Proclamation 7349.

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114 STAT. 3376 Proclamation 7349 of September 29, 2000 Child Health Day, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As parents and as concerned citizens, we have a profound responsibility to ensure that America’s children not only receive a healthy start in life, but also that they continue to grow and develop in a nurturing environment where they have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Recognizing the importance of healthy, happy children to the future of our Nation, my Administration has strived to offer America’s families the tools they need to fulfill their responsibilities.

In 1997, I was proud to sign into law the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the largest investment in children’s health care since the creation of Medicaid 35 years ago. This innovative program allows States to use Federal funds to provide health insurance for children of working families whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to afford private health insurance. Children with health insurance are more likely to receive the immunizations and other preventive care they need to avoid serious illnesses and to enjoy a healthier start in life.

In March of 1997, only 4 States provided such coverage for children. Today, 30 States have plans approved to cover qualified children, and I have proposed an additional $5.5 billion over the next 10 years to cover even more children and to raise awareness of CHIP among families who may not realize they are eligible. In addition to quality health care, children need nutritious meals every day. I am pleased that our national school lunch program provides healthy lunches to more than 25 million students in more than 96,000 schools across our nation, ensuring that some of our most vulnerable children can look forward to at least one healthy meal each day.

We can also be heartened to know that children enrolled in programs funded under the Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children not only receive the nutritious food they need, but also are immunized earlier, perform better in school, and spend less time in the doctor’s office. Since 1965, in addition to engaging parents in the early educational development of their children, the Head Start program has provided medical, mental health, nutrition, and dental services to more than 17 million children from birth to age 5.

My Administration will continue this investment by increasing Head Start funding in our proposed fiscal 2001 budget by $1 billion—the largest Head Start expansion in history. It is also our responsibility to ensure that our children feel part of a safe, strong, nurturing community. Through our Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative, my Administration is helping parents, school principals, police, and mental health providers to collaborate on local solutions to school and youth violence.

My proposed budget for fiscal 2001 includes an increase of more than $100 million for this program I have also called on the Congress to allow eligible workers under the Family and Medical Leave Act to take up to 24 hours of additional leave each year to meet family obligations, including school activities such as parent-teacher conferences. America is enjoying a period of unprece-114 STAT. 3377dented economic success today; but we will never be truly successful as a Nation until we ensure that all families have the tools and opportunity they need in order to raise healthy children.

To acknowledge the importance of our children’s health, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as amended (36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the first Monday in October as “Child Health Day” and has requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 2, 2000, as Child Health Day. I call upon families, schools, communities, and governments to dedicate themselves to promoting and protecting the health and well-being of all our children.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 7350 October 1, 2000 To Implement the African Growth and Opportunity Act and To Designate Eritrea as a Beneficiary Developing Country for Purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 7350 of October 1, 2000 To Implement the African Growth and Opportunity Act and To Designate Eritrea as a Beneficiary Developing Country for Purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1.

Section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Title I of Public Law 106–200)

(AGOA)amends Title V of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “1974 Act”), to provide, in new section 506A(a) (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)), that the President is authorized to designate countries listed in section 107 of the AGOA as “beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.” 2. Section 112(a) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(a)) provides that eligible textile and apparel articles that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country shall enter the United States free of duty and free of quantitative limitations, provided that the country has satisfied the requirements of section 113(a) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3722(a)) relating to the establishment of procedures to protect against unlawful transshipments, and section 113(b)(1)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C, 3722(b)(1)(B)) relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar to those in chapter 5 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 3. Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)) provides special rules for certain apparel articles imported from “lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.” 114 STAT. 3378 4. Section 112(c) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)) provides that the President shall eliminate the existing quotas on textile and apparel articles imported into the United States

(a)from Kenya within 30 days after that country adopts an effective visa system to prevent unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles and the use of counterfeit documents relating to the importation of the articles into the United States, and

(b)from Mauritius within 30 days after that country adopts such a visa system. 5. In order to implement the tariff treatment provided under the AGOA, it is necessary to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), thereby incorporating. the substance of the relevant provisions of the AGOA. 6. Sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2462) authorize the President to designate countries as beneficiary developing countries for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 7. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction. 8. I have determined that it is appropriate to authorize the United States Trade Representative

(USTR)to perform the functions specified in sections 112(c) and 113(b)(1)(B) of the AGOA and to make the findings identified in section 113(a) of the AGOA and to perform certain functions under section 604 of the 1974 Act. 9. For Sierra Leone, I have determined that it is appropriate to authorize the USTR to determine the effective date of its designation as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, sections 111, 112, and 113 of the AGOA, and sections 501, 502, 506A, and 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:

(1)In order to provide for the preferential treatment provided for in section 112(a) of the AGOA, the HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation.

