,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aagh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjbj,mr4 
,sires 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1   
,mr4 ,espaillat1 & ,ms4 ,bass7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,oppos+ any inclusion (   
app>el1 textile1 & footwe> products 9 ! 
,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces4  ,:]eas !
 ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces 7,,gsp7 0
 au?oriz$ by title ,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( 
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 to  
promote economic gr[? 9 develop+        
c\ntries &1 f ,janu>y #a1 #aigf1 has    
provid$ duty-free treatm5t to goods (   
designat$ b5efici>y c\ntries2 ,:]eas !  
#aae? ,congress mo/ rec5tly reau?oriz$ !
 ,,gsp program until ,decemb] #ca1      
#bjbj2 ,:]eas ,,gsp 0 c>efully design$  

to exclude import-s5sitive indu/ries1   
su* z textiles & app>el1 to ensure t    
dome/ic produc]s & compon5t suppli]s    
w\ld n be h>m$2 ,:]eas c]ta9 indu/ry    
gr\ps h propos$ exp&+ ,,gsp-eligible    
products to include textile1 app>el1 &  
footwe> products2 ,:]eas 9 a jo9t lett] 
s5t to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ,novemb]   
#bg1 #bjai1 ! gov]nm5ts ( ,colombia1    
,co/a ,rica1 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 ,el 
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras w>n$ 
t exp&+ ,,gsp to include textile1       
app>el1 & footwe> products w\ld lead to 
massive lay(fs 9 ^! sectors1 :i* provide
 #b1jjj1jjj direct jobs 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates trade 9 goods & 
s]vices ) ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e total$    
#a1ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjah2 ,:]eas      
accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1      
,unit$ ,/ates exports ( goods & s]vices 
to ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e support$ an      
e/imat$ #c1hjj1jjj jobs 9 #bjae2 ,:]eas 
accord+ to data f ! ,(fice ( ,textiles &
 ,app>el1 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e trade 9   

textile & app>el products directly      
supports ne>ly #gj p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 textile & app>el exports &             
#ce1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 two-way trade2 ,:]eas 
,unit$ ,/ates trade relations ) o!r     
c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e n only   
advance ,unit$ ,/ates economic int]e/s1 
b also advance prosp]ity1 security1 &   
economic opportunity 9 ^! c\ntries1     
r$uc+ ! root causes ( irregul> migration
 & m9imiz+ ! conditions ( pov]ty &      
unemploym5t t c enable drug-traffick+ & 
o!r illegal economic activity2 ,:]eas   
,unit$ ,/ates trade agreem5ts su* z !   
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico-,canada ,agreem5t1
 ! ,dom9ican ,republic-,c5tral ,am]ica  
,free ,trade ,agreem5t1 & ! ,unit$      
,/ates-,colombia ,trade ,promotion      
,agreem5t include cle> /&>ds = labor &  
environm5tal rights & rules ( orig92    
,:]eas ,,gsp does n include any /&>ds = 
environm5tal protection "u its          
eligibility crit]ia = b5efici>y develop+
 c\ntries2 ,:]eas :ile ,haiti is also a 
b5efici>y "u ,,gsp1 its textile indu/ry 

is heavily dep5d5t on exports to !      
,unit$ ,/ates "u ! ,c>ibbean ,bas9      
,trade ,p>tn]%ip ,act 7,,cbtpa7 & !     
,haitian ,hemisph]ic ,opportunity ?r\gh 
,p>tn]%ip ,enc\ragem5t ,act2 ,:]eas add+
 textile & app>el to ,,gsp w\ld dim9i% !
 pref]5ces ,haiti receives "u ! ,,cbtpa2
 ,:]eas ,*9a1 :ile n ,,gsp-eligible1    
w\ld indirectly b5efit f a ,,gsp        
expansion because x is a major suppli] (
 textile & app>el compon5t p>ts to      
num]\s b5efici>y c\ntries "u ,,gsp1 )   
#cf p]c5t ( ,*9a's global textile       
exports be+ %ipp$ curr5tly to ,,gsp     
nations2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a   
/rong int]e/ 9 support+ trade & inve/m5t
 ) sub-,sah>an ,africa beyond ! ,african
 ,gr[? & ,opportunity ,act 7,,agoa71 :i*
 is s*$ul$ to t]m9ate 9 #bjbe2 ,:]eas   
,,agoa has provid$ duty-free treatm5t = 
ess5tially all goods f eligible         
sub-,sah>an ,african c\ntries ) ! goal (
 lev]ag+ exp&$ trade & inve/m5t to      
promote economic developm5t & pov]ty    
alleviation across ! cont95t :ile       

/r5g!n+ ,unit$ ,/ates-,africa economic  
ties2 ,:]eas ,,agoa's app>el imports f  
sub-,sah>an ,africa h ris5 f            
#cee1jjj1jjj 9 #bjjj1 to #a1djj1jjj1jjj 
9 #bjai1 g5]at+ an e/imat$ #a1cjj1jjj   
new g>m5t jobs 9 ,africa1 yet /ill      
repres5t+ less ?an #b p]c5t ( global    
,unit$ ,/ates app>el imports (          
#hc1hjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas key     
app>el produc]s curr5tly receiv+ ,,gsp  
b5efits already export m app>el to !    
,unit$ ,/ates individually ?an all      
app>el export]s 9 ! #ch ,,agoa-eligible 
c\ntries comb9$1 includ+-- 7#a7         
#d1djj1jjj1jjj f ,indonesia2  7#b7      
#b1gjj1jjj1jjj f ,cambodia2 &  7#c7     
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj f ,paki/an2 ,:]eas memb]s
 ( ! ,african ,diplomatic ,corps1 on    
,septemb] #i1 #bjbj1 reque/$ t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives ,subcommittee on ,trade
 s]i\sly consid] ! deva/at+ impact to   
,africa if ! ,,gsp program 7 exp&$ to   
include duty-free treatm5t = app>el2 &  
,:]eas simil> conc]ns ab\t ! inclusion (
 g>m5ts & textiles 9 ,,gsp 7 regi/]$ by 

! ,gov]nm5t ( ,ghana1 ! ,african ,cotton
 & ,textile ,indu/ry ,f$]ation1 & memb]s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates bip>tisan ,,agoa     
coalition3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 reit]ates its   
support = pres]v+ ,we/]n ,hemisph]e     
supply *a9s1 recogniz+ t ^! supply *a9s 
h provid$ economic b5efits = ! ,unit$   
,/ates & its p>tn]s1 :ile fo/]+ ef=ts to
 improve labor & environm5tal /&>ds 9 ! 
hemisph]e2  7#b7 recognizes t inclusion 
( app>el1 textiles1 & footwe> 9 !       
,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces program   
w\ld be detrim5tal to imports to !      
,unit$ ,/ates receiv+ pref]5tial        
treatm5t "u ! ,african ,gr[? &          
,opportunity ,act 7,,agoa7 & to jobs t  
dep5d on ,,agoa trade 9 ,africa2 &  7#c7
 supports a reau?orization ( ! ,g5]aliz$
 ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces1 b opposes any     
inclusion ( app>el1 textile1 & footwe>  
products 9 ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (         
,pref]5ces4