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S 704 112th Congress Senate

U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Official title: A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsGovernment trust fundsManufacturingOutdoor recreation
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Research and developmentTariffs
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Mar 31, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 31, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2051-2052)
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 31, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear.

Establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund).

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2071 Related bill U.S. OUTDOOR Act
  • S 3073 Related bill A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of recreational perfo…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 1, 2012
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 1, 2012
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 31, 2011
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 31, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 31, 2011
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