1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Trade Enforcement Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Title I—Elimination of foreign barriers to exports of U.S. goods
and services
Sec. 101. Identification of trade expansion
priorities.
Sec. 102. Office of the Congressional Trade
Enforcer.
Sec. 103. Appointment of General Counsel of the U.S. Trade
Representative.
Sec. 104. Identification of countries that maintain unfair
technical barriers to trade or unfair sanitary or phytosanitary
measures.
Title II—Restoration of rights under trade remedy
laws
Sec. 201. Application of countervailing duties to nonmarket
economy countries and strengthening application of the law.
Sec. 202. Treatment of individual business enterprises in
nonmarket economy countries.
Sec. 203. Revocation of nonmarket economy country
status.
Sec. 204. WTO Appellate Body rulings requiring offsets for
non-dumped comparisons.
Sec. 205. Role of WTO Appellate Body rulings in the WTO dispute
settlement system.
Sec. 206. Clarification regarding material injury by reason of
imports of subject merchandise.
Sec. 207. Standard for presidential action on ITC finding of
market disruption.
Sec. 208. Application of amendments to goods from Canada and
Mexico.
Sec. 209. Rule of construction.
Title III—Enforcement of health and safety laws and intellectual
property rights at U.S. borders
Subtitle A—Import safety
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Obtaining data on goods destined for importation into
the United States.
Sec. 303. Interagency coordination.
Sec. 304. Development of import safety program.
Sec. 305. Information exchange process.
Sec. 306. Training.
Sec. 307. Sanctions on certain suppliers.
Sec. 308. Report to Congress.
Subtitle B—Strengthening enforcement of intellectual property
rights at U.S. borders
Chapter 1—Coordination of enforcement of intellectual property
rights
Sec. 311. Definitions.
Sec. 312. Director of Intellectual Property Rights
Enforcement.
Sec. 313. Strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual
property rights.
Sec. 314. CBP and ICE coordinators.
Chapter 2—Regulatory and policy improvements against
counterfeiting and piracy
Sec. 321. In general.
Sec. 322. Identification of certain unlawful goods.
Sec. 323. Training in new technologies.
Sec. 324. Disclosure of information and samples of shipments to
intellectual property owners.
Sec. 325. Improvements to recordation process.
Sec. 326. Identification of low-risk shippers.
Sec. 327. Watch List
database.
Sec. 328. Civil fines for importation of pirated or counterfeit
goods.
Chapter 3—Training enhancements
Sec. 331. International training and technical assistance
enhancements.
Chapter 4—New legal tools for border enforcement
Sec. 341. Expanded prohibitions on importation or exportation
of counterfeit or pirated goods.
Sec. 342. Declarations regarding counterfeit and infringing
merchandise.
Chapter 5—Regulatory authority
Sec. 351. Regulatory authority.
Subtitle C—Administrative provisions
Sec. 361. Definitions.
Sec. 362. Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual
Property Enforcement.
Sec. 363. Staffing enhancements at CBP.
Sec. 364. Staffing enhancements at ICE.
Subtitle D—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 371. Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Elimination of
foreign barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services </header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1906992FC54482895032D044CDAF014" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Identification of
trade expansion priorities</header>
<subsection id="H021D107FA9DD47F7B027FAD160E4332B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
of trade expansion priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310 of the Trade Act of 1974 is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06FB88580DAD4AAD9350FE9F6CBC1FB3" style="OLC">
<section id="H10F6614787824DB4AE995D06E650F8B"><enum>310.</enum><header>Identification
of trade expansion priorities</header>
<subsection id="H4CFF7E9B23D54FEB82B287B9E8039496"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification</header>
<paragraph id="H0CC148AC05794CE8BBB61063D847A9E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification
and report</header><text>Within 30 days after the submission in each calendar
year of the report required by section 181(b), the Trade Representative
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7896DC4D835A42C4A158ECB6A8134F94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review United
States trade expansion priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43879E4D929C4CFC88CAF24782A75C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify priority
foreign country practices the elimination of which is likely to have the most
significant potential to increase United States exports, either directly or
through the establishment of a beneficial precedent; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CAE42FCEC46467A9889A4AF1D20C217"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to the
Congressional Trade Enforcer, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and publish in the
Federal Register a report on the priority foreign country practices so
identified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF78C4833A45646C389EEF0A691B86B76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
identifying priority foreign country practices under paragraph (1), the Trade
Representative shall take into account all relevant factors, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H56AF7F62FD694220A8E738E85430064"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the major barriers
and trade distorting practices described in the National Trade Estimate Report
required under section 181(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEEBF986EB06436F8F51AF6B8ECBC214"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the trade
agreements to which a foreign country is a party and its compliance with those
agreements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EA902012E8346FCAAB5F56ABEED9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the medium- and
long-term implications of foreign government procurement plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42779C20F22D4720A0B1260010EF3D83"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the international competitive position and
export potential of United States products and services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9ADA836FD5141E4943B151E5F816C00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of
report</header><text>The Trade Representative may include in the report, if
appropriate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11C65361A1D64AD3BDB69BFB2EE93E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
foreign country practices that may in the future warrant identification as
priority foreign country practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1885BA16DA1B4903B8DA85DA09647942"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a statement about
other foreign country practices that were not identified because they are
already being addressed by provisions of United States trade law, by existing
bilateral trade agreements, or as part of trade negotiations with other
countries, and because progress is being made toward the elimination of such
practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C48673F7BB3457682AF49C01EF9ACFC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initiation of
consultations</header><text>By no later than the date that is 21 days after the
date on which a report is submitted to the Congressional Trade Enforcer and the
appropriate congressional committees under subsection (a)(1)(C), the Trade
Representative should seek consultations with each foreign country identified
in the report as engaging in priority foreign country practices for the purpose
of reaching a satisfactory resolution of such priority practices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFFD0EBEC41824604BB98FF8C6C16D9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiation of
investigation</header><text>If the Trade Representative seeks consultations
under subsection (b) and a satisfactory resolution of the priority foreign
country practices involved has not been reached within 90 days after the date
on which a report is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees
under subsection (a)(1), the Trade Representative shall initiate under section
302(b)(1) an investigation under this chapter with respect to such priority
foreign country practices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD827050F8B1C4BE799B2ECBA23C653C5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements for
the elimination of barriers</header><text>In the consultations with a foreign
country that the Trade Representative is required to request under section
303(a) with respect to an investigation initiated by reason of subsection (c),
the Trade Representative shall seek to negotiate an agreement that provides for
the elimination of the practices that are the subject of the investigation as
quickly as possible or, if elimination of the practices is not feasible, an
agreement that provides for compensatory trade benefits.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF4C119216DE4E4CBBD755EE47E0253F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Trade Representative shall include in the semiannual report required by section
309(3) a report on the status of any investigations initiated pursuant to
subsection (c) and, where appropriate, the extent to which such investigations
have led to increased opportunities for the export of products and services of
the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H98D61CC23FFF4112B9393ED841EF76CA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>Congressional Trade Enforcer</quote> means the head of the Office of the
Congressional Trade Enforcer established under section 102 of the Trade
Enforcement Act of
2009.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="H091D02072B27452C8D7D00F9C694BD00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating
to section 310 in the table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended to
read as follows:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 310. Identification of trade
expansion
priorities.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="HF3E2F4BA6D8C452896DE594C5B9537AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Office of the
Congressional Trade Enforcer</header>
<subsection id="H4CC150983C0741658D80DFAE04539372"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the legislative branch an Office of the Congressional Trade
Enforcer (in this section referred to as the <quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC60AE76D9ED41E0B9EB89EED69C808F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Congressional
Trade Enforcer</header>
<paragraph id="H5A17F5E28BE341F58DB55D54DD583C7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment and
terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the Office
shall be a Congressional Trade Enforcer, who shall be appointed to a term of 2
years beginning on the first day of each new Congress. Appointments in
odd-numbered Congresses shall be made by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of
the Senate, after considering recommendations received from the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate. Appointments in even-numbered Congresses shall be made by the
majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of
the House of Representatives, after considering recommendations received from
the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives. The Congressional Trade Enforcer shall be
appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of
fitness to perform the functions described in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76BBC301ABBF43D9A13D211F4D6E0063"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continued
service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may
serve as the Congressional Trade Enforcer for more than one term, and the
person making the appointment under paragraph (1) should look favorably upon
reappointing the individual serving as the Congressional Trade Enforcer. An
individual serving as Congressional Trade Enforcer at the expiration of a term
may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. The Congressional Trade
Enforcer may be removed by either the House of Representatives or the Senate by
resolution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC085A22166B94CAEA500CDBFC085F4B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Congressional Trade Enforcer shall receive compensation at an annual rate of
pay that is equal to the lower of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE9871044DA74E9AB3A669605E96D6DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the highest annual
rate of compensation of any officer of the Senate; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B4958940AA5411BA9E524976E8952D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the highest annual
rate of compensation of any officer of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E5FC077811C48E3A79F8D1F56B1A82F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
Congressional Trade Enforcer shall appoint and fix the compensation of such
personnel as may be necessary to carry out the functions described in
subsection (d). All personnel of the Office shall be appointed without regard
to political affiliation and solely on the basis of their fitness to perform
their duties. The Congressional Trade Enforcer may prescribe the duties and
responsibilities of the personnel of the Office, and delegate to them authority
to perform any of the duties, powers, and functions imposed on the Office. For
purposes of pay (other than the pay of the Congressional Trade Enforcer) and
employment benefits, rights, and privileges, all personnel of the Office shall
be treated as if they were employees of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H64DFF5BA91C94476AE11A5F0D3B6B274"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Purpose and
functions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB13A1DE9D4D4CFBA62E602EA6B2DE80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the Congressional Trade Enforcer shall be to ensure compliance by
trading partners of the United States with trade agreements to which the United
States and such trading partners are parties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD88995E8AF7549E29BB709A2B428E5C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions;
actions by ustr</header>
<subparagraph id="HA1C1966663CC4170860700C9B86ED9C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Congressional Trade Enforcer shall have the authority
to investigate foreign trade practices that are barriers to United States
exports and issue indictments in cases where such practices violate any of the
Uruguay Round Agreements or any bilateral or regional trade agreement to which
the United States is a party.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E4F9AC938C14CBC85196B6B7F442830"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission of
indictments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congressional
Trade Enforcer shall submit indictments referred to in subparagraph (A) to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Finance of the Senate, and the United States Trade Representative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H933289FEA6274D459309BADDD6D61B30"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action pursuant
to indictment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 30 days
after receiving an indictment under subparagraph (B), the Trade Representative
should commence dispute resolution procedures in the appropriate forum against
the country or countries that are the subject of the indictment unless—</text>
<clause id="H663912AD123F4CCF9CCB095FD6AEFAD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>before the date of
filing, the foreign country or countries involved enter into an agreement with
the United States to eliminate the practice that is inconsistent with its
international obligations; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H48B8E0A766BF4F2696002411B98C18DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
extraordinary cases, the filing of the case would cause serious harm to the
national security of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14A4FB61FE2A42758343AAEBC9ABE700"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Trade Representative does not
commence dispute resolution procedures under subparagraph (C) pursuant to an
indictment under subparagraph (B), the Trade Representative shall, not later
than 60 days after receiving the indictment, submit to the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a report containing the reasons therefor and shall publish notice of the
decision, together with a summary of such reasons, in the Federal
Register.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE49D15418B7F4308B6A631C2F3187CFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vote by
congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 60-day period after the Trade
Representative submits a report under subparagraph (D), the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate may each vote to indicate the agreement or disagreement of the committee
with the decision of the Trade Representative not to commence dispute
resolution procedures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93588AB553F64F149C0054C600835197"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A2D820F481741038ED6AD39AA002BFC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Indictment</header><text>The
term <quote>indictment</quote> means a formal written analysis setting forth
the legal explanation of the manner in which a foreign trade practice of a
country or countries violates any of the Uruguay Round Agreements or any
bilateral or regional trade agreement to which the United States is a
party.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC03B027CD9724F39970029D394A6C102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Uruguay round
agreements</header><text>The term <quote>Uruguay Round Agreements</quote> means
any of the agreements approved by the Congress under section 101(a)(1) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(a)(1)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34E8658047F94CD382DF4EDFCC85BB07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Office of Market
Access Assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HF14F497E496141B08927FBC24FFC567"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Office of the
Congressional Trade Enforcer an Office of Market Access Assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70E55B33B37445DA9555ADC6C4E9F051"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
Office of Market Access Assistance shall provide technical and legal assistance
and advice to eligible small businesses to enable such small businesses to
prepare and file petitions (other than those which, in the opinion of the
Office of Market Access Assistance, are frivolous) under section 302 of the
Trade Act of 1974.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF73D6E797D4C7F9E7CD44E099536F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term “eligible small business” means any business concern
which, in the judgment of the Office of Market Access Assistance, due to its
small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to
obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing petitions and
complaints under section 302 of the Trade Act of 1974. In determining whether a
business concern is an “eligible small business,” the Office of Market Access
Assistance may consult with the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A1565EE8D9E45DA002EAEAF96B1258"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relationship to
executive branch</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Congressional Trade Enforcer is authorized to secure information, data,
estimates, and statistics directly from the various departments, agencies, and
establishments of the executive branch of Government and the regulatory
agencies and commissions of the Government. All such departments, agencies,
establishments, and regulatory agencies and commissions shall furnish the
Congressional Trade Enforcer with any available material that the Congressional
Trade Enforcer determines to be necessary in the performance of the functions
of the Office. The Congressional Trade Enforcer is also authorized, upon
agreement with the head of any such department, agency, establishment, or
regulatory agency or commission, to use its services, facilities, and
personnel, with or without reimbursement; and the head of each such department,
agency, establishment, or regulatory agency or commission is authorized to
provide to the Office such services, facilities, and personnel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B8ED638F9CB460DAD5C43072F00F755"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Relationship to
other agencies of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
carrying out the functions of the Office, and for the purpose of coordinating
the operations of the Office with those of other congressional agencies with a
view to using most effectively the information, services, and capabilities of
all such agencies in carrying out the responsibilities assigned to each, the
Congressional Trade Enforcer is authorized to obtain information, data,
estimates, and statistics developed by the Government Accountability Office and
the Library of Congress, and (upon agreement with them) to use their services,
facilities, and personnel, with or without reimbursement. The Comptroller
General and the Librarian of Congress are authorized to provide the Office with
the information, data, estimates, and statistics, and the services, facilities,
