Pub. L. 110-234, tit. XV, subtit. D, pt. I, sec. 15402
BENEFITS FOR APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE ARTICLES.
SEC. 15402. BENEFITS FOR APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE ARTICLES.(a) Value-Added Rule.—Section 213A(b) of the Carribean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)) is amended as follows:(1) The subsection heading is amended to read as follows: “Apparel and Other Textile Articles”.(2) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:“(1) Value-added rule for apparel articles.—122 STAT. 1528“(A) In general.—Apparel articles described in subparagraph (B) of a producer or entity controlling production that are imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty during an applicable 1-year period, subject to the limitations set forth in subparagraphs (B) and (C), and subject to subparagraph (D).”.(3) Paragraph (2) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in clause (i), by striking “subparagraph (C)” and inserting “clause (iii)”;(iii) in clause (ii), by striking “subparagraph (C)” and inserting “clause (iii)”;(iv) in the matter following clause (ii), by striking “subparagraph (E)(I)” and inserting “clause (v)(I)”;(v) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and(vi) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as clause (i);(B) in subparagraph (B)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) by striking “subparagraph (A)(i)” each place it appears and inserting “clause (i)(I)”;(iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause (ii);(C) in subparagraph (C)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “clause (i)”;(iii) in clause (ii), by striking “that enters into force” and all that follows through “et seq.)” and inserting “that enters into force thereafter”;(iv) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as subclauses (I) through (V), respectively; and(v) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as clause (iii);(D) in subparagraph (D)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in clause (i)—(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “clause (i)”;(II) in subclause (I), by striking “clause (i) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (I) of clause (i)”;(III) in subclause (II), by striking “clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (II) of clause (i)”;(IV) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and122 STAT. 1529(V) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);(iii) in clause (ii)—(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “clause (i)”;(II) in subclause (I), by striking “clause (i) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (I) of clause (i)”;(III) in subclause (II), by striking “clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (II) of clause (i)”;(IV) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and(V) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (II);(iv) in clause (iii)—(I) by striking “clause (i)(I) or (ii)(I)” each place it appears and inserting “subclause (I)(aa) or (II)(aa)”;(II) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and(III) by redesignating clause (iii) as subclause (III);(v) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:“(IV) Inclusion in calculation of other articles receiving preferential treatment.—Entries of apparel articles that receive preferential treatment under any provision of law other than this subparagraph or are subject to the ‘General’ column 1 rate of duty under the HTS are not included in the annual aggregation under subclause (I) or (II) unless the producer or entity controlling production elects, at the time the annual aggregation calculation is made, to include such entries in such aggregation.”; and(vi) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as clause (iv);(E) in subparagraph (E)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in clause (i)—(I) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively; and(II) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);(iii) in clause (ii)—(I) by striking “subparagraph (C)” and inserting “clause (iii)”; and(II) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (II); and(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as clause (v);(F) in subparagraph (F)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in clause (i)—122 STAT. 1530(I) by striking “The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection” and inserting “U.S. Customs and Border Protection”;(II) by striking “subparagraphs (A) and (D)” and inserting “clauses (i) and (iv)”; and(III) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);(iii) in clause (ii)—(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)—(aa) by striking “the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection” and inserting “U.S. Customs and Border Protection”;(bb) by striking “subparagraph (A)” each place it appears and inserting “clause (i)”; and(cc) by striking “subparagraph (D)” and inserting “clause (iv)”;(II) in subclause (I), by striking “clause (i) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (I) of clause (i)”;(III) in subclause (II), by striking “clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)” and inserting “subclause (II) of clause (i)”;(IV) in the matter following subclause (II), by striking “subparagraph (E)(i)” and inserting “clause (v)(I)”;(V) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and(VI) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (II);(iv) in clause (iii)—(I) in subclause (I)—(aa) by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”; and(bb) by striking “subparagraph (A) or (D)” and inserting “clause (i) or (iv)”;(II) in subclause (II), by striking “clause (ii) of this subparagraph” and inserting “subclause (II) of this clause”;(III) in the matter following subclause (II)—(aa) by striking “the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection” each place it appears and inserting “U.S. Customs and Border Protection”; and(bb) by striking “subclause (II)” and inserting “item (bb)”; and(IV) in item (bb)—(aa) by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”; and(bb) by striking “subparagraph (A) or (D)” and inserting “clause (i) or (iv)”; and(V) in the matter following item (bb), by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “subparagraph (A)”;(VI) by redesignating items (aa) and (bb) as subitems (AA) and (BB), respectively;(VII) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and122 STAT. 1531(VIII) by redesignating clause (iii) as subclause (III); and(v) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as clause (vi);(G) in subparagraph (G)—(i) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the right;(ii) in clause (i)—(I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “subparagraph (A) or (D)” and inserting “clause (i) or (iv)”;(II) in subclause (II)—(aa) in item (dd), by striking “under the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002” and inserting “with respect to the United States”; and(bb) by redesignating items (aa) through (dd) as subitems (AA) through (DD), respectively;(III) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and(IV) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I);(iii) in clause (ii)—(I) in subclause (I), by striking “clause (i)(I)” and inserting “subclause (I)(aa)”;(II) in subclause (II), by striking “clause (i)(II)” and inserting “subclause (I)(bb)”;(III) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively; and(IV) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (II); and(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as clause (vii); and(H) by striking “(2) Apparel articles described.—” and inserting the following:“(B) Apparel articles described.—”.(4) Paragraph (3) is amended—(A) by redesignating such paragraph as subparagraph (C) and moving it 2 ems to the right;(B) by striking “paragraph (1)” each place it appears and inserting “subparagraph (A)”; and(C) in the table—(i) by striking “1.5 percent” and inserting “1.25 percent”;(ii) by striking “1.75 percent” and inserting “1.25 percent”; and(iii) by striking “2 percent” and inserting “1.25 percent”.(5) The following is added after subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (4)(A) of this subsection:“(D) Other preferential treatment not affected by quantitative limitations.—Any apparel article that qualifies for preferential treatment under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) or any other provision of this title shall not be subject to, or included in the calculation of, the quantitative limitations under subparagraph (C).”.122 STAT. 1532(b) Special Rule for Woven Articles and Certain Knit Articles.—Section 213A(b) of the Carribean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:“(2) Special rule for woven articles and certain knit articles.—“(A) Special rule for articles of chapter 62 of the hts.—“(i) General rule.—Any apparel article classifiable under chapter 62 of the HTS that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made.“(ii) Limitation.—The preferential treatment described in clause (i) shall be extended, in the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2008, and in each of the 9 succeeding 1-year periods, to not more than 70,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles described in such clause.“(iii) Other preferential treatment not affected by quantitative limitation.—Any apparel article that qualifies for preferential treatment under paragraph (1), (3), (4), or (5) or subparagraph (B) of this paragraph or any other provision of this title shall not be subject to, or included in the calculation of, the quantitative limitation under clause (ii).“(B) Special rule for certain articles of chapter 61 of the hts.—“(i) General rule.—Any apparel article classifiable under chapter 61 of the HTS that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, subject to clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made.“(ii) Exclusions.—The preferential treatment described in clause (i) shall not apply to the following:“(I) The following apparel articles of cotton, for men or boys, that are classifiable under subheading 6109.10.00 of the HTS:“(aa) All white T-shirts, with short hemmed sleeves and hemmed bottom, with crew or round neckline or with V-neck and with a mitered seam at the center of the V, and without pockets, trim, or embroidery.“(bb) All white singlets, without pockets, trim, or embroidery.“(cc) Other T-shirts, but not including thermal undershirts.122 STAT. 1533“(II) T-shirts for men or boys that are classifiable under subheading 6109.90.10.“(III) The following apparel articles of cotton, for men or boys, that are classifiable under subheading 6110.20.20 of the HTS:“(aa) Sweatshirts.