S 704 112th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Government trust funds Manufacturing Outdoor recreation Research and development Tariffs

U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Introduced: March 31, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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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

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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.

What's happening now March 31, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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