and personnel, referred to in the preceding sentence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H577D64857BE1497000593564E4DC80B2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorizations
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Office such sums as may be necessary for
each fiscal year to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3E4F2951DC754BBDBDF5BF17185B39F7"><enum>103.</enum><header>Appointment of
General Counsel of the U.S. Trade Representative</header>
<subsection id="H3CD4B5EBA00047BF8D4E72BBB6197258"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 141(b)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(b)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H064F3C7475184727A70777409CE4DD1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAC59EEDDB53546FB9B33A8DE16D2DC49" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Office 3 Deputy
United States Trade Representatives, 1 Chief Agriculture Negotiator, and 1
General Counsel. The 3 Deputy United States Trade Representatives, the Chief
Agriculture Negotiator, and the General Counsel shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of
the rulemaking of the Senate, any nomination of a Deputy United States Trade
Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the General Counsel
submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a
committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Each Deputy United
States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the General
Counsel shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the
rank of
Ambassador.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="HA146CAF9C74A4931A913583EB1D72B57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions of
position</header><text>Section 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2171(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H52064D3E866749C8AEE34799A185F400"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by aligning
paragraph (5) with paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3090D541110C41C69971EC4D9BA2AABD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53A26596449D41FB9DC4F2124817B291" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H19011148EB2D490A91E894A985A7B481" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The principal function of the General
Counsel shall be to ensure that United States trading partners comply with
trade agreements to which the United States and such trading partners are
parties (including by investigating and prosecuting disputes before the World
Trade Organization and pursuant to other trade agreements to which the United
States is a party), to defend the United States in dispute settlement
proceedings under such trade agreements, and otherwise to provide legal advice
to the United States Trade Representative. The General Counsel shall perform
such other functions as the United States Trade Representative may
direct.</text>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDA0231853D254C6F9CBC7EE3C650173C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Section
5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>Chief
Agricultural Negotiator</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00683AA22CFA4A1898427454C6821E9D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA9A51CCF7E0C4465A5C6E62B44E0A2D7"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">General
Counsel.</text>
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</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HF77576D4DFEA466A827F299903DAE584"><enum>104.</enum><header>Identification
of countries that maintain unfair technical barriers to trade or unfair
sanitary or phytosanitary measures</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H98C60C6D6D5F4BA89113127600FB3D53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
required</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB4A24270B502489184D0F110351C5C9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 8 of title I
of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7D9E511ABE0403081ADB3F9433CBE5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H4A5F6ABC77D548CE8B548E84C9E907EB"><enum>183.</enum><header>Identification
of countries that maintain unfair technical barriers to trade or unfair
sanitary or phytosanitary measures</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0BAB4EEB791945F500231B9CAD6B0000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the
date that is 30 days after the date on which the annual report is required to
be submitted to Congressional committees under section 181(b), the United
States Trade Representative (in this section referred to as the <quote>Trade
Representative</quote>) shall identify—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBA732F1BCE074F7CBE40E22060D0A4C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">those foreign countries that maintain
technical barriers to trade, or sanitary or phytosanitary measures, that deny
fair and equitable market access to United States products; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2ED4C34145AF47DC89DEA48B974233FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>those foreign
countries identified under paragraph (1) that are determined by the Trade
Representative to be priority foreign countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFD93D1EA9CE14BDF8F3B902C00D15EE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rules
for identifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6167146444924FF28938F367BE5418F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
identifying priority foreign countries under subsection (a)(2), the Trade
Representative shall identify only those foreign countries—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA32476E17B0D44549463FBDE5519004F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have the most onerous or egregious
acts, policies, or practices that deny fair and equitable market access to
United States products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H486DFDBC4F844FB7AF55F400758880D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whose acts,
policies, or practices described in subparagraph (A) have the greatest adverse
impact (actual or potential) on the relevant United States products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC36503107F7F4870A1F2CE66BE154671"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that are
not—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H4B8DEE8107954621B517120805B9A692"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entering into good
faith negotiations, or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H34377A15D9CB415FA74D39F6F07D2CB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making
significant progress in bilateral or multilateral negotiations,</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">to provide fair and equitable
market access to United States products.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9725623D63C04F49A4273C229FF292D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation and
consideration requirements</header><text>In identifying priority foreign
countries under subsection (a)(2), the Trade Representative shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H15B43975A56245348F82F8E775F014B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Secretary of Commerce, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Food and Drug
Administration, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H12C4734E364C4A179F89F3ED52C1C3EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take into account
information provided by such other sources as may be available to the Trade
Representative and such information as may be submitted to the Trade
Representative by interested persons, including information contained in
reports submitted under section 181(b) and petitions submitted under section
302.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE4CDF711FC47403FBBCC80D9D636BA40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration of
historical factors</header><text>In identifying foreign countries under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall take
into account—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H67FA2C9D7ABA42C9BC00FCF6EA97FAC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the history of unfair technical barriers to
trade and unfair sanitary or phytosanitary measures of the foreign country,
including any previous identification under subsection (a)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8642EF12E8604620A5FE00AD1C009D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the history of efforts of the United
States, and the response of the foreign country, to remove unfair technical
barriers to trade, or sanitary or phytosanitary measures, that deny fair and
equitable market access to United States products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H63C8D2DCBA504683ABBBEFE9C3C736D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocations and
additional identifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1B2EEC0C87014A54A0A24D8668BA9108"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to act
at any time</header><text>If information available to the Trade Representative
indicates that such action is appropriate, the Trade Representative may at any
time—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6816F3B7650D4A97A6451400D8098856"><enum>(A)</enum><text>revoke the
identification of any foreign country as a priority foreign country under this
section; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6AA83B11FDB490D83E8EB0550AEF676"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify any
foreign country as a priority foreign country under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H638F2AD7A84D45D8B6E3FB972EFC2722"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation
reports</header><text>The Trade Representative shall include in the semiannual
report submitted to the Congress under section 309(3) a detailed explanation of
the reasons for the revocation under paragraph (1) of the identification of any
foreign country as a priority foreign country under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H77733DFBBABE4AD5B15591313600716F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H464FFF191CF04B369B8365E67901E45C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sanitary or
phytosanitary measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <quote>sanitary or phytosanitary measure</quote> means a sanitary or
phytosanitary measure as defined by Annex A of the Agreement on the Application
of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (described in section 101(d)(3) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(3)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7094D6313DF348DE85687EC3898FFFDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
barriers to trade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>technical barriers to trade</quote> means technical regulations,
