HR 5002
107th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
American investments
Clothing
Commerce
Europe
Free ports and zones
Israel
Leather industry
Middle East and North Africa
Shoe industry
Tariff preferences
Textile fabrics
Turkey
To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to allow for the designation of Israeli-Turkish qualifying industrial zones.
Introduced: June 24, 2002
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Jun 24, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 24, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to designate Israel and Turkey as qualifying industrial zones (granting duty-free treatment to articles imported into the United States from such countries due to similar duty-free treatment provided to articles imported by those countries). Excludes from such duty-free treatment certain import-sensitive articles imported into the United States from such countries, including specified textiles and apparel articles, footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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