[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5059 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5059

To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser 
                          developed countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2008

Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser 
                          developed countries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 112(c) of the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and
            (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `lesser 
        developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country' means--
                    ``(A) a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country 
                that had a per capita gross national product of less 
                than $1,500 in 1998, as measured by the International 
                Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
                    ``(B) Botswana;
                    ``(C) Namibia; and
                    ``(D) Mauritius.''.
    (b) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
        consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding section 514 
        of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other 
        provision of law, upon proper request filed with U.S. Customs 
        and Border Protection before the 90th day after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, if--
                    (A) an entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
                consumption, of a good was made on or after October 1, 
                2005, and before the 15th day after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, and
                    (B) there would have been no duty with respect to 
                such entry or withdrawal if the amendments made by 
                subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal,
        such entry or withdrawal shall be liquidated or reliquidated as 
        if such amendments applied to such entry or withdrawal.
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