standards, and conformity assessment procedures as defined by Annex 1 of the
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (described in section 101(d)(5) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(5)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H80A0CF82B36248518400FAA877598EF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Denial of fair
and equitable market access</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3A56A6D83E7747BC8F7E27D8F18E528E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A technical barrier to trade or a sanitary or
phytosanitary measure may deny fair and equitable market access to United
States products regardless of whether it is in violation of, or inconsistent
with, the international legal rights of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H96F328918AB84F5BA04E619BB4027E44"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Examples of
unfair and inequitable technical barriers to trade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
technical barrier to trade that denies fair and equitable market access to
United States products may include, but is not limited to, one that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H405DE02651C0413FADE439434FEC104B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is more
restrictive than necessary to achieve a legitimate objective of the foreign
country, or are applied more strictly than necessary;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H34B4E1E0EB644CFFB9B8854BE300A58C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not based on
international standards, and there is no basis to conclude that the
international standards would be an ineffective or inappropriate means for the
fulfilment of the legitimate objectives pursued;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H375AB64D8AA4414D8B6330366B6B2423"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fails to give positive consideration to
equivalent technical regulations of the United States that adequately fulfil
the objectives of the regulations of the foreign country;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD578B63CE62344EC97EA3159AC1067E7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establishes
requirements in terms of design or descriptive characteristics, rather than
performance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HB3F6112ED9094E3783486747E998E2F5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not transparent, such as a measure that
is not published or does not provide meaningful opportunity for comment;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCC70A98C2CCC47AF8B00FF5474751662"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>unjustifiably
discriminates or has the effect of discriminating between imported and
domestically produced products, or products imported from different
countries.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAE6F9D289F54D30878BB9875532106E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Examples of
unfair and inequitable sanitary or phytosanitary measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sanitary or phytosanitary measure that
denies fair and equitable market access to United States products may include,
but is not limited to, one that—</text>
<clause id="HCAAA22B68469466C94EA9DABA9BE4FAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
not based on scientific principles or is maintained without sufficient
scientific evidence;</text>
</clause><clause id="H89927E16B090491AB846B0006EAEFE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>discriminates
arbitrarily or unjustifiably where identical or similar conditions prevail, or
is applied in a manner that would constitute a disguised restriction on
international trade;</text>
</clause><clause id="H478A53B1416E4436A2DAA5C08CC0DD20"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is not based on
an assessment of the risks to human, animal, or plant life or health, or does
not take into account risk assessment techniques developed by any relevant
international organizations; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF36D36E8E06E41E689B78C417216BDF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is
not transparent, such as a measure that is not published or does not provide
meaningful opportunity for comment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H71D1ED355A7C43E2931732F4A50054DB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
Trade Representative shall publish in the Federal Register a list of foreign
countries identified under subsection (a) and shall make such revisions to the
list as may be required by reason of action under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H10BEAD4B747744E9B988E004D57B008C"><enum>(f)</enum><header> Annual
report</header><text>The Trade Representative shall, not later than the date by
which countries are identified under subsection (a), transmit to the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate, a report on the actions taken under this section during the 12
months preceding such report, and the reasons for such actions, including a
description of progress made toward ensuring that technical barriers to trade
and sanitary or phytosanitary measures do not deny fair and equitable market
access for United States
products.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE334E3BE9EF04487A8096B6ED91E06C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 182 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7B41E480B474332B191FA82B32868B1" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 183. Identification of countries that
maintain unfair technical barriers to trade or unfair sanitary or phytosanitary
measures.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6E3B14C313844C26B2FB7165B63B65D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions by United
States Trade Representative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(d)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(d)(3)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H73611438B66442AAABEF96BBFE41F53D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC4BC673FB09849AC9E9C8C6129E49F65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC15403A7BE0C42C2A86854FAD356E254"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BC8E5510BFA4E12B66E00D146BF1884" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="H3DF75A61041A4255A35172D7AAC51CC9" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are technical barriers to trade, or
sanitary or phytosanitary measures, that deny fair and equitable market access
to United States
products.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8309E0B0D53E42279FF7BB5B7C7219D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiation of
investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
302(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE027B8BE04D7406597ADFDBDC6A4BAD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>or 183(a)(2)</quote> after
<quote>section 182(a)(2);</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1A07DFE83A264B67BFE1912515CBCC47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by inserting
<quote>concerning intellectual property rights that is</quote> after <quote>any
investigation</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H01AB3AA0BE6248D300F9F8E200A985F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A717CCB6B184F7581342350016FFC93" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C97D43C5D934C2DB0B43F253B10216F" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Trade Representative shall consult with
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of
the Food and Drug Administration, and the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, during any investigation concerning technical barriers to trade or
sanitary or phytosanitary measures that is initiated under this chapter by
reason of subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Restoration of
rights under trade remedy laws</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00D0A331466E4DEBBB33911E67049E3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Application of
countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries and strengthening
application of the law</header>
<subsection id="H4AEDCA441FF9440700FC53AF6D7539C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
countervailing duties to nonmarket economies</header><text>Section 701(a)(1) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C.
1671(a)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>(including a nonmarket economy
country)</quote> after <quote>country</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H820CF6579DF64CD39BA2CB9800DFD2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recognition of
countervailable subsidies in nonmarket economy countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 771(5)(C) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C.
1677(5)(E)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H512FB339EDCE4FBD00AA2D27D96FCC6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HED707495C0B24E8E839940AA866C0089"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other
factors</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC939E35A92C5431498005546D7CF8500"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The determination of
whether a subsidy exists shall be made without regard to—</text>
<subclause id="HE43DEB2EA589459886AD30CBB775067D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the
recipient of the subsidy is publicly or privately owned;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H55E49602BEB94C72854447F97CB32DE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>whether the
subsidy is provided directly or indirectly on the manufacture, production, or
export of merchandise; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H6FE0894FCF1243C39FC8CA7C2DAEAE0"><enum>(III)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBB601EFF15F0429EAC005C00A785B574"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>whether the country is
a nonmarket economy country, or</text>
</item><item id="HE6ECB48DDD4446D890C0EEE483A152C" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the level of economic reforms in a
country that is a nonmarket economy country,</text>
</item><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">at the
time the subsidy is provided.</continuation-text></subclause></clause><clause id="H52B64EBA264F45B2BA04B32C8DE13DCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The administering
authority is not required to consider the effect of the subsidy in determining
whether a subsidy exists under this
paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF675511501CC41B0B628CB3E5FC6E9DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of alternate
methodologies involving China</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 771(5)(E) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C.
