Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1319101-2014
Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
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January 22, 2001
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January 17, 2001
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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7271-7273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 01-2014]
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Part XVIII
The President
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Executive Order 13191--Implementation of the African Growth and
Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership
Act
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2001 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13191 of Janaury 17, 2001
Implementation of the African Growth and
Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin
Trade Partnership Act
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the African Growth and Opportunity
Act (Title I of Public Law 106-200) (AGOA), the United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (Title II
of Public Law 106-200) (CBTPA), the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in
order to expand international trade and enhance our
economic partnership with sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean Basin, promote investment and economic
development and reduce poverty in those regions, and
create new economic opportunities for American workers
and businesses, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Part I--Implementation of the AGOA
Section 1. Apparel Articles Assembled from Fabrics or
Yarn Not Available in Commercial Quantities. The
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(the ``Committee'') is authorized to exercise the
authority vested in the President under section
112(b)(5)(B)(i) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C.
3721(b)(5)(B)(i)) to determine whether yarns or fabrics
cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. The Committee
shall establish procedures to ensure appropriate public
participation in any such determination. The Committee
and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are
jointly authorized to exercise the authority vested in
the President under sections 112(b)(5)(B)(ii), (iii),
and (v) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(5)(B)(ii),
(iii), and (v)) to obtain advice from the appropriate
advisory committee, to submit a report to the
appropriate Congressional committees, and to consult
with those Congressional committees. The USTR is
authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under section 112(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the AGOA to
obtain advice from the U.S. International Trade
Commission (USITC).
Sec. 2. Handloomed, Handmade, and Folklore Articles.
The Committee, after consultation with the
Commissioner, United States Customs Service
(Commissioner), is authorized to exercise the authority
vested in the President under section 112(b)(6) of the
AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(6)) to consult with beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries and to determine which,
if any, particular textile and apparel goods shall be
treated as being handloomed, handmade, or folklore
articles. The Commissioner shall take such actions to
carry out any such determination as directed by the
Committee.
Sec. 3. Certain Interlinings. The Committee is
authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under section 112(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the AGOA
(19 U.S.C. 3721(d)(1)(B)(iii)) to determine whether
U.S. manufacturers are producing interlinings in the
United States in commercial quantities. The Committee
shall establish procedures to ensure appropriate public
participation in any such determination. The
determination or determinations of the Committee under
this section shall be set forth in a notice or notices
that the Committee shall cause to be published in the
Federal Register. The Commissioner shall take such
actions to carry out any such determination as directed
by the Committee.
Sec. 4. Penalties for Transshipments. The Committee,
after consultation with the Commissioner, is authorized
to exercise the authority vested in the President under
section 113(b)(3) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3722(b)(3)) to
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determine, based on sufficient evidence, whether an
exporter has engaged in transshipment and to deny for a
period of 5 years all benefits under section 112 of the
AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721) to any such exporter, any
successor of such exporter, and any other entity owned
or operated by the principal of such exporter. The
determination or determinations of the Committee under
this section shall be set forth in a notice or notices
that the Committee shall cause to be published in the
Federal Register. The Commissioner shall take such
actions to carry out any such determination as directed
by the Committee.
Sec. 5. Effective Visa Systems. Pursuant to sections
112(a) and 113(a)(1) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(a) and
3722(a)(1)), the USTR is authorized to direct the
Commissioner to take such actions as may be necessary
to ensure that textile and apparel articles described
in section 112(b) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)) that
are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption are accompanied by an appropriate export
visa, if the preferential treatment described in
section 112(a) of the AGOA is claimed with respect to
such articles.
Part II--Implementation of the CBTPA
Sec. 6. Apparel Articles Assembled from Fabrics or Yarn
Not Available in Commercial Quantities. The Committee
is authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)(aa) of the
CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)(aa)), as added by
section 211(a) of the CBTPA, to determine whether yarns
or fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry
in commercial quantities in a timely manner. The
Committee shall establish procedures to ensure
appropriate public participation in any such
determination. The Committee and the USTR are jointly
authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under sections 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)(bb), (cc),
and (ee) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)(bb), (cc), and (ee)), as added by
section 211(a) of the CBTPA, to obtain advice from the
appropriate advisory committee, to submit a report to
the appropriate Congressional committees, and to
consult with those Congressional committees. The USTR
is authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)(bb) of the
CBERA to obtain advice from the USITC.
Sec. 7. Certain Interlinings. The Committee is
authorized to exercise the authority vested in the
President under section 213(b)(2)(A)(vii)(II)(cc) of
the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(vii)(II)(cc)), as
added by section 211(a) of the CBTPA, to determine
whether U.S. manufacturers are producing interlinings
in the United States in commercial quantities. The
Committee shall establish procedures to ensure
appropriate public participation in any such
determination. The determination or determinations of
the Committee under this section shall be set forth in
a notice or notices that the Committee shall cause to
be published in the Federal Register. The Commissioner
shall take such actions to carry out any such
determination as directed by the Committee.
Sec. 8. Handloomed, Handmade, and Folklore Articles.
The Committee, after consultation with the
Commissioner, is authorized to exercise the authority
vested in the President under section 213(b)(2)(C) of
the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(C)), as added by
section 211(a) of the CBTPA, to consult with
representatives of CBTPA beneficiary countries for the
purpose of identifying particular textile and apparel
goods that are mutually agreed upon as being
handloomed, hand made, or folklore goods within the
meaning of that section. The Commissioner shall take
such actions to carry out any such determination as
directed by the Committee.
Sec. 9. Penalties for Transshipments. The Committee,
after consultation with the Commissioner, is authorized
to exercise the authority vested in the President under
section 213(b)(2)(D) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(2)(D)), as added by section 211(a) of the
CBTPA, to determine, based on sufficient evidence,
whether an exporter has engaged in transshipment and,
if transshipment has occurred, to deny all benefits
under the CBTPA to any such
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exporter, and any successor of such exporter, for a
period of 2 years; to request that any CBTPA
beneficiary country through whose territory
transshipment has occurred take all necessary and
appropriate actions to prevent such transshipment; and
to impose the penalty provided in section
213(b)(2)(D)(ii) of the CBERA on a CBTPA beneficiary
country if the Committee determines that such country
is not taking such actions. The determination or
determinations of the Committee under this section
shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the
Committee shall cause to be published in the Federal
Register. The Commissioner shall take such actions to
carry out any such determination as directed by the
Committee.
Sec. 10. Bilateral Emergency Tariff Actions. The
Committee is authorized to exercise the authority
vested in the President under section 213(b)(2)(E) of
the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(E)), as added by
section 211(a) of the CBTPA, to take bilateral
emergency tariff actions, if the Committee determines
that the conditions provided in section 213(b)(2)(E) of
the CBERA are satisfied. The Committee shall establish
procedures to ensure appropriate public participation
in any such determination. The determination or
determinations of the Committee under this section
shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the
Committee shall cause to be published in the Federal
Register. The Commissioner shall take such actions to
carry out any such bilateral emergency tariff action as
directed by the Committee.
Part III--General Provisions
Sec. 11. Judicial Review. This order does not create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or equity by a party against the
United States, its agencies, its officers, or any
person.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 17, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-2014
Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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