“(bb) Pullovers, other than sweaters, vests, or garments imported as part of playsuits.“(IV) Sweatshirts for men or boys, of man-made fibers and containing less than 65 percent by weight of man-made fibers, that are classifiable under subheading 6110.30.30 of the HTS.“(iii) Limitation.—The preferential treatment described in clause (i) shall be extended, in the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2008, and in each of the 9 succeeding 1-year periods, to not more than 70,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles described in such clause.“(iv) Other preferential treatment not affected by quantitative limitation.—Any apparel article that qualifies for preferential treatment under paragraph (1), (3), (4), or (5) or subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or any other provision of this title shall not be subject to, or included in the calculation of, the quantitative limitation under clause (iii).”.(c) Single Transformation Rules Not Subject to Quantitative Limitations.—Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:“(3) Apparel and other articles subject to certain assembly rules.—“(A) Brassieres.—Any apparel article classifiable under subheading 6212.10 of the HTS that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made.“(B) Other apparel articles.—Any of the following apparel articles that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made:“(i) Any apparel article that is of a type listed in chapter rule 3, 4, or 5 for chapter 61 of the HTS (as such chapter rules are contained in section A of the Annex to Proclamation 8213 of the President of December 20, 2007) as being excluded from the scope of such chapter rule, when such chapter rule is applied to determine whether an apparel article is an originating good for purposes of general note 29(n) to the HTS, except that, for purposes of this clause, reference 122 STAT. 1534 in such chapter rules to ‘6104.12.00’ shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘6104.19.60’.“(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), any apparel article that is of a type listed in chapter rule 3(a), 4(a), or 5(a) for chapter 62 of the HTS, as such chapter rules are contained in paragraph 9 of section A of the Annex to Proclamation 8213 of the President of December 20, 2007.“(II) Subclause (I) shall not include any apparel article to which subparagraph (A) of this paragraph applies.“(C) Luggage and similar items.—Any article classifiable under subheading 4202.12, 4202.22, 4202.32 or 4202.92 of the HTS that is wholly assembled in Haiti and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, components, or materials from which the article is made.“(D) Headgear.—Any article classifiable under heading 6501, 6502, or 6504 of the HTS, or under subheading 6505.90 of the HTS, that is wholly assembled, knit-to-shape, or formed in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made.“(E) Certain sleepwear.—Any of the following apparel articles that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made:“(i) Pajama bottoms and other sleepwear for women and girls, of cotton, that are classifiable under subheading 6208.91.30, or of man-made fibers, that are classifiable under subheading 6208.92.00.“(ii) Pajama bottoms and other sleepwear for girls, of other textile materials, that are classifiable under subheading 6208.99.20.”.(d) Earned Import Allowance Rules.—Section 231A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(4) Earned import allowance rule.—“(A) In general.—Apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate that reflects the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of such 122 STAT. 1535 apparel articles, in accordance with the program established under subparagraph (B). For purposes of determining the quantity of square meter equivalents under this subparagraph, the conversion factors listed in ‘Correlation: U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry Category System with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of America, 2008’, or its successor publications, of the United States Department of Commerce, shall apply.“(B) Earned import allowance program.—“(i) Establishment.—The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production for purposes of subparagraph (A), based on the elements described in clause (ii).“(ii) Elements.—The elements referred to in clause (i) are the following:“(I) One credit shall be issued to a producer or an entity controlling production for every three square meter equivalents of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric that the producer or entity controlling production can demonstrate that it purchased for the manufacture in Haiti of articles like or similar to any article eligible for preferential treatment under subparagraph (A). The Secretary of Commerce shall, if requested by a producer or entity controlling production, create and maintain an account for such producer or entity controlling production, into which such credits shall be deposited.“(II) Such producer or entity controlling production may redeem credits issued under subclause (I) for earned import allowance certificates reflecting such number of earned credits as the producer or entity may request and has available.