120 STAT. 3182
PUBLIC LAW 109–432—DEC. 20, 2006 ‘‘(C) SECOND APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The term ‘second applicable 1-year period’ means the 1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the initial applicable 1-year period. ‘‘(D) THIRD APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The term ‘third applicable 1-year period’ means the 1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the second applicable 1-year period. ‘‘(E) FOURTH APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The term ‘fourth applicable 1-year period’ means the 1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the third applicable 1-year period. ‘‘(F) FIFTH APPLICABLE 1-YEAR PERIOD.—The term ‘fifth applicable 1-year period’ means the 1-year period beginning on the day after the last day of the fourth applicable 1-year period. ‘‘(2) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘enter’ and ‘entry’ refer to the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States. ‘‘(b) APPAREL ARTICLES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other preferential treatment under this title, apparel articles described in paragraph (2) of a producer or entity controlling production that are imported directly from Haiti shall enter the United States free of duty during an applicable 1-year period, subject to the limitations set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3), if Haiti has met the requirements of subsections (d) and (e). ‘‘(2) APPAREL ARTICLES DESCRIBED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any applicable 1-year period, apparel articles described in this paragraph are apparel articles that are wholly assembled, or are knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, and yarns, only if, for each entry in the applicable 1-year period, the sum of— ‘‘(i) the cost or value of the materials produced in Haiti or one or more countries described in subparagraph (C), or any combination thereof, plus ‘‘(ii) the direct costs of processing operations (as defined in section 213(a)(3)) performed in Haiti or one or more countries described in subparagraph (C), or any combination thereof, is not less than the applicable percentage (as defined in subparagraph (E)(i)) of the declared customs value of such apparel articles. ‘‘(B) DEDUCTIONS.—In calculating cost or value under subparagraph (A)(i), there shall be deducted the cost or value of— ‘‘(i) any foreign materials that are used in the production of the apparel articles in Haiti; and ‘‘(ii) any foreign materials that are used in the production of the materials described in subparagraph (A)(i). ‘‘(C) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—The countries referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following: ‘‘(i) The United States. ‘‘(ii) Any country that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States that is in effect
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