 6115.99.14, or 6115.99.18 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (3) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS DESCRIBED.—Technical corrections referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Clarification of references to ‘‘elastomeric yarns’’ contained in the notes, subheading notes, additional U.S. notes, and statistical notes to chapters 50 to 63 (section XI) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (B) Clarification of the ability to apply short supply provisions to sewing thread, narrow elastics, and visible linings. (C) Treatment of women’s and girls’ woven sleep bottoms under Annex 4.1 of the Agreement. (D) Addition of a rule of origin for women’s and girls’ woven sleep bottoms to reflect the rule of origin provided for in subheading 6207.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and contained in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement. (E) Provision of women’s and girls’ sleep bottoms under Annex 4.1–A of the Agreement. (4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (5) SUNSET.—The requirements of paragraph (1) expire on the date on which any change is made to the rule of origin pursuant to article 3.25 of the Agreement for any good described in paragraph (2), or December 31, 2007, whichever occurs later. (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(1) of the Dominican Republic– Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 109–53; 19 U.S.C. 4002(1)). (2) CAFTA–DR COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘CAFTA–DR country’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(2) of the Dominican
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