,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjae,mr4 
,blunt 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4   
,portman1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 & ,mr4 ,m]kley7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to make c]ta9      
luggage & travel articles eligible =    
duty-free treatm5t "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em
 ( ,pref]5ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,gsp ,update = ,production             
,div]sification & ,trade ,enhancem5t    
,act or ,,gsp ,,update ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,!
 ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces "u title 
,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 0 enact$ to    
promote economic developm5t 9 develop+ &
 lea/-develop$ c\ntries4  7#b7 ,_m      
articles ref]r$ to z luggage or travel  
articles & classifi$ "u *apt] #db ( !   
,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates may n be designat$ z eligible    

articles = purposes ( ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em
 ( ,pref]5ces4  7#c7 ,global trade &    
manufactur+ dynamics h *ang$ s9ce !     
enactm5t ( ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (         
,pref]5ces 9 #aigd1 & _m luggage &      
travel articles may no long] be         
import-s5sitive to indu/ries 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#d7 ,by remov+ c]ta9 luggage &
 travel articles f ! li/ ( articles     
exclud$ f eligibility "u ! ,g5]aliz$    
,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces1 ,congress is n     
*ang+ rates 9 ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b in/ead is all[+ ^?
 articles access to ! annual review     
process "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (         
,pref]5ces1 :i* relies on inve/igations 
& recomm5dations f ! indep5d5t ,unit$   
,/ates ,int]national ,trade ,commission1
 among o!r ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,z ( #bjac1 #fa ( !    
#abb c\ntries designat$ z b5efici>y     
develop+ c\ntries "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em 
( ,pref]5ces export articles classifi$  
"u head+ #dbjb ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff     
,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,unit$   

,/ates4 ,sixte5 ( ^? c\ntries h be5     
designat$ z lea/-develop$ b5efici>y     
develop+ c\ntries = purposes ( !        
,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces4  7#f7 ,z 
( #bjac1 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has a  
ne>ly #gj p]c5t %>e ( ! m>ket = c]ta9   
luggage & travel articles be+ import$   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,?is dom9ance     
leaves little room = competition f      
small] develop+ c\ntries4 ,= example1   
c\ntries designat$ z b5efici>y develop+ 
c\ntries "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (        
,pref]5ces acc\nt = only #e p]c5t (     
imports ( ^? articles into ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#g7 ,! provision ( duty-free  
treatm5t "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (        
,pref]5ces = c]ta9 luggage & travel     
articles import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may result 9 a %ift 9 ! production ( ^? 
articles f ,*9a to c\ntries designat$ z 
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntries or          
lea/-develop$ b5efici>y develop+        
c\ntries "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (        
,pref]5ces4  #c4 ,eligibility ( c]ta9   
luggage & travel articles = duty-free   

treatm5t "u ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (        
,pref]5ces ,section #ejc7;b7 ( ! ,trade 
,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfc7;b77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ p>agraph    
7#d71 & ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e712 &
  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+     
,footwe>1 & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9  
p>agraph 7#e71 footwe>12 &  7#b7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,c]ta9 luggage
 & travel articles ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 
7,a7 or 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#a71 !         
,presid5t may designate ! foll[+ z      
eligible articles "u subsection 7a73    
7,a7 ,articles classifiable "u subhead+ 
#dbjb4aa4jj1 #dbjb4ab4dj1 #dbjb4ba4fj1  
#dbjb4ba4ij1 #dbjb4bb4ae1 #dbjb4bb4de1  
#dbjb4ca4fj1 #dbjb4cb4dj1 #dbjb4cb4hj1  
#dbjb4ib4ae1 #dbjb4ib4bj1 #dbjb4ib4de1  
or #dbjb4ii4ij ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff     
,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7        
,articles classifiable "u /ati/ical     
report+ numb] #dbjb4ab4bjbj1            
#dbjb4ab4bjej1 #dbjb4ab4hjcj1           
#dbjb4ab4hjgj1 #dbjb4bb4hjej1           

#dbjb4cb4ieej1 #dbjb4cb4iefj1           
#dbjb4ia4jjcj1 #dbjb4ia4jjij1           
#dbjb4ib4cjbj1 #dbjb4ib4cjca1           
#dbjb4ib4cjia1 #dbjb4ib4ijbf1 or        
#dbjb4ib4ijfj ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff      
,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4