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Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a voluntary contribution (on a grant basis) to the Organization of American States to establish a: (1) Center for Caribbean Basin Trade; and (2) a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a thorough study and analysis should be undertaken to determine a permanent location of the Center; and (2) the skills-based program should focus on mid-level technical education and training for the workforce in Caribbean Basin countries, utilizing existing educational facilities, cooperative private sector and government entities, and Internet-based [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo clarify and extend the commitment of the United States to pursue economic cooperation with Costa Rica and other nations in the Caribbean Basin, and for other purposes. 10/15/2007--Introduced. U.S. and Costa Rica Trade Cooperation Act - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make permanent the extension of temporary duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel articles manufactured in a beneficiary country (particularly, Costa Rica) and imported into the United States.
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Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo clarify and extend the commitment of the United States to pursue economic cooperation with Costa Rica and other nations in the Caribbean Basin, and for other purposes. 10/15/2007--Introduced. U.S. and Costa Rica Trade Cooperation Act - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make permanent the extension of temporary duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel articles manufactured in a beneficiary country (particularly, Costa Rica) and imported into the United States.
Also tagged in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British West Indies, Caribbean area, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consultants, Customs administration, Distance education, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Economic assistance, Economic policy, El Salvador, Exports, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Imports, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), International affairs, International agencies, Internet, Jamaica, Job training, Latin America, Marine terminals, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Organization of American States (OAS), Panama, Regional economic development, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Security measures, Suriname, Technical assistance, Technical education, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Trade agreements, Transportation, Trinidad and Tobago, Vocational education
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a voluntary contribution (on a grant basis) to the Organization of American States to establish a: (1) Center for Caribbean Basin Trade; and (2) a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a thorough study and analysis should be undertaken to determine a permanent location of the Center; and (2) the skills-based program should focus on mid-level technical education and training for the workforce in Caribbean Basin countries, utilizing existing educational facilities, cooperative private sector and government entities, and Internet-based [...] show full description
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