118 STAT. 826 PUBLIC LAW 108–274—JULY 13, 2004 ‘‘(I) normally produced for and sold on the indigenous African market; and ‘‘(II) normally sold in Africa by the piece as opposed to being tailored into garments before being sold in indigenous African markets; ‘‘(iii) printed, including waxed, in one or more eligible beneficiary sub Saharan countries; and ‘‘(iv) fabrics formed in the United States, from yarns formed in the United States, or from fabric formed in one or more beneficiary sub Saharan African country from yarn originating in either the United States or one or more beneficiary sub Saharan African countries.’’. (d) REGIONAL AND U.S. SOURCES.—Section 112(b)(7) of the Afri can Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or former beneficiary sub Saharan African countries’’ after ‘‘and one or more beneficiary sub Saharan African countries’’ each place it appears. (e) SPECIAL RULES.— (1) CERTAIN COMPONENTS.—Section 112(d) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) CERTAIN COMPONENTS.—An article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment under this section will not be ineli gible for such treatment because the article contains— ‘‘(A) any collars or cuffs (cut or knit to shape), ‘‘(B) drawstrings, ‘‘(C) shoulder pads or other padding, ‘‘(D) waistbands, ‘‘(E) belt attached to the article, ‘‘(F) straps containing elastic, or ‘‘(G) elbow patches, that do not meet the requirements set forth in subsection (b), regardless of the country of origin of the item referred to in the applicable subparagraph of this paragraph.’’. (2) DE MINIMIS RULE.—Section 112(d)(2) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(d)(2)) is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘or former beneficiary sub Saharan African countries’’ after ‘‘countries’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘7 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’. (f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 112(e) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) FORMER SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘former sub Saharan African country’ means a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary sub Saharan African country under this Act, ceased to be designated as such a beneficiary sub Saharan country by reason of its entering into a free trade agreement with the United States.’’. SEC. 8. ENTRIES OF CERTAIN APPAREL ARTICLES PURSUANT TO THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty and free of any quantitative restrictions, limitations, or 19 USC 3701 note.
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