(2)The following countries are designated, as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries pursuant to section 5O6A(a) of the 1974 Act: Republic of Benin Republic of Botswana Republic of Cape Verde Republic of Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of Chad Republic of Congo Republic of Djibouti State of Eritrea114 STAT. 3379 Ethiopia Gabonese Republic Republic of Ghana Republic of Guinea Republic of Guinea-Bissau Republic of Kenya Kingdom of Lesotho Republic of Madagascar Republic of Malawi Republic of Mali Islamic Republic of Mauritania Republic of Mauritius Republic of Mozambique Republic of Namibia Republic of Niger Federal Republic of Nigeria Republic of Rwanda Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe Republic of Senegal Republic of Seychelles Republic of Sierra Leone Republic of South Africa United Republic of Tanzania Republic of Uganda Republic of Zambia

(3)For purposes of section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA, the following designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries shall be considered lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries: Republic of Benin Republic of Cape Verde Republic of Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of Chad Republic of Congo Republic of Djibouti State of Eritrea Ethiopia Republic of Ghana114 STAT. 3380 Republic of Guinea Republic of Guinea-Bissau Republic of Kenya Kingdom of Lesotho Republic of Madagascar Republic of Malawi Republic of Mali Islamic Republic of Mauritania Republic of Mozambique Republic of Niger Federal Republic of Nigeria Republic of Rwanda Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe Republic of Senegal Republic of Sierra Leone United Republic of Tanzania Republic of Uganda Republic of Zambia

(4)The USTR is authorized to determine whether each designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African country has satisfied the requirements of section 113(a) of the AGOA relating to the establishment of procedures to protect against unlawful transshipments and section 113(b)(1)(B) of the AGOA relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar in all material respects to the relevant procedures and requirements under chapter 5 of the NAFTA. The determination or determinations of the USTR under this paragraph shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the USTR shall cause to be published in the **Federal Register. **Such notice or notices shall modify the HTS by listing the countries that satisfy the requirements of sections 113(a) and 113(b)(1)(B) of the AGOA. To implement such determination or determinations, the USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming changes in the HTS.

(5)The USTR is authorized to determine whether Kenya and Mauritius have satisfied the requirements of section 112(c) of the AGOA. The determination or determinations of the USTR under this paragraph shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the USTR shall cause to be published in the **Federal Register**. Within 30 days after any such determination by the USTR, the USTR shall cause the existing quotas on textile and apparel articles imported into the United States from such country to be eliminated by direction to the appropriate agencies or departments. To implement such determination or determinations, the USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming changes in the HTS.

(6)The USTR is authorized to determine the effective date of the designation of the Republic of Sierra Leone as a beneficiary sub-Saha-114 STAT. 3381ran African country and, therefore, the date upon which Sierra Leone will be considered a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country. The determination of the USTR under this paragraph shall be set forth in a notice that the USTR shall cause to be published in the **Federal Register. **To implement such determination, the USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming changes in the HTS.

(7)Pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act, Eritrea is designated as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.

(8)In order to reflect in the HTS the designation of Eritrea as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP. general note 4(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting in alphabetical sequence “Eritrea” in the list of independent countries.

(9)Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

(10)This proclamation is effective on the date of signature of this proclamation, except that

(a)the modifications to the HTS made by the Annex to this proclamation, as further modified by any notice to be published in the **Federal Register **as described in paragraph 4 of this proclamation, shall be effective on the date announced by the USTR in such notice, and

(b)the designation of the Republic of Sierra Leone as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country shall be effective on the date announced by the USTR in the **Federal Register.** IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 114 STAT. 3382ANNEX Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative, chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, and “Rates of Duty 1-Special”. (1). The following new U.S. note is inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter II of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule: "“7. For purposes of the special tariff treatment authorized by the African Growth and Opportunity Act

(AGOA)(title I of Pub.L. No. 106–200) for certain goods of heading 9802.00.80 imported directly from those beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries previously designated by proclamation that are subsequently enumerated in a notice published in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative

(USTR)as having been determined to have satisfied the requirements of the AGOA and therefore to be afforded such tariff treatment, the duty-free treatment indicated for such heading shall apply only to apparel articles assembled in one or more such beneficiary countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the United States, from yams wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of chapter 56 and are wholly formed and cut in the United States). Articles otherwise eligible to enter under this heading, and which satisfy the conditions set forth in U.S. note 3 to subchapter XIX of this chapter, shall not be ineligible to enter under this heading. Such countries shall be enumerated in this note whenever the USTR issues a Federal Register notice as described herein. Articles covered by the provisions of this note shall be eligible to enter the customs territory of the United States free of quantitative limitations.”" (2).

(a)The article description of heading 9802.00.80 is modified by inserting immediately after “heading 9802.00.90” the expression “and goods imported under provisions of subchapter XIX of this chapter”.

(b)The Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such heading is modified by inserting below the last rate in such subcolumn the expression “Free, for qualifying articles from sub-Saharan African countries enumerated in U.S. note 7 to this subchapter”. (3). The following new subchapter XIX is inserted in chapter 98 of the HTS, together with its U.S. notes and tariff provisions: " “SUBCHAPTER XIX TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL TARIFF BENEFITS UNDER THE AFRICA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT U.S. Notes 1. For purposes of this subchapter, the tariff treatment provided herein shall be accorded only to textile and apparel articles that are described in such subheadings and imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from those beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries previously designated by proclamation which have subsequently been determined in a Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade Representative

(USTR)to have satisfied the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

(AGOA)(title I of Pub.L. No. 106–200) and therefore should be afforded the tariff treatment authorized in such Act and set forth in the provisions of this subchapter. Such countries shall be enumerated in this note whenever the USTR issues a Federal Register notice as described herein. Such articles shall be eligible to enter free of duty and free of any quantitative limitations, except as provided in the notes to this subchapter. 2.

