Vote to pass a bill implementing a free trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

• Stipulates that no provision of the Agreement shall have effect if inconsistent with U.S. law (Sec. 102).

• Establishes an office to help with settling disputes between participating nations (Sec. 105).

• Preserves U.S. duties on imports of sugar goods over a certain quota, and allows the U.S. to apply these duties to imports within the quota in exchange for providing compensation to participating nations' sugar exporters (Sec. 202).

• Progressively eliminates customs duties on all originating goods traded among the participating nations (Sec. 204).

• Removes duties on textile and apparel goods traded among participating nations (Sec. 205).

• Provides a procedure for import relief if the increased imports brought about by the Agreement seriously threaten a domestic industry (Sec. 313).

• Terminates participating nations' status as beneficiaries under the Caribbean Basin Initiative, but maintains U.S. obligations to them regarding duty-free importation of ethanol (Sec. 402).

• Recommends that each participating nation uphold the International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (Sec. 403).

Vote to pass a bill implementing a free trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

• Stipulates that no provision of the Agreement shall have effect if inconsistent with U.S. law (Sec. 102).

• Establishes an office to help with settling disputes between participating nations (Sec. 105).

• Preserves U.S. duties on imports of sugar goods over a certain quota, and allows the U.S. to apply these duties to imports within the quota in exchange for providing compensation to participating nations' sugar exporters (Sec. 202).

• Progressively eliminates customs duties on all originating goods traded among the participating nations (Sec. 204).

• Removes duties on textile and apparel goods traded among participating nations (Sec. 205).

• Provides a procedure for import relief if the increased imports brought about by the Agreement seriously threaten a domestic industry (Sec. 313).

• Terminates participating nations' status as beneficiaries under the Caribbean Basin Initiative, but maintains U.S. obligations to them regarding duty-free importation of ethanol (Sec. 402).

• Recommends that each participating nation uphold the International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (Sec. 403).