124 STAT. 1195 PUBLIC LAW 111–171—MAY 24, 2010 has made it difficult to transport apparel to the Dominican Republic for shipment from ports in that country. (8) According to estimates by the Department of Commerce, imports of apparel articles from Haiti to the United States in 2010 have decreased by 43 percent as compared to the same period in 2009. (9) The earthquake has increased significantly the costs and uncertainty of doing business in Haiti. A strong and unequivocal commitment from the United States is needed to help Haiti offset these costs and preserve the gains made under United States trade preference programs, and to encour- age buyers and investors to stand with Haiti through this crisis. SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 213(b)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) in clause (iii)— (I) in subclause (II)(cc), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and (II) in subclause (IV)(dd), by striking ‘‘Sep- tember 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and (ii) in clause (iv)(II), by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’; and (B) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and (2) in section 213A(h), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. SEC. 4. APPAREL AND OTHER ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CERTAIN ASSEMBLY RULES. (a) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.—Section 213A(b)(3) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any of the apparel articles described in clause (ii) that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric compo- nents, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made. ‘‘(ii) ARTICLES DESCRIBED.—Apparel articles described in this clause are apparel articles in the following category numbers that fall within the fol- lowing statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this subparagraph): 19 USC 2703a. 19 USC 2703.