“(III) The Secretary of Commerce may require any textile mill or other entity located in the United States that exports to Haiti qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric to submit, upon such export or upon request, documentation, such as a Shipper’s Export Declaration, to the Secretary of Commerce—“(aa) verifying that the qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric was exported to a producer in Haiti or to an entity controlling production; and“(bb) identifying such producer or entity controlling production, and the quantity and description of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric exported to such producer or entity controlling production.“(IV) The Secretary of Commerce may require that a producer or entity controlling production submit documentation to verify purchases of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric.“(V) The Secretary of Commerce may make available to each person or entity identified in documentation submitted under subclause (III) or 122 STAT. 1536 (IV) information contained in such documentation that relates to the purchase of qualifying woven fabric or qualifying knit fabric involving such person or entity.“(VI) The program under this subparagraph shall be established so as to allow, to the extent feasible, the submission, storage, retrieval, and disclosure of information in electronic format, including information with respect to the earned import allowance certificates required under subparagraph (A)(i).“(VII) The Secretary of Commerce may reconcile discrepancies in information provided under subclause (III) or (IV) and verify the accuracy of such information.“(VIII) The Secretary of Commerce shall establish procedures to carry out the program under this subparagraph and may establish additional requirements to carry out this subparagraph. Such additional requirements may include—“(aa) submissions by textile mills or other entities in the United States documenting exports of yarns wholly formed in the United States to countries described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) for the manufacture of qualifying knit fabric; and“(bb) procedures imposed on producers or entities controlling production to allow the Secretary of Commerce to obtain and verify information relating to the production of qualifying knit fabric.“(iii) Qualifying woven fabric defined.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘qualifying woven fabric’ means fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, except that—“(I) fabric otherwise eligible as qualifying woven fabric shall not be ineligible as qualifying woven fabric because the fabric contains nylon filament yarn to which section 213(b)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) applies;“(II) fabric that would otherwise be ineligible as qualifying woven fabric because the fabric contains yarns not wholly formed in the United States shall not be ineligible as qualifying woven fabric if the total weight of all such yarns is not more than 10 percent of the total weight of the fabric; and“(III) fabric otherwise eligible as qualifying woven fabric shall not be ineligible as qualifying fabric because the fabric contains yarns covered by clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (5)(A).“(iv) Qualifying knit fabric defined.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘qualifying knit fabric’ means fabric or knit-to-shape components wholly formed or knit-to-shape in any country or any combination of countries described in paragraph 122 STAT. 1537 (1)(B)(iii), from yarns wholly formed in the United States, except that—“(I) fabric or knit-to-shape components otherwise eligible as qualifying knit fabric shall not be ineligible as qualifying knit fabric because the fabric or knit-to-shape components contain nylon filament yarn to which section 213(b)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) applies;“(II) fabric or knit-to-shape components that would otherwise be ineligible as qualifying knit fabric because the fabric or knit-to-shape components contain yarns not wholly formed in the United States shall not be ineligible as qualifying knit fabric if the total weight of all such yarns is not more than 10 percent of the total weight of the fabric or knit-to-shape components; and“(III) fabric or knit-to-shape components otherwise eligible as qualifying knit fabric shall not be ineligible as qualifying knit fabric because the fabric or knit-to-shape components contain yarns covered by clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (5)(A).“(C) Review by united states government accountability office.—The United States Government Accountability Office shall review the program established under subparagraph (B) annually for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of, and making recommendations for improvements in, the program.“(D) Enforcement provisions.—“(i) Fraudulent claims of preference.—Any person who makes a false claim for preference under the program established under subparagraph (B) shall be subject to any applicable civil or criminal penalty that may be imposed under the customs laws of the United States or under title 18, United States Code.“(ii) Penalties for other fraudulent information.