1677(5)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F04F266128F431A84CD2519CB073342" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subparagraph">If the
administering authority encounters special difficulties in identifying and
calculating the amount of a benefit under clauses (i) through (iv) with respect
to an investigation or review involving the People’s Republic of China,
irrespective of whether the administering authority determines that China is a
nonmarket economy country under paragraph (18) of this section, the
administering authority shall use methodologies to identify and calculate the
amount of the benefit that take into account the possibility that terms and
conditions prevailing in China may not always be available as appropriate
benchmarks. In applying such methodologies, where practicable, the
administering authority should take into account and adjust terms and
conditions prevailing in China before using terms and conditions prevailing
outside of China. If the administering authority has determined that China is a
nonmarket economy country under paragraph (18) of this section, the
administering authority shall presume that special difficulties exist in
calculating the amount of a benefit under clauses (i) through (iv) with respect
to an investigation or review involving China and that it is not practicable to
take into account and adjust terms and conditions prevailing in China, and the
administering authority shall use terms and conditions prevailing outside of
China.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H50FBD09A64BE4D65B55DB4002F520025"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subsidies
provided to state-owned enterprises in the People’s Republic of
China</header><text>Section 771(5A) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1677(5A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057B375A874848599CD0ED1DD5D425E2" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">For
purposes of this paragraph, subsidies provided to state-owned enterprises in
the People’s Republic of China shall be deemed to be specific if, inter alia,
state-owned enterprises are the predominant recipients of such subsidies or
state-owned enterprises receive disproportionately large amounts of such
subsidies.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2FCF84870614311005354AC00D1C981"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Antidumping
provisions not affected</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall
not affect the status of a country as a nonmarket economy country for the
purposes of any matter relating to antidumping duties under subtitle B of title
VII of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19
U.S.C. 1673 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7975AA58B17046A1A8D27110815E59DD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section apply to petitions filed under section 702 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671a) on or after October 1, 2006.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H91215D12986B4F44B3004E19A4BA05BF"><enum>202.</enum><header>Treatment of
individual business enterprises in nonmarket economy countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 771(18) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of 1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C.
1677(18)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A76C16403814DDCB1857B432CD4A061"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraph (E) and (F), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2927E3CD7A6F44CA8D917810022314E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2D748CBD757418D934D83E8927950F7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H99DFB716BC83477B89C969F022EBBF1F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Treatment of
individual business enterprises</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administering authority shall not
consider requests for market economy treatment at the individual business
enterprise level in an antidumping proceeding involving a foreign country
determined to be a nonmarket economy
country.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36FFE3AF84BD47B1A5C9CD67C7EB2879"><enum>203.</enum><header>Revocation of
nonmarket economy country status</header>
<subsection id="H618A49DADD154E9B8FF6A29600894472"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment of
definition of <quote>nonmarket economy country</quote></header><text>Section
771(18)(C)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18)(C)(i)) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H802826467B994BB9B5C5F64701D6DBE6" style="OLC">
<clause id="H5C470111ED1A47AEAE7F3C6358F87223"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Any determination
that a foreign country is a nonmarket economy country shall remain in effect
until—</text>
<subclause id="H0ECCBA819ADC4B22903DDA83CAF8EE00"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the administering
authority makes a final determination to revoke the determination under
subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8BBB60ADE5BA48D49F9100A3B537F424"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a joint resolution is enacted into law
pursuant to subsections (b) through (i) of section 203 of the Trade Enforcement
Act of
2009.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA0C4E90DFF90464392068D7700B3F7B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification by
President; joint resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the administering authority (as
such term is defined in section 771(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1677(1)) makes a final determination under section 771(18)(C)(i)(I) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) to revoke the
determination that a foreign country is a nonmarket economy country—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4CDE797E992481C824238152CEFFE60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President
shall notify the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives of the administering authority’s
final determination not later than 10 days after the publication of the final
determination in the Federal Register;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA5E03C3D39049C584DCC6E784D252DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the President
shall transmit to the Congress a request that a joint resolution be introduced
pursuant to this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6C7C689159994E5AA7D98F890359A8CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a joint resolution
shall be introduced in the Congress pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D511BB743C642F6A29622B5968465D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>joint resolution</term> means only a
joint resolution of the 2 Houses of the Congress, the matter after the
resolving clause of which is as follows: <quote>That the Congress approves the
change of nonmarket economy status with respect to the products of _____
transmitted by the President to the Congress on _____.</quote>, the first blank
space being filled in with the name of the country with respect to which a
determination has been made under section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18)(C)(i)), and the second blank space being filled with
the date on which the President notified the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives under
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5CAF0714F274B1B88C363DAA9000200"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Introduction</header><text>A
joint resolution shall be introduced (by request) in the House of
Representatives by the majority leader of the House, for himself, or by Members
of the House designated by the majority leader of the House, and shall be
introduced (by request) in the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for
himself, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority leader of the
Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H185E21C110BE41DAB2438E13BBAAC86B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Amendments
prohibited</header><text>No amendment to a joint resolution shall be in order
in either the House of Representatives or the Senate, and no motion to suspend
the application of this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall
it be in order in either House for the presiding officer to entertain a request
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1AAE502823944E0DB78CEAD200169114"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Period for
committee and floor consideration</header>
<paragraph id="HD8DA42EAC1254B60829F60A15B9F6EEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the committee or committees of either House to which a
joint resolution has been referred have not reported the joint resolution at
the close of the 45th day after its introduction, such committee or committees
shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. A vote on final
passage of the joint resolution shall be taken in each House on or before the
close of the 15th day after the joint resolution is reported by the committee
or committees of that House to which it was referred, or after such committee
or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution. If, prior to the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that
House, that House receives the same joint resolution from the other House,
then—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8443CFE68AC24BA1A93BCBD7B7FEF57E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the procedure in
that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from
the other House, but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65BB7AA8165D4D96AD948B09683E3EFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vote on final
passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB9583F528E34CBB0042B2FCD9D1973B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation of
days</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), in computing a number of days
in either House, there shall be excluded any day on which that House is not in
session.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA984A2B8A3824E3092DD44954436DC50"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Floor
consideration in the House</header>
<paragraph id="H72924150C7CD4D5DBCD2472992ABE588"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motion
privileged</header><text>A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to
the consideration of a joint resolution shall be highly privileged and not
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in
order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or
disagreed to.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29AE6C534EDA4DBF005E20A614DDAB9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Debate
limited</header><text>Debate in the House of Representatives on a joint
resolution shall be limited to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A
motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order
to move to recommit a joint resolution or to move to reconsider the vote by
which a joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FCAC716BE0546DB93FF143823070532"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Motions to
postpone</header><text>Motions to postpone, made in the House of
Representatives with respect to the consideration of a joint resolution, and
motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided
without debate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68312B4813BD4392A272B4548B260365"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appeals</header><text>All
appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the
Rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure relating to a joint
resolution shall be decided without debate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H813C1C724E1345B4A8F076136F972320"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other
rules</header><text>Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a joint resolution shall be
governed by the Rules of the House of Representatives applicable to other bills
and resolutions in similar circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42A8DEEC869C4D539BF3D994B251FFC9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Floor
consideration in the Senate</header>
<paragraph id="H870882EF8D334D0BB47D5F5992937BF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Motion
privileged</header><text>A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration
of a joint resolution shall be privileged and not debatable. An amendment to
the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to
reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEE02CC549D94940BE605880D426723F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Debate
limited</header><text>Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution, and all
debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not
more than 20 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12056580376B4162B9C28844AD0DB36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Control of
debate</header><text>Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in
connection with a joint resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the
joint resolution, except that in the event the manager of the joint resolution
is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall
be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either
of them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a joint
resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of
any debatable motion or appeal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF16EB664E4B541178BFB22BB37647799"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
motions</header><text>A motion in the Senate to further limit debate is not
debatable. A motion to recommit a joint resolution is not in order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H498C4C2B489449C9B35017BC7B29081B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rules of House
of Representatives and Senate</header><text>Subsections (c) through (h) are
enacted by the Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="HF45663B566C549EE949CDD366678FD55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as an exercise of
the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
respectively, and as such subsections (c) through (h) are deemed a part of the
rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the
procedure to be followed in that House in the case of joint resolutions
described in subsection (c), and subsections (c) through (h) supersede other
rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBD2962B6FE1434BBDC00F7EF891BE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with full
recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so
far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner
and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H955D0B4939034F83849F7C1044364F32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>WTO Appellate Body
rulings requiring offsets for non-dumped comparisons</header>
<subsection id="H06C15C86973044EFB018F5000059D09B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF51A8B7471A847EDAA2373A510AED100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Contracting
Parties of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade agreed in 1947, and the
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reaffirmed in 1994, that dumping,
by which products of one country are introduced into the commerce of another
country at less than fair value, <quote>is to be condemned</quote> if it causes
or threatens material injury to, or materially retards the establishment of, a
domestic industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA39850B42E6647BF97AA3C63DF8DF8F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Since the adoption
of the first United States antidumping law in 1921, the United States has
treated groups of sales that are above <quote>fair value</quote> as not dumped
(i.e., having a dumping margin of zero). Virtually every other government that
applies antidumping measures has used a similar practice of
<quote>zeroing</quote> sales above fair value.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F121E51C6C0486E8986FDF1969648F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In a series of
recent dispute settlement proceedings, the WTO Appellate Body has repeatedly
overturned the rulings of several panels of antidumping experts that have found
that the longstanding practice of zeroing is not inconsistent with the WTO
agreements. The WTO Appellate Body has found that the United States is required
to recognize “negative dumping” (the amount by which certain groups of sales
may exceed “fair value”) and thereby imposed a new mandate that the United
States must offset dumped sales.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H777C8608B64F420500A9083E00E2933C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The United States
has described these decisions of the WTO Appellate Body as <quote>devoid of
legal merit,</quote><quote>fatally flawed,</quote> and <quote>very
troubling.</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H736EF36D15124C6A999C31667D39BF31"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Despite these
criticisms, the U.S. Department of Commerce implemented the recommendations of
the WTO Appellate Body by creating mandatory offsets for dumping with respect
to certain comparisons made in antidumping investigations, effective February
22, 2007. The Department of Commerce did not make any other modifications to
its methodologies to ensure that dumping is addressed fully and in all
instances under United States antidumping law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA7B0F90999349A38B3B36DEA8A332BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D03AF563079475F95B380BACED84D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
negotiations and dispute settlement proceedings at the WTO, the United States
should—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA8E0F373A88D415196D7A1EE21049640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>restore the
balance between rights and obligations that was struck during the Uruguay Round
of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, as reflected in the Agreement on
Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994, including by eliminating the requirement to offset dumped sales with
non-dumped sales; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5996B8F47F594951A011E0E27D42853D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>preserve the
ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws, including
the antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDDD5BEC9AED49F498CE01B924D9F1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department of
Commerce should revisit its decision to modify its methodology in antidumping
investigations with respect to the calculation of the weighted-average dumping
margin, effective February 22, 2007;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57C308E2149A40EA968794CFA8CBE976"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
revised modification should seek to ensure that 100 percent of dumping is
addressed under United States antidumping duty law and practice, while also
ensuring that the United States complies with its WTO obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA933ECEA97CD4EECAE80F894BD6919F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements for
agency action</header>
<paragraph id="H691C2E79FB7D4481A5ABFA26061FD546"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Changes in
antidumping methodology</header><text>The Department of Commerce may not
implement any revised methodology in antidumping investigations with respect to
the calculation of weighted-average dumping margins unless and until the
procedures set forth in section 123(g)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3533(g)(1)) have been followed and completed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDBA879241A84575AF6CE97594C3D753"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date
of modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A final rule
or other modification to which paragraph (1) applies may not go into effect
before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which
consultations under section 123(g)(1)(E) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3533(g)(1)(E)) begin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81C72F5B9BF64E67B32BBC3FE6C3C853"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vote by
congressional committees</header><text>During the 60-day period described in
paragraph (2), the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate may vote to indicate the agreement
or disagreement of the committee with the proposed contents of the final rule
or other modification. Any such vote shall not be binding on the department or
agency which is implementing the rule or other modification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H779A4401D0AF44C3AF62002820CEBD18"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grace Period for
Original Modification</header><text>The final modification announced in
“Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin
During an Antidumping Investigation; Final Modification,” 71 Fed. Reg. 77722
(December 27, 2006) shall remain in force until March 1, 2009. On that date,
the Department of Commerce shall return to the methodology it applied before
adopting the Final Modification, unless or until it issues a Revised
Modification, in accordance with the procedures described in subsection
(c).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H77EC06D1CFF5470B99EE005918D69529"><enum>205.</enum><header>Role of WTO
Appellate Body rulings in the WTO dispute settlement system</header>
<subsection id="HA65A6CB50E7C4189907756242D603ECA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEACD8118E6684E188E139F5B6E12BCB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United States
and other members of the World Trade Organization made clear when they
established the World Trade Organization that the text of the WTO agreements,
and not interpretations of those agreements by the Appellate Body or any other
international tribunal, establishes the rights and obligations of WTO members.
The WTO members determined that <quote>in their findings and recommendations,
the panel and Appellate Body cannot add to or diminish the rights and
obligations</quote> in the text of an agreement. Instead, a dispute settlement
panel is to make an <quote>objective assessment of the matter before it,
including an objective assessment of the facts of the case and the
applicability of and conformity with the relevant covered agreements</quote>.
