To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes.

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics.

Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Treasury to the Pima Cotton Trust Fund amounts equal to the duties received in the Treasury from certain imported woven fabrics of cotton since January 1, 2004. Extends the authority of the Secretary to make transfers to the Trust Fund for certain annual distributions (duty refunds) to U.S. manufacturers who certify by affidavit to have used such imported cotton in the manufacture of cotton shirts.

Requires annual affidavits from shirting manufacturers and from yarn spinners.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4136 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4136

  To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting 
                    fabrics, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2009

Mr. Etheridge introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting 
                    fabrics, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS OF DUTY SUSPENSIONS ON COTTON SHIRTING FABRICS 
              AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Extensions.--Each of the following headings of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking the date in 
the effective date column and inserting ``12/31/2013'':
            (1) Heading 9902.52.08 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (2) Heading 9902.52.09 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (3) Heading 9902.52.10 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (4) Heading 9902.52.11 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (5) Heading 9902.52.12 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (6) Heading 9902.52.13 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (7) Heading 9902.52.14 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (8) Heading 9902.52.15 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (9) Heading 9902.52.16 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (10) Heading 9902.52.17 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (11) Heading 9902.52.18 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (12) Heading 9902.52.19 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (13) Heading 9902.52.20 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (14) Heading 9902.52.21 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (15) Heading 9902.52.22 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (16) Heading 9902.52.23 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (17) Heading 9902.52.24 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (18) Heading 9902.52.25 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (19) Heading 9902.52.26 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (20) Heading 9902.52.27 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (21) Heading 9902.52.28 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (22) Heading 9902.52.29 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (23) Heading 9902.52.30 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
            (24) Heading 9902.52.31 (relating to woven fabrics of 
        cotton).
    (b) Extension of Duty Refunds and Pima Cotton Trust Fund; 
Modification of Affidavit Requirements.--Section 407 of title IV of 
division C of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109-432; 120 Stat. 3060) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``amounts 
                determined by the Secretary'' and all that follows 
                through ``5208.59.80'' and inserting ``amounts received 
                in the general fund that are attributable to duties 
                received since January 1, 2004, on articles classified 
                under heading 5208''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 1, 
                2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``during the 
                year in which the affidavit is filed and'' after 
                ``imported cotton fabric''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``annually'' after ``provided''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``during the 
                year in which the affidavit is filed and'' after 
                ``United States''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect 
to affidavits filed on or after such date of enactment.
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