(a)Imports of apparel articles under subheadings 9819.11.09 and 9819.11.12 shall be limited, in the period beginning on the date announced in a notice published in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative and continuing through the close of September 30,2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 1.5 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. Of that aggregate quantity, an amount not to exceed 1 percent of such aggregate square meter equivalents shall be eligible to enter under such subheadings during the period beginning on the date announced in such Federal Register notice and continuing through the close of December 31,2000, The remaining 0.5 percent of such aggregate square meter equivalents, together with any quantity remaining unfilled from the 1 percent eligible to enter prior to January 1,2001, shall be eligible to enter under such subheadings during the period beginning on January 1, 2001 and continuing through the close of September 30, 2001.

(b)Such imports of apparel articles under subheadings 9819.11.09 and 9819.11.12 shall be limited, in each of the seven one-year periods beginning on October 1, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed the applicable percentage set forth herein of aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. 114 STAT. 3383 12-Month Period Applicable Percentage October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 1.7857 October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 2.0714 October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 2.3571 October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 2.6428 October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 2.9285 October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 3.2142 October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 3.5

(c)The aggregate quantity of imports allowed during each enumerated 12-month period shall be published in the Federal Register by the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

(d)For purposes of subheading 9819.11.12, only those designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries that have been enumerated in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter, following publication of a notice by the United States Trade Representative, shall be eligible to be treated as lesser developed beneficiary countries pursuant to section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B)). Countries qualifying for designation as a lesser developed beneficiary country shall be enumerated in this note whenever the USTR issues a Federal Register notice as described herein and shall be eligible to enter goods under such subheading as of the effective date announced in such notice. 3.

(a)An article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment under any provision of this subchapter shall not be ineligible for such treatment because the article contains—

(i)findings or trimmings of foreign origin, if the value of such findings and trimmings does not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the components of the assembled article; or

(ii)certain interlinings of foreign origin, if the value of such interlinings (and any findings and trimmings of foreign origin) does not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the components of the assembled article; or

(iii)fibers or yams not wholly formed in the United States or in one or more designated beneficiary countries enumerated in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter, provided that the total weight of all such fibers and yarns is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of the article.

(b)For purposes of subdivision (a)(i) above, findings or trimmings eligible under such subdivision include sewing thread, hooks and eyes, snaps, buttons, “bow buds”, decorative lace trim, elastic strips, and zippers, including zipper tapes and labels. Elastic strips are considered findings or trimmings only if they are each less than 2.54 cm in width and used in the production of brassieres. For purposes of articles described in subheading 9819.11.06, sewing thread shall not be considered to be findings or trimmings.

(c)For purposes of subdivision (a)(ii) above, the interlinings eligible under such subdivision include only a chest type plate, a “hymo” piece, or “sleeve header”, of woven or weft-inserted warp knit construction and of coarse animal hair or man-made filaments. 4. For purposes of subheading 9819.11.27, goods entered under this provision must be certified, by a competent authority of a designated beneficiary country enumerated in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter, as eligible products of such country, in accordance with any requirements established by the appropriate U.S. government authority. Articles imported from a designated beneficiary sub-Saharan African country enumerated in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter country enumerated in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter 9819.11.03 Apparel articles of chapter 61 or 62 assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the United States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed and cut in the United States), the foregoing which

(1)are embroidered or were subjected to stone-washing, enzyme-washing, acid washing, permapressing, oven-baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing or other similar processes, and

