,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1 #bjba    
,mrs4 ,walorski 7= h]self & ,mrs4       
,murphy ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify ! 
competitive ne$ limitation provisions "u
 ! ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces        
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,,cnl ,update ,act4  #b4    
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t--  7#a7 ,unit$ ,/ates trade 
capacity build+ ag5cies %\ld "w )1 &    
provide appropriate res\rces to1        
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntries "u !        
,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces program "u
 title ,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 to assi/ su*   
c\ntries 9 meet+ ! eligibility crit]ia  
"u su* program2  7#b7 ! goal ( su*      
eligibility crit]ia is to raise /&>ds & 
improve ! well-be+ ( individuals 9 !    
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntries ?r\gh trade 
& economic developm5t2  7#c7 trade      

policies _c create a race to ! top if   
punitive actions treat good & bad actors
 alike2  7#d7 9 det]m9+ appropriate     
actions to take "u subsection 7d7 (     
section #ejb ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;d771 ! ,presid5t  
%\ld1 9 a mann] consi/5t ) /atutory     
requirem5ts--  7,a7 consid] ! impact (  
)drawal1 susp5sion1 or limitation (     
duty-free treatm5t on ! crit]ia &       
factors affect+ eligibility describ$ 9  
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( su* section2 &  
7,b7 take all available /eps to         
facilitate cont9u$ duty-free treatm5t = 
products :]e ! imposition ( duties is   
likely to sl[ or rev]se progress made   
t[>d meet+ ! crit]ia & factors describ$ 
9 subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( su* section or
 result 9 sev]e economic h>m to ,unit$  
,/ates entities1 p>ticul>ly small       
bus9esses2 &  7#e7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,trade ,repres5tative %\ld e/abli% &    
ma9ta9 a process to mitigate ! h>m =    
products det]m9$ to meet ! crit]ia &    
factors describ$ 9 subsections 7b7 & 7c7

 ( section #ejb ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd1
 includ+ explor+ ! feasibility ( pres]v+
 duty-free eligibility on a case-by-case
 basis = qualify+ companies if !        
,presid5t decides to )draw1 susp5d1 or  
limit ! application ( ! duty-free       
treatm5t accord$ "u title ,v ( su* ,act4
  #c4 ,modification ( competitive ne$   
limitation provisions "u ! ,g5]aliz$    
,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #ejc ( ! ,trade ,act (   
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfc7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii71 by /rik+    
#e1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ an am\nt equal to   
#f4e p]c5t ( su* applicable am\nt2  7,b7
 9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by /rik+ may1 
subject & ins]t+ %\ld1 subject2 &  7ii7 
by /rik+ ! limitations 9 subp>agraph    
7,a7 & ins]t+ ! limitations 9           
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,f72  7,c7 9       
subp>agraph 7,f7--  7i7 9 clause 7i71 by
 /rik+ may disreg>d & ins]t+ %\ld       
disreg>d2 &  7ii7 9 clause 7ii77,,ii71  
by /rik+ #ejj1jjj & ins]t+ an am\nt     

equal to #f4e p]c5t ( su* applicable    
am\nt2 &  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft]           
subp>agraph 7,f7 ! foll[+3  7,g7        
,calculation ( limitations ,!re %all be 
c\nt$ aga9/ ! limitations impos$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7 = any cal5d> ye> only t
 value ( any eligible article ( a       
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry t ent]$       
duty-free "u ?is title dur+ su* cal5d>  
ye>4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7d77#a71 by
 /rik+ 1 be=e ,novemb] #a ( ! cal5d> ye>
 beg9n+ aft] ! cal5d> ye> = :i* a       
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subsection       
7c77#b77;,a7 0 made ) respect to su*    
eligible article14  7b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 apply ) respect to  
imports into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( eligible 
articles f b5efici>y develop+ c\ntries  
"u title ,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 dur+ ! cal5d> 
ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ! fir/    
annual review is c>ri$ out "u su* title 
,v aft] su* date ( enactm5t & ea*       

subsequ5t cal5d> ye>4