—The Secretary of Commerce may establish and impose penalties for the submission to the Secretary of Commerce of fraudulent information under the program established under subparagraph (B), other than a claim described in clause (i).”.(e) Short Supply Rules .—Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by adding at the end the following:“(5) Short supply provision.—“(A) In general.—Any apparel article that is wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in Haiti from any combination of fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns and is imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the article is made, if the fabrics, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns comprising the component that determines the tariff classification of the article are of any of the following:“(i) Fabrics or yarns, to the extent that apparel articles of such fabrics or yarns would be eligible for 122 STAT. 1538 preferential treatment, without regard to the source of the fabrics or yarns, under Annex 401 of the NAFTA.“(ii) Fabrics or yarns, to the extent that such fabrics or yarns are designated as not being available in commercial quantities for purposes of—“(I) section 213(b)(2)(A)(v) of this Act;“(II) section 112(b)(5) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act;“(III) clause (i)(III) or (ii) of section 204(b)(3)(B) of the Andean Trade Preference Act; or“(IV) any other provision, relating to determining whether a textile or apparel article is an originating good eligible for preferential treatment, of a law that implements a free trade agreement entered into by the United States that is in effect at the time the claim for preferential treatment is made.“(B) Removal of designation of fabrics or yarns not available in commercial quantities.—If the President determines that—“(i) any fabric or yarn described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) was determined to be eligible for preferential treatment, or“(ii) any fabric or yarn described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) was designated as not being available in commercial quantities,on the basis of fraud, the President is authorized to remove the eligibility or designation (as the case may be) of that fabric or yarn with respect to articles entered after such removal.”.(f) Miscellaneous Provisions.—(1) Relationship to other preferential programs.—Section 213A(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended by adding at the end the following:“(6) Other preferential treatment not affected.—The duty-free treatment provided under this subsection is in addition to any other preferential treatment under this title.”.(2) Definitions.—Section 213A(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(3) Imported directly from haiti or the dominican republic.—Articles are ‘imported directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic’ if—“(A) the articles are shipped directly from Haiti or the Dominican Republic into the United States without passing through the territory of any intermediate country; or“(B) the articles are shipped from Haiti or the Dominican Republic into the United States through the territory of an intermediate country, and—“(i) the articles in the shipment do not enter into the commerce of any intermediate country, and the invoices, bills of lading, and other shipping documents specify the United States as the final destination; or“(ii) the invoices and other documents do not specify the United States as the final destination, but the articles in the shipment—122 STAT. 1539“(I) remain under the control of the customs authority in the intermediate country;“(II) do not enter into the commerce of the intermediate country except for the purpose of a sale other than at retail; and“(III) have not been subjected to operations in the intermediate country other than loading, unloading, or other activities necessary to preserve the articles in good condition.“(4) Knit-to-shape.—A good is ‘knit-to-shape’ if 50 percent or more of the exterior surface area of the good is formed by major parts that have been knitted or crocheted directly to the shape used in the good, with no consideration being given to patch pockets, appliqués, or the like. Minor cutting, trimming, or sewing of those major parts shall not affect the determination of whether a good is ‘knit-to-shape.’“(5) Wholly assembled.—A good is ‘wholly assembled’ in Haiti if all components, of which there must be at least two, pre-existed in essentially the same condition as found in the finished good and were combined to form the finished good in Haiti. Minor attachments and minor embellishments (for example, appliqués, beads, spangles, embroidery, and buttons) not appreciably affecting the identity of the good, and minor subassemblies (for example, collars, cuffs, plackets, and pockets), shall not affect the determination of whether a good is ‘wholly assembled’ in Haiti.”.(g) Termination.—Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(g) Termination.—Except as provided in subsection (b)(1), the duty-free treatment provided under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2018.”.(h) Conforming Amendments.—Subsection (e)(1) of section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(e)(1)) is amended by striking “the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection” each place it appears and inserting “U.S. Customs and Border Protection”.