The WTO members themselves, by a three-fourths majority, have the
<quote>exclusive authority</quote> to adopt binding interpretations of the WTO
agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H467DCD42E21E4491BCBF966CCC76AA08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Accordingly, in
1996, the WTO Appellate Body stated that past dispute settlement decisions
<quote>create legitimate expectations among WTO Members, and, therefore, should
be taken into account where they are relevant to any dispute. However, they are
not binding, except with respect to resolving the particular dispute between
the parties to that dispute.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB76D94E8CD6B43E4B2F85D18EAEB08EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In 2008, however,
the Appellate Body criticized a dispute settlement panel for conducting its own
objective assessment of a legal issue and refusing to follow the Appellate
Body’s past interpretations of provisions of WTO agreements. The Appellate Body
stated that it was <quote>deeply concerned about the Panel’s decision to depart
from well-established Appellate Body jurisprudence clarifying the
interpretation of the same legal issues</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EAD65876EB54248B429E3E07DF59822"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The notion that a
dispute settlement panel is obligated to follow Appellate Body precedent,
rather than its own objective assessment of the relevant WTO agreements, is
inconsistent with the text of those agreements and ultimately may have a
chilling effect on future negotiations to further open markets and strengthen
the global trading system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCE4C2050304F4455A5894496A262B843"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that the United States
should state unequivocally that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA787A350F9DE4F7CAF17008CDC4EBF29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>it in inconsistent
with the express mandate of limited authority to the WTO Appellate Body under
the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
for the Appellate Body to establish a new legal standard that dispute
settlement panels must apply in deciding cases; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H941CD4E53361441593724C6C384DF3FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a dispute settlement panel is obligated to
follow the text of an agreement negotiated by the WTO members themselves, and
not the <quote>jurisprudence</quote> of the WTO Appellate Body.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E95C285999C4B60A82E067016A87B2B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H2C11C564028F4DF8A7D133802F9CEEA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>WTO
agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>WTO agreements</quote> means the agreements approved by the Congress
under section 101(a)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3511(a)(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB0CEFE5F321483DBA2DF47B99739D74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>WTO
member</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>WTO
member</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBFF4957472544AEB179AEB8C16DBB28"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appellate body;
dispute settlement panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
terms <quote>Appellate Body</quote> and <quote>dispute settlement panel</quote>
have the meanings given those terms in section 121 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3531).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8328110C88B7421A98E26BFA81C6C2FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Understanding on
rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes</quote> means the agreement
described in section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3511(d)(16)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6BC341874FD040B985C56252D0947186"><enum>206.</enum><header>Clarification
regarding material injury by reason of imports of subject
merchandise</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 771(7) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H93C79D3276C54A1FBE3F59034FC9262F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3ABEE6B21E36482D9334F3128DF1BAB"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>In evaluating whether there is material injury, or
threat thereof, by reason of imports of the subject merchandise, the Commission
shall make its determination without regard to—</text>
<clause id="HFD4AEBFA609D431DB6C91516505E66D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether other
imports would have replaced or are likely to replace subject imports if an
order were issued or a suspension agreement were accepted under this title;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HB15C79C9031C482683FA28721988CA3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effect of a
potential order or suspension agreement on the domestic industry, except with
respect to any finding required by subparagraph
(F)(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AA62A5C2E0642978C0306EA0060413D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header>Standard for
presidential action on ITC finding of market disruption</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2451) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H566F7F4680204B1AAD879C32A5FC2900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18517E521FD946BE88DEB208A6B7AB1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>any</quote> before <quote>increased duties</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H421B7C407BF54FF0BE00316E006221FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, to the extent and for such period</quote> and all that follows to the
end period and inserting <quote>recommended by the International Trade
Commission</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBA068355FD84F62B5FEE8241256FB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (e), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>agreed upon by
either group</quote> and all that follows to the end period and inserting
<quote>shall be considered an affirmative determination under subsection
(b)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H878600508DB841C2A1286D19A478E99B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB103754646124C9187C800B7085126D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">on Proposed
Remedies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">for Relief</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94B7A1DD07744784B69EF66682BF27D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<clause id="H00757D97B38E4E3A8839ECAD2192CD95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the President or Trade Representative may consider as</quote>
and inserting <quote>is to be considered</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H605BA022186A4F819579652BAC33FC02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Commission shall propose</quote> and inserting <quote>the
Commission shall recommend</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17E359BBC02C4B5381E93DE9088F37F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>proposed action</quote> and inserting
<quote>recommended action</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AB63BAD18094412BF99057B9EE37567"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEEC0D15B095C45A29CCA19923D050437"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or may be considered by the President or the Trade Representative
as</quote> and inserting <quote>or if the determination is considered to
be</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H394A891910394B51BB04BED681DA86AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>on proposed remedies</quote> and inserting <quote>for
relief</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC28B8F2FAD09464BB234249DC0678387"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD42F649F557C45B8A9C27418B1F27055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Proposed measure
and recommendation to the President</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Recommended Relief and
Report by Trade Representative</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE30F2881700942B9980051EC70B68E73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H3BE8177E21DF4E71ADCD21463E6383B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>measure proposed by the Trade Representative to be taken
pursuant to subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>relief recommended by
the Commission under subsection (f)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F7A4F73876A4D70932E8795F92BEEE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>proposed measure</quote> and inserting <quote>recommended
relief</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1A6649675BE430F97732700CBFA93E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>on the measure proposed by the Trade Representative</quote>
and all that follows to the end period and inserting <quote>, shall transmit a
report to the President recommending what action to take under subsection
(k)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60AA45A35C3A4935B4772D8E9771C0F6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26129C1C0FF94619BB58DAB81D1E9670" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4775060C7F93475AAB372EFEEA945B9B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Trade Representative, after
submitting a report to the President under paragraph (2), shall promptly make
the report available to the public, excluding any proprietary or confidential
information. The Trade Representative shall publish a summary of the report in
the Federal
Register.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0C740B9390F435BAA525C05B9E527A4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F5BA43EFC53456D868F331D6801C6E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the flush
sentence at the end of paragraph (1), by striking <quote>agreed upon by either
group</quote> and all that follows to the end period and inserting <quote>shall
be considered an affirmative determination of the Commission</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H791A95BAAA5648EE9026EEB3BE721F30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D5D681DAF44B2580ABD243FE2082A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD2670D26E16F40BBA1906F1F28177EE3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On the date on which the Commission
completes its determinations under paragraph (1), the Commission shall transmit
a report on the determinations to the President and the Trade Representative,
including the reasons for its determinations. If the determinations under
paragraph (1) are affirmative or if the determinations are considered to be
affirmative under paragraph (1), the Commission shall include in its report its
recommendations on provisional relief to be taken to prevent or remedy the
market disruption. Only those members of the Commission who agreed to the
affirmative determinations under paragraph (1) are eligible to vote on the
