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(2A) Special rule for certain woven articles and certain knit articles entered during fiscal year 2010 and succeeding 1-year periods (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subject to subparagraph (D), if 52,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) enter the United States during the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2009 , or any of the succeeding 1-year periods, the President shall extend the preferential treatment described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be) to not more than 200,000,000 square meter equivalents of apparel articles described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (2)(B)(i) (as the case may be) during that 1-year period, and shall publish notice of the extension in the Federal Register. (B) Exception for certain woven articles (i) In general In the case of apparel articles described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting “70,000,000” for “200,000,000”. (ii) Apparel articles described Apparel articles described in this clause are apparel articles described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) that are the following: (I) Category 347 Apparel articles in category 347 that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ): 6203.19.1020 6203.42.4011 6203.42.4061 6203.19.9020 6203.42.4016 6203.49.8020 6203.22.3020 6203.42.4026 6210.40.9033 6203.22.3030 6203.42.4036 6211.20.1520 6203.42.4003 6203.42.4046 6211.20.3810 6203.42.4006 6203.42.4051 6211.32.0040 (II) Category 348 Apparel articles in category 348 that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ): 6204.12.0030 6204.62.4011 6204.69.9010 6204.19.8030 6204.62.4021 6210.50.9060 6204.22.3040 6204.62.4031 6211.20.1550 6204.22.3050 6204.62.4041 6211.20.6810 6204.29.4034 6204.62.4051 6211.42.0030 6204.62.3000 6204.62.4056 6217.90.9050 6204.62.4003 6204.62.4066 6204.62.4006 6204.69.6010 (III) Category 647 Apparel articles in category 647 that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ): 6203.23.0060 6203.43.4020 6203.49.8030 6203.23.0070 6203.43.4030 6210.40.5031 6203.29.2030 6203.43.4040 6210.40.5039 6203.29.2035 6203.49.1500 6211.20.1525 6203.43.2500 6203.49.2015 6211.20.3820 6203.43.3510 6203.49.2030 6211.33.0030 6203.43.3590 6203.49.2045 6203.43.4010 6203.49.2060 (IV) Category 648 Apparel articles in category 648 that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ): 6204.23.0040 6204.63.3510 6204.69.6030 6204.23.0045 6204.63.3530 6204.69.9030 6204.29.2020 6204.63.3532 6210.50.5031 6204.29.2025 6204.63.3540 6210.50.5039 6204.29.4038 6204.69.2510 6211.20.1555 6204.63.2000 6204.69.2530 6211.20.6820 6204.63.3010 6204.69.2540 6211.43.0040 6204.63.3090 6204.69.2560 6217.90.9060 (C) Exception for certain knit articles (i) In general In the case of apparel articles described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting “85,000,000” for “200,000,000”. (ii) Apparel articles described Apparel articles described in this clause are apparel articles described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) that fall within the following statistical reporting numbers of the HTS (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ), other than shirts with plackets and pointed collars: 6105.10.0010 6109.10.0040 6110.30.3053 6109.10.0018 6109.10.0045 6110.30.3059 6109.10.0027 6110.20.2079 (D) Verification with respect to transshipment for certain apparel articles (i) In general Not later than April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1 of each year, the Commissioner responsible for United States Customs and Border Protection shall verify that apparel articles imported into the United States under this paragraph are not being unlawfully transshipped (within the meaning of subsection (f)) into the United States. (ii) Report to President If the Commissioner determines pursuant to clause (i) that apparel articles imported into the United States under this paragraph are being unlawfully transshipped into the United States, the Commissioner shall report that determination to the President. (iii) Authority to reduce quantitative limitation If, in any 1-year period with respect to which the President extends preferential treatment as described in this paragraph, the Commissioner reports to the President pursuant to clause (ii) regarding unlawful transshipments, the President— (I) may modify the quantitative limitation under this paragraph as the President considers appropriate to account for such transshipments; and (II) if the President modifies the limitation under subclause (I), shall publish notice of the modification in the Federal Register. (E) Category defined In this paragraph, the term “category” means the number assigned under the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the Department of Commerce, as listed in the HTS under the applicable heading or subheading (as in effect on the day before May 24, 2010 ).