Bill > S952

Introduced Session

U.S. OUTDOOR Act United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. Establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing.

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Kelly Ayotte (R)*,  Roy Blunt (R),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Martin Heinrich (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Rob Portman (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 04/15/2015)

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