Amends the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to authorize the President to proclaim the elimination or modification of any existing duty in order to exempt any article from duty if: (1) the article is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, or a qualifying industrial zone (defined under this Act); (2) the article is imported directly from such area or zone; and (3) the sum of the materials and processing costs of such article is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such product at the time it enters into the United States.
Makes an article eligible for such exemption only if: (1) its importer certifies that the article meets the exemption conditions; and (2) when requested by the Customs Service, the importer, manufacturer, or exporter submits a declaration setting forth all pertinent information with respect to such article and the requirements of this Act.
Authorizes the President to: (1) treat such articles as items of Israel for purposes of the free trade agreement entered into between the United States and Israel in 1985, as long as such articles otherwise meet agreement requirements; and (2) include the value of materials and processing costs of such articles as values and costs under such agreement.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-270.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-270.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S11583-11604)
The committee substitute rejected by Unanimous Consent.
The title amendment was tabled by Unanimous Consent.
Enacted as Public Law 104-234
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-234.
Became Public Law No: 104-234.