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Bill H.R. 5986 - submitted to House Ways and Means 21 June 2012 to extend AGOA third country fabric provisions

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Rep. Dave Camp and 21 Co-Sponsors
Organisation
US Congress
Publication Date
21 June 2012
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Bill submitted to House Ways and Means Committee on 21 June 2012, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

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