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S. 2007

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A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · December 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
112th (2011–2013)
Introduced
December 15, 2011
Sponsor
Sen. Max BaucusD
Cosponsors (11)
5D 6R
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Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend, through FY2015, the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles. Revises the term "sub-Saharan African country" to include the Republic of South Sudan under such Act.

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