(2)but for such embroidery or processing are of a type otherwise described in heading 9802.00.80 of the tariff schedule 9819.11.06 Apparel articles cut in one or more such countries from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed in the United States), where such articles are assembled in one or more such countries with thread formed in the United States 114 STAT. 3384 [Articles...(con.):] 9819.11.09 Apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more such countries from fabric wholly formed in one or more such countries from yarn originating in either the United States or one or more such countries (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed and cut in one or more such countries), subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter Free 9819.11.12 Apparel articles wholly assembled in a lesser developed such country enumerated in U.S. note 2(d) to this subchapter, subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter, if entered during the period beginning on the date announced in a Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade Representative and continuing through September 30, 2004, inclusive Free 9819.11.15 Sweaters, in chief weight of cashmere, knit-to-shape in one or more such countries, the foregoing classifiable in subheading 6110.10 Free 9819.11.18 Sweaters containing 50 percent or more by weight of wool measuring 18.5 microns in diameter or finer, knit-to-shape in one or more such countries Free 9819.11.21 Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics or yarn that is not formed in the United States or a beneficiary country, provided that such apparel articles of such fabrics or yarn would be considered an originating good under the terms of general note 12(t) to the tariff schedule without regard to the source of the fabric or yarn if such apparel article had been imported from the territory of Canada or the territory of Mexico directly into the customs territory of the United States Free 9819.11.24 Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics or yarn designated by the appropriate U.S. government authority in the Federal Register as fabrics or yarn not available in commercial quantities in the United States, under any terms as such authority may provide Free 9819.11.27 Handloomed, handmade or folklore textile and apparel goods, under the provisions of U.S. note 4 to this subchapter Free” " 7351 October 2, 2000 To Implement the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 7351 of October 2, 2000 To Implement the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Section 211 of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (Title II of Public Law 106–200) (CBTPA), which amends section 213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) [19 U.S.C. 2703(b)), provides that certain preferential tariff treatment may be provided to eligible articles that are the product of any country that the President designates as a “CBTPA beneficiary country” pursuant to section 213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(5)(B)), provided that the President determines that the country has satisfied the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 114 STAT. 33852703(b)(4)(A)(ii)) relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar to those in chapter 5 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 2. Section 211 of the CBTPA. which amends section 213(b) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)), provides that eligible textile and apparel articles of a designated CBTPA beneficiary country shall enter the United States free of duty and free of quantitative limitations, provided that the President determines that the country has satisfied the requirements of section 213(b)

(ii)of the CBERA relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar to those in chapter 5 of the NAFTA. 3. Section 212 of the CBTPA, which amends section 213(a) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(a)), provides duty-free treatment for certain liqueurs and spirituous beverages produced in Canada from rum that originates in a designated beneficiary country or the Virgin Islands of the United States. 4. In order to implement the tariff treatment provided under the CBTPA, it is necessary to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), thereby incorporating the substance of the relevant provisions of the CBTPA. 5. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the “1974 Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction. 6. I have determined that it is appropriate to authorize the United States Trade Representative

(USTR)to perform the functions specified in section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA and certain functions under section 604 of the 1974 Act. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, sections 211 and 212 of the CBTPA, section 213 of the CBERA, and section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:

(1)In order to provide for the preferential treatment provided for in section 213 of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703), as amended by the CBTPA, the HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this proclamation.

(2)The following countries are designated as CBTPA beneficiary countries pursuant to section 213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA: Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic114 STAT. 3386 El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago British Virgin Islands

(3)The USTR is authorized to determine whether each designated beneficiary country has satisfied the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA relating to the implementation of procedures and requirements similar in all material respects to the relevant procedures and requirements under chapter 5 of the NAFTA. To implement such determination or determinations, the USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided to the President under section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming changes in the HTS. The determination or determinations of the USTR under this paragraph shall be set forth in a notice or notices that the USTR shall cause to be published in the **Federal Register. **Such notice or notices shall modify general note 17 of the HTS by listing the countries that satisfy the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA.

(4)Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

(5)This proclamation is effective on the date of signature of this proclamation, except that the modifications to the HTS made by the Annex to this proclamation, as further modified by any notice to be published in the **Federal Register **as described in paragraph 3 of this proclamation, shall be effective on the date announced by the USTR in such notice. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 114 STAT. 3387ANNEX Section A. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published by the United States Trade Representative in the *Federal Register,* the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTS)is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, and “Rates of Duty 1-Special”. (1). General note 3(c)(i) to the tariff schedule is modified by inserting at the end thereof a newline reading “United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act...R”. (2). General notes 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 to the tariff schedule are redesignated as general notes 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. (3). The following new general note 17 to the tariff schedule is inserted in numerical sequence: "“17. Products of Countries Designated as Beneficiary Countries under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act of 2000.

(a)The Caribbean Basin countries that will be enumerated in this note in a Federal Register notice by the United States Trade Representative, having previously been designated by the President pursuant to section 211 of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), shall be treated as beneficiary countries for purposes of this note on and after the effective date announced in such notice.

(b)Articles provided for in a provision for which a rate of duty appears in the “Special” subcolumn followed by the symbol “R” in chapters 1 through 97 of the tariff schedule are those designated by the President to be eligible articles for purposes of the CBTPA pursuant to section 211 of that Act. Whenever an eligible article which is a good of one or more designated beneficiary CBTPA countries enumerated in subdivision

(a)of this note is imported directly into the customs territory of the United States, such article shall be entitled to receive the duty-free or reduced duty treatment provided for herein, provided that such good—

(i)was wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or more designated beneficiary countries enumerated in subdivision

(a)of this note, or

(ii)would be an originating good for purposes of general note 12 to the tariff schedule, if such good were imported thereunder. No article or material of a designated beneficiary country enumerated in subdivision

(a)of this note and receiving the tariff treatment specified in this note shall be eligible for such duty-free treatment by virtue of having merely undergone simple combining or packing operations, or mere dilution with water or mere dilution with another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the article.

(c)Whenever a rate of duty other than “Free” appears in the “Special” rates of duty subcolumn for any heading or subheading followed by the symbol “E” or “E*” and a lower rate of duty appears in such subcolumn followed by the symbol “R”, an eligible article under the terms of this note entered under such provision from a designated beneficiary CBTPA country enumerated in subdivision

(a)of this note shall receive such lower rate of duty.

