S. 742Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025

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The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025 prolongs the duty‑free import benefits Haiti receives under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act through September 30, 2035. It defines the program’s eligibility threshold at 60 percent or more and caps the amount of apparel that can receive preferential treatment at 1.25 percent of total U.S. apparel imports each year. The bill also directs the President to restore preferential status to Haitian products that lost it due to changes in the tariff schedule.

Key Provisions

Extends Haiti’s duty‑free treatment under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until September 30, 2035.
Sets the “applicable percentage” for the program at 60 percent or more, and limits the preferential treatment to a maximum of 1.25 percent of total U.S. apparel imports measured in square‑meter equivalents each year.
Changes the language governing renewal periods so the program can be continued in any 1‑year period, rather than automatically for 16 successive years.
Requires the President to issue a proclamation updating the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to restore eligibility for any Haitian articles that lost preferential treatment after December 20, 2006, with the proclamation taking effect at least two business days after a report is submitted to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

February 26, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

February 26, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

February 26, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 26, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 742

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025.

Extension of special rules for Haiti under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

by amending subparagraph (B)(v)(I) to read as follows:

(I)

Applicable percentage

The term applicable percentage means 60 percent or more on and after December 20, 2017.

; and

(ii)

by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

(C)

Quantitative limitations

The preferential treatment described in subparagraph (A) shall be extended, during each period after the initial applicable 1-year period, to not more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.

; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking in each of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods each place it appears and inserting in any of the succeeding 1-year periods; and

(2)

by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

(h)

Termination

The duty-free treatment provided under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2035.

Restoration of eligibility of certain articles for preferential treatment

(a)

In general

The President shall proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as may be necessary to restore the eligibility of articles described in subsection (b) for preferential treatment under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a).

(b)

Articles described

An article described in this subsection is an article that—

(1)

was eligible for preferential treatment under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) on December 20, 2006; and

(2)

became ineligible for such treatment after that date and before the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

(c)

Effective date of proclamation

A proclamation under subsection (a) shall take effect not earlier than 2 business days after the President submits to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the proclamation and the reasons for the modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule under the proclamation.