Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/1563

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12 2 STA T . 1 540PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 3 4 —M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (B)the e f fe c t iv e r ec ogn ition of the right to ba rgain co l lectivel y; ‘‘( C ) the eli m ination of all form s of com pu lsory or force d labor; ‘‘( D ) the effective abolition of child labor and a prohibi - tion on the w orst forms of child labor; and ‘‘( E ) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation .’ ’; and (D) by inserting after paragraph ( 6 ) (as redesignated) the following new paragraph

‘‘( 7 ) TAI C N A RPROG R AM . — The term ‘TAICNAR P rogram’ means the Technical Assistance Improvement and Compliance Needs Assessment and Remediation Program established pursuant to subsection (e).’’; ( 2 ) by redesignating subsections (e) , (f), and (g) as sub- sections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and ( 3 ) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub- section: ‘‘(e) T ECHNI CA L A S SIS T ANCE IMPRO V EMENT AN D COMPLIANCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION PROGRAM.— ‘‘( 1 ) CONTIN U ED ELIGI B ILIT YF OR PREFERENCES.— ‘‘(A) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE BY HAITI W ITH RE Q UIREMENTS.— U pon the e x piration of the 16-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the H aitian Hemispheric O pportunity through Partner- ship Encouragement Act of 2 0 0 8 , Haiti shall continue to be eligible for the preferential treatment provided under subsection (b) only if the President determines and certifies to the Congress that— ‘‘(i) Haiti has implemented the re q uirements set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3); and ‘‘(ii) Haiti has agreed to require producers of arti- cles for which duty-free treatment may be requested under subsection (b) to participate in the TAICNAR Program described in paragraph (3) and has developed a system to ensure participation in such program by such producers, including by developing and maintaining the registry described in paragraph (2)(B)(i). ‘‘(B) E X TENSION.—The President may extend the period for compliance by Haiti under subparagraph (A) if the President— ‘‘(i) determines that Haiti has made a good faith effort toward such compliance and has agreed to ta k e additional steps to come into full compliance that are satisfactory to the President; and ‘‘(ii) provides to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 6 months after the last day of the 16-month period specified in subparagraph (A), and every 6 months thereafter, a report identifying the steps that Haiti has agreed to take to come into full compliance and the progress made over the pre- ceding 6-month period in implementing such steps. ‘‘(C) CONTINUING COMPLIANCE.— ‘‘(i) TERMINATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.— If, after making a certification under subparagraph (A), the President determines that Haiti is no longer Deadlin e s.R e port s. Ef fe c ti v e date.