(d)The duty-free treatment provided for in this note shall be effective with respect to eligible articles from a designated CBTPA country enumerated in subdivision

(a)of this note that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date announced in a Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade Representative, and shall remain in effect through the earlier of—

(i)the close of September 30, 2008; or

(ii)the date on which the Free Trade Area of the Americas or another free trade agreement that makes substantial progress in achieving the negotiating objectives set forth in section 108(b)(5) of Public Law 103–182 (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)) enters into force with respect to the United States and the CBTPA beneficiary country.”" (4). The Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn in the HTS is modified for each of the following HTS provisions by inserting the symbol “R” in alphabetical order in the parentheses following the “Free” rate of duty. 2710.00.35 4602.10.25 6402.19.50 6402.99.14 6404.11.90 2710.00.40 4602.10.29 6402.19.70 6403.19.40 6404.19.40 4602.10.21 6401.92.60 6402.19.90 6403.59.15 6404.19.90 4602.10.22 6402.19.15 6402.30.60 6404.11.40 6406.10.50 114 STAT. 3388 (5). Subchapter XVII of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified by inserting in numerical sequence the following new U.S. note and heading: "“6. For purposes of heading 9817.22.05, the duty-free treatment shall apply to liqueurs and spirituous beverages produced in the territory of Canada from rum if—

(i)such rum is the growth, product, or manufacture of a designated Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) beneficiary country enumerated in general note 7(a) to the tariff schedule or of the Virgin Islands of the United States;

(ii)such rum is imported directly from a designated CBERA beneficiary country enumerated in general note 7(a) to the tariff schedule or from the Virgin Islands of the United States into the territory of Canada, and such liqueurs and spirituous beverages are imported directly from the territory of Canada into the customs territory of the United States;

(iii)when imported into the customs territory of the United States, such liqueurs and spirituous beverages are classified in subheading 2208.40 or 2208.90 of the tariff schedule; and

(iv)such rum accounts for at least 90 percent by volume of the alcoholic content of such liqueurs and spirituous beverages. 9817.22.05 Rum, tafia, liqueurs and spirituous beverages, of a type classifiable in subheading 2208.40 or 2208.90 and described in U.S. note 6 to this subchapter Free ” " Section B. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative, chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, and “Rates of Duty 1-Special”. (1). The following new U.S. note is inserted in numerical-sequence in subchapter II of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule: "“7. For purposes of heading 9802.00.80, duty-free treatment shall be accorded to the following articles imported directly from a beneficiary United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) country previously designated by the President in a proclamation issued pursuant to such Act and enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule—

(i)apparel articles assembled in one or more such beneficiary countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the United States, from yams wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of chapter 56 and are wholly formed and cut in the United States); or

(ii)textile luggage assembled in a designated beneficiary country from fabric wholly formed and cut in the United States, from yams wholly formed in the United States. Articles otherwise eligible to enter under this heading, and which satisfy the conditions set forth in U.S. note 3 to subchapter XX of this chapter, shall not be ineligible to enter under this heading. Articles covered by the terms of this note shall be admitted into the customs territory of the United States free of quantitative limitations.”" (2).

(a)The article description of heading 9802.00.80 is modified by inserting immediately after “heading 9802.00.90” the expression “and goods imported under provisions of subchapter XX”.

(b)The Special rates of duty subcolumn for such heading is modified by inserting below the last rate in such subcolumn the expression “Free, for products described in U.S. note 7 to this subchapter”. 114 STAT. 3389 (3). The following new subchapter XX is inserted in chapter 98 of the HTS, together with its U.S. notes and tariff provisions: "“SUBCHAPTER XX GOODS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL TARIFF BENEFITS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT U.S. Notes 1. The tariff treatment provided in this subchapter shall be accorded only to textile and apparel articles that are described in such subheadings and imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a designated United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule. 2.

(a)Except as provided in this note, textile and apparel articles described in subheadings 9820.11.03 through 9820.11.30, inclusive, of this subchapter that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a designated beneficiary CBTPA country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule shall be eligible to enter free of duty and free of any quantitative limitations, except as provided in this subchapter, under the terms of the provisions set forth in such subheadings and applicable legal notes, as indicated by the rate of duty of “Free” in the Special rates of duty subcolumn for such provisions.

