countries for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences. (6) Countries designated as beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences account for only 6.7 percent of imports of footwear into the United States. (7) The provision of duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences for certain footwear articles imported into the United States may result in a shift in the production of those articles to countries designated as beneficiary developing countries or least-developed beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences, and thereby promote economic growth in such countries. 3. Purpose The purpose of this Act is— (1) to provide duty-free treatment for certain footwear in a manner that provides as broad a benefit to all participating countries as possible