H.R. 4979: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program.

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Date of Report

Mon February 12th, 2018

Legislation Details

115th Congress

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program.

Sponsor: Rep. David Reichert — R — WA

This bill extends the Generalized System of Preferences (a U.S. trade preference program that provides duty-free access to imports on products from certain developing countries) through 2020. The U.S. Trade Representative, within one year of this bill's enactment and annually thereafter through December 31, 2020, must report to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on efforts to ensure that countries designated as beneficiary developing countries under t...

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