(b)Imports of apparel articles under subheading 9820.11.09 shall be limited, in the period beginning on the date announced in a Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade Representative and continuing through the close of September 30, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 250,000,000 square meter equivalents. Such imports of apparel articles shall be limited, during each of the one-year periods provided for herein, to the following aggregate quantity of square meter equivalents: 12-Month Period Square Meter Equivalents October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002..................... 290,000,000 October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003..................... 336,400,000 October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 and subsequent 12-month periods ............................. 390,224,000

(c)Imports of t-shirts under subheading 9820.11.12 shall be limited, in the period beginning on the date announced in a Federal Register notice issued by the United States Trade Representative and continuing through the close of September 30, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 4,200,000 dozen. Such imports of such t-shirts shall be limited, during each of the one-year periods provided for herein, to the following aggregate quantity: 12-Month Period Aggregate Quantity in Dozens October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 .................................. 4,872,000 October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 .................................. 5,651,520 October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 .................................. 6,555,763 October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 and subsequent 12-month periods .............................................. 7,604,685

(d)For purposes of subheading 9820.11.15, imports of brassieres of a producer or an entity controlling production, during the period beginning on October 1, 2001, and during each of the six succeeding 1-year periods, shall be eligible for preferential treatment only if the aggregate cost of fabric components formed in the United States that are used in the production of all such articles of that producer or entity during the preceding 1-year period is at least 75 percent of the aggregate declared customs value of the fabric contained in all such articles of that producer or entity that are entered during the preceding 1 -year period. The United States Customs Service shall develop and implement methods and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. If the Customs Service finds that a producer or an entity controlling production has not satisfied such provisions in a 1-year period, then such apparel articles of that producer or entity shall be ineligible for preferential treatment under subheading 9820.11.15 during any succeeding 1-year period until the aggregate cost of fabric components formed in the United States used in the production of such articles of that producer or entity in the preceding 1-year period is at least 85 percent of the aggregate declared customs value of the fabric contained in all such articles of that producer or entity that are entered during the preceding 1-year period. 3.

(a)An article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment under any provision of this subchapter shall not be ineligible for such treatment because the article contains—

(i)findings or trimmings of foreign origin, if the value of such findings and trimmings does not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the components of the assembled article; or

(iii)fibers or yarns not wholly formed in the United States or in one or more designated beneficiary countries enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule, provided that the total weight of all such fibers and yams is not more than 7 percent of the total weight of the article. Notwithstanding subdivision

(iii)above, an apparel article containing elastomeric yarns shall be eligible for preferential tariff treatment under this note only if such yarns are wholly formed in the United States.

(b)For purposes of subdivision (a)(i) above, findings or trimmings eligible under such subdivision include sewing thread, hooks and eyes, snaps, buttons, “bow buds”, decorative lace trim, elastic strips, zippers (including zipper tapes and labels) and other similar products. Elastic strips are considered findings or trimmings only if they are each less than 2.54 cm in width and used in the production of brassieres. For purposes of articles described in subheading 9820.11.06 and 9820.11.18, sewing thread shall not be considered to be findings or trimmings.

(d)For purposes of U.S. note 7(i) to subchapter II of this chapter and subheadings 9820.11.03, 9820.11.06 and 9820.11.18, an article otherwise eligible for preferential treatment under such subheadings shall not be ineligible for such treatment because the article contains nylon filament yarn (other than elastomeric yarn) classifiable under subheading 5402.10.30, 5402.10.60, 5402.31.30, 5402.31.60, 5402.32.30, 5402.32.60,5402.41.10, 5401.41.90, 5402.51.00 or 5402.61.00 of the tariff schedule that entered free of duty as a product of Israel under the terms of general note 8 to the tariff schedule or as a good of Canada or a good of Mexico under the terms of general note 12 to the tariff schedule. 4. For purposes of subheading 9820.11.30, goods entered under this provision must be certified, by a competent authority of a designated beneficiary country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule, as eligible products of such country, in accordance with requirements established by the appropriate U.S. government authority. Articles imported from a designated beneficiary Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule: 9820.11.03 Apparel articles of chapter 61 or 62 assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics wholly formed and cut in the United States, from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed and cut in the United States), the foregoing which

(1)are embroidered or were subjected to stone-washing, enzyme-washing, acid washing, permapressing, oven-baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing or other similar processes, and

(2)but for such embroidery or processing are of a type otherwise described in heading 9802.00.80 of the tariff schedule Free 9820.11.06 Apparel articles cut in one or more such countries from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 and are wholly formed in the United States), if such articles are assembled in one or more such countries with thread formed in the United States Free 9820.11.09 Apparel articles (other than socks provided for in heading 6115 of the tariff schedule) knit to shape in such a country from yarns wholly formed in the United States; knitted or crocheted apparel articles (except t-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 and described in subheading 9820.11.12) cut and wholly assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics formed in one or more such countries or from fabrics formed in one or more such countries and the United States, all the foregoing from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yams, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are formed in one or more such countries) and subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(b) to this subchapter Free 9820.11.12 T-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 of the tariff schedule, made in one or more such countries from fabric formed in one or more such countries from yams wholly formed in the United States, subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(c) to this subchapter Free 114 STAT. 3391 [Articles...(con.):] 9820.11.15 Brassieres classifiable in subheading 6212.10 of the tariff schedule, both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the United States or one or more such countries or both, subject to the provisions of U.S. note 2(d) to this subchapter Free 9820.11.18 Knitted or crocheted apparel articles (except t-shirts, other than underwear, classifiable in subheadings 6109.10.00 and 6109.90.10 and described in subheading 9820.11.12) cut and assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable in heading 5602 or 5603 of the tariff schedule and are formed wholly in the United States), if such assembly is with thread formed in the United States Free 9820.11.21 Textile luggage assembled in such a country from fabric cut in a beneficiary country from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yams wholly formed in the United States Free 9820.11.24 Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics or yarn not formed in the United States or in one or more such countries, provided that such apparel articles of such fabrics or yarn would be considered an originating good under the terms of general note 12(t) to the tariff schedule without regard to the source of the fabric or yam if such apparel article had been imported from the territory of Canada or the territory of Mexico directly into the customs territory of the United States Free 9820.11.27 Apparel articles both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries from fabrics or yarn designated by the appropriate U.S. government authority in the Federal Register as fabrics or yarn not available in commercial quantities in the United States, under any terms as such authority may provide Free 9820.11.30 Handloomed, handmade or folklore textile and apparel goods, under the terms of U.S. note 4 to this subchapter Free " 114 STAT. 3392 Section C. Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the dates set forth in this table for each of the following subheadings, the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn in the HTS is modified by

(i)inserting the rate of duty specified in the Initial Stage column in this table, which shall be effective on or after the date specified in a notice issued by the United States Trade Representative and through the close of December 31, 2000, followed by the symbol “R” in parentheses, and

(ii)for each of the subsequent dated columns in this table the rate of duty in the HTS that is followed by the symbol “R” in parentheses is deleted and the rate of duty for such dated column is inserted in such subheading in lieu thereof. HTS Subheading Initial Stage January 1, 2001 January 1, 2002 January 1, 2003 January 1, 2004 January 1, 2005 January 1, 2006 January 1, 2007 January 1, 2008 1604.14.10 18.6% 16.3% 14% 11.6% 9.3% 7% 4.6% 2.3% Free 1604.14.20 3.2% 2.8% 2.4% 2% 1.6% 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Free 1604.14.30 6.6% 5.8% 5% 4.1% 3.3% 2.5% 1.6% 0.8% Free 2709.00.10 1.5¢/bbl 1¢/bbl 0.5¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2709.00.20 3.1¢/bbl 2.1¢/bbl 1¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.05 1.5¢/bbl 1¢/bbl 0.5¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.10 3.1¢/bbl 2.1¢/bbl 1¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.15 15.7¢/bbl 10.5¢/bbl 5.2¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.18 15.7¢/bbl 1O.5¢/bbl 5.2¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.20 3.1¢/bbl 2.1¢/bbl 1¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.25 3.1¢/bbl 2.1¢/bbl 1¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.30 25.2¢/bbl 16.8¢/bbl 8.4¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 2710.00.45 3.1¢/bbl 2.1¢/bbl 1¢/bbl Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.11.00 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.12.20 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.19.00 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.21.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.21.60 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.21.90 2.7% 1.8% 0.9% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.22.15 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.29.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.31.60 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.91.00 2% 1.3% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.92.45 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4202.99.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4203.10.40 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4203.29.08 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Free Free Free Free Free Free 4203.29.18 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6401.10.00 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6401.91.00 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6401.92.90 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6401.99.30 13.3% 11.6% 10% 8.3% 6.6% 5% 3.3% 1.6% Free 6401.99.60 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6401.99.90 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6402.19.05 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.30.30 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.30.50 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6402.30.70 48¢/pr. + 20% 42¢/pr. + 17.5% 36¢/pr. + 15% 30¢/pr. + 12.5% 24¢/pr. + 10% 18¢/pr. + 7.5% 12¢/pr. + 5% 6¢/pr. + 2.5% Free 6402.30.80 48¢/pr. + 10.6% 42¢/pr. + 9.3% 36¢/pr. + 8% 30¢/pr. + 6.6% 24¢/pr. + 5.3% 18¢/pr. + 4% 12e/pr. + 2.6% 6¢/pr. + 1.3% Free 6402.30.90 6% 4% 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.91.40 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.91.50 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6402.91.60 14.4% 9.6% 4.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.91.70 27¢/pr. + 11.2% 18¢/pr. + 7.5% 9¢/pr. + 3.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.91.80 48¢/pr. + 10.6% 42¢/pr. + 9.3% 36¢/pr. + 8% 30¢/pr. + 6.6% 24¢/pr. + 5.3% 18¢/pr. + 4% 12¢/pr. + 2.6% 6¢/pr. + 1.3% Free 6402.91.90 10.6% 9.3% 8% 6.6% 5.3% 4% 2.6% 1.3% Free 6402.99.05 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.99.10 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.99.18 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6402.99.20 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6402.99.30 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6402.99.60 14.4% 9.6% 4.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 114 STAT. 3393 HTS Subheading Initial Stage January 1, 2001 January 1, 2002 January 1, 2003 January 1, 2004 January 1, 2005 January 1, 2006 January 1, 2007 January 1, 2008 6402.99.80 48¢/pr. + 10.6% 42¢/pr. + 9.3% 36¢/pr. + 8% 30¢/pr. + 6.6% 24¢/pr. + 5.3% 18¢/pr. + 4% 12¢/pr. + 2.6% 6¢/pr. + 1.3% Free 6402.99.90 10.6% 9.3% 8% 6.6% 5.3% 4% 2.6% 1.3% Free 6403.19.10 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.19.30 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.19.50 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.40.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.40.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.51.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.51.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.51.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.59.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.59.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.59.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.91.30 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.91.60 4.5% 3.9% 3.4% 2.8% 2.2% 1.7% 1.1% 0.5% Free 6403.91.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.99.20 2.4% 1.6% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.99.40 1.5% 1% 0.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.99.60 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.99.75 4.5% 3% 1.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6403.99.90 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.11.20 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.11.50 25.6% 25.6% 19.2% 16% 12.8% 9.6% 6.4% 3.2% Free 6404.11.60 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6404.11.70 48¢/pr. + 20% 42¢/pr. + 17.5% 36¢/pr. + 15% 30¢/pr. + 12.5% 24¢/pr. + 10% 18¢/pr. + 7.5% 12¢/pr. + 5% 6¢/pr. + 2.5% Free 6404.11.80 48¢/pr. + 10.6% 42¢/pr. + 9.3% 36¢/pr. + 8% 30¢/pr. + 6.6% 24¢/pr. + 5.3% 18¢/pr. + 4% 12¢/pr. + 2.6% 6¢/pr. + 1.3% Free 6404.19.15 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.19.20 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6404.19.25 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.19.30 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.19.35 20% 17.5% 15% 12.5% 10% 7.5% 5% 2.5% Free 6404.19.50 25.6% 22.4% 19.2% 16% 12.8% 9.6% 6.4% 3.2% Free 6404.19.60 11.2% 7.5% 3.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.19.70 48¢/pr. + 20% 42¢/pr. + 17.5% 36¢/pr. + 15% 30¢/pr. + 12.5% 24¢/pr. + 10% 18¢/pr. + 7.5% 12¢/pr. + 5% 6¢/pr. + 2.5% Free 6404.19.80 27¢/pr. + 6% 18¢/pr. + 4% 9¢/pr. + 2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.20.20 4.5% 3% 1.5% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.20.40 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6404.20.60 11.2% 7.5% 3.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6405.10.00 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6405.20.30 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6405.20.90 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6405.90.90 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6406.10.05 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6406.10.10 3% 2% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6406.10.20 3.1% 2.1% 1% Free Free Free Free Free Free 6406.10.45 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Free Free Free Free Free Free 7352 October 5, 2000 German-American Day, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 7352 of October 5, 2000 German-American Day, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As we celebrate German-American Day and the many contributions that German Americans have made to our national community, we also mark the 10th anniversary of German unification. The historic achievements of the last 10 years are all the more remarkable when we remember the dark days of the Cold War, a time when many citizens in Eastern Europe and around the globe lived under governments of oppression and tyranny. Nowhere was the threat more real than in West Berlin. where Americans and Germans stood together in defense of democ 114 STAT. 3394racy and commitment to freedom. Ultimately, after almost three decades of division, the Berlin Wall came down and the people of Germany were reunited. Today, Americans and Germans are working together to ensure that democracy will be an abiding legacy for future generations throughout Europe. Our present efforts are only the latest chapter of our shared history. In 1683, German Mennonites seeking religious tolerance landed near Philadelphia. Their arrival marked the beginning of waves of German immigration that would ebb and flow with the tides of history, ultimately bringing more than 7 million people to our shores. Today, nearly a quarter of all Americans can trace their ancestry back to their Germanic roots, and they continue to enrich our Nation with a proud heritage marked by a strong commitment to family, work, duty, and country. Many prominent German Americans have strengthened our society through the years. Publisher Johann Peter Zenger championed freedom of the press in the early 18th century, and Thomas Nast's powerful cartoons increased public awareness of corruption within Tammany Hall in 19th-century New York. During the American Revolution, Baron de Kalb and Friedrich von Steuben fought valiantly for our freedom, just as Dwight Eisenhower and Chester Nimitz did in World War II. German Americans who have enriched America's cultural, scientific, and economic life include writers John Steinbeck and Erich Maria Remarque; physicists Albert Einstein and Maria Goeppert-Mayer; philosophers Hannah Arendt and Paul Tillich; and industrialists and business leaders John D. Rockefeller and John Wanamaker. Behind the many well-known individuals who have played a prominent part in our history are millions of German immigrants whose names are not widely recognized, yet who profoundly shaped the America we know today. Industrious German Americans helped settle our cities and frontiers; defend democracy during times of conflict; promote our prosperity in times of peace; and preserve the bonds of family and heritage that our Nation shares with the people of Germany. As we celebrate German-American Day and the 10th anniversary of German unification and look ahead to the promise of a new century, America recognizes with pride and gratitude the important role that German Americans continue to play in the life of our Nation and celebrates the strength of our friendship with Germany. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, October 6, 2000, as German-American Day. I encourage all Americans to remember and celebrate the important contributions made to our country by our millions of citizens of German descent and to celebrate our close ties to the people of Germany. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 7353 October 6, 2000 Afterschool Week, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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