recommended provisional relief to prevent or remedy market disruption. Members
of the Commission who did not agree to the affirmative determinations may
submit, in the report, dissenting or separate views regarding the determination
and any recommendation of provisional relief referred to in this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6924840051CF4732B94B3DE63BB42956" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The provisional relief referred to in
paragraph (2) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27253A3B4DB040ABB5131CCEAC007E80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the imposition of or increase in any
duty;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C642CB91E7947C4A2FFFCAC93FEC0F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any modification, or imposition of any
quantitative restriction on the importation of any article into the United
States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC01D4B2B4EC4905B087BD337955C7BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any combination of actions under
subparagraph (A) or (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H32599EB8B4694415BB1123E413CED6C" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If the determinations under paragraph
(1) are affirmative or if the determinations are considered to be affirmative
under paragraph (1), the Trade Representative shall, within 10 days after
receipt of the Commission's report, transmit a report to the President
recommending what action to take with respect to provisional relief under
subsection (k).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0102A8B7ECDB46E5AC34ADD43C82CEE" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4B532486069646B3BC2363D3EDB117AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The President shall
proclaim any provisional relief recommended by the Commission not later than 10
days after the date the President receives the report described in paragraph
(4) from the Trade Representative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299E19FC28074795B88D24B4932EA418" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any provisional relief proclaimed by
the President pursuant to a determination of critical circumstances shall
remain in effect for a period not to exceed 200 days.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H260975A2CAC64466BC89D550B8C7F960" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provisional relief shall cease to
apply upon the effective date of relief proclaimed under subsection (a), upon a
decision by the President not to provide such relief under subsection (k), or
upon a negative determination by the Commission under subsection
(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H386FF4CD371E40F0A75E57872C02C95E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(j)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H218CD26157F347319E7893A32CD1466B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>which the Trade Representative considers to be</quote> and
inserting <quote>that is considered to be</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H17B572163B944AFAB03B7285008C7688"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43A2CAB407C74E10985251D0099D99E8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5FBF285FA4FE4B1BBA8C5CF4233B38DB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If no agreement is reached with the
People’s Republic of China pursuant to consultations under paragraph (1) in the
time required for Presidential action under subsection (k), or if the President
determines that an agreement reached pursuant to such consultations is not
preventing or remedying the market disruption at issue in the time required for
Presidential action under subsection (k), the President shall provide import
relief in accordance with subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4584E8F70F224738833C4EE7C8C2FE8E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection
(k)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB2DDFF5D8754F20AF87BFE477F1AF61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Standard for
presidential action</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Timing for presidential
action; exceptions</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A243686E33A4D7A81ED859022C5E6D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>a recommendation from the Trade Representative</quote> and
all that follows to the end period and inserting <quote>a report from the Trade
Representative under subsection (h)(2), the President shall, pursuant to
subsection (a), proclaim the relief recommended by the Commission</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H275C82E7C33B402000E76DCD63008FF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AE9C7C901CF4E068DEB850028DAC6A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA48912FCF8C14737B1B56989BCF70736" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The President may decline to proclaim
relief pursuant to subsection (a), may proclaim relief pursuant to subsection
(a) that differs from the relief recommended by the Commission, may decline to
proclaim provisional relief pursuant to subsection (i), or may proclaim
provisional relief pursuant to subsection (i) that differs from the relief
recommended by the Commission—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61F71B99ADC5464E98E5C5009241D500"><enum>(A)</enum><text>only in extraordinary cases;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AB791615C884F6EBA2B241FB5B04958"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">only if the President determines that
providing relief or provisional relief pursuant to subsection (a) or (i) or
providing relief recommended by the Commission pursuant to subsection (a) or
(i) would cause serious harm to the economic interests or to the national
security of the of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59CC9ECF548B42109E961BA75770D1DE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (l),
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD04D65D527B44478ADB447F283E8AB00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1551CF94A6D04A00BC6E4C41001C062C" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The President’s decision under
subsection (k) shall be submitted to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and shall be
published in the Federal Register within 15 days of the decision. In the
submission to the committees and in publication in the Federal Register, the
President shall include the reasons for the decision and the scope and duration
of any action taken. If the President takes action that differs from the action
recommended by the Commission under subsection (f) or declines to take action
pursuant to subsection (k)(2), the President shall state in detail the reasons
for such action or
inaction.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DCBF76544DC48D58CFA50BE595076D5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (m) through (o) as subsections (n) through (p),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73B7FA0B39A84CBF924D137BEE00E620"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (l) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC06BB81372894F9BBDB366EB27F6553C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H67A668C96E8C40CCA59BCFA4BB943EF"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Implementation of
action recommended by Commission</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBB845EE6132C4EF8A3B6118BE9E13341"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If the President takes
action that differs from the action recommended by the Commission under
subsection (f) or declines to take action pursuant to subsection (k)(2)(B)(i),
the action recommended by the Commission under subsection (f) shall take effect
(as provided in subsection (n)(2)) upon the enactment of a joint resolution
described in paragraph (2) within the 90-day period beginning on the date on
which the President’s decision is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to
subsection (l).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7F8DB8BD3A34B03BAEA8524EE081305" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the
term <term>joint resolution</term> means a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of
the Congress, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows: <quote>That the Congress does not approve the action taken by, or the
determination of, the President under section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974,
notice of which was transmitted to the Congress on ______.</quote>, with the
blank space being filled with the appropriate case number and date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BEE30FE0CB24F30872669CC9333BF11" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The provisions of section 152(b),
(c), (d), (e), and (f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192(b), (c), (d),
(e), and (f)) shall apply to joint resolutions under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9902A9D099634A719EE21994015E650"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in subsection (n),
as redesignated, by striking <quote>Import relief under this section</quote>
and all that follows to the end period and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1DC30FA6E7B4219B3718268D4A900C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF4CD8EBE5D3442F298F536B7A7A970C7" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2),
import relief under this section shall take effect not later than 15 days after
the President’s determination to provide such relief.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7C585D1382C14A15BDA61B4DE716F62E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the action recommended by the
Commission takes effect pursuant to subsection (m), the President shall, within
15 days after the date of the enactment of the joint resolution referred to in
subsection (m), proclaim the action recommended by the Commission under
subsection (f). Such action shall take effect not later than 15 days after the
date of the President’s
proclamation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0CDB037CD7749BA882D159C05AC9264"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in subsection
(o), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FE51A40537B40E4BF997BB9F5674F86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>6-month</quote> and inserting <quote>1-year</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFDB24A422624DBB9EB5E300D215E2DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>or (m)</quote> after <quote>subsection (k)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BACEF7BCBC5454E8D1FC458B536E500"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in subsection
(p), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD14D640AE7C4A559489C14F52FDEFEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or (m)</quote> after <quote>subsection (k);</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0368D7A4AC5D40AB9B439200FC00D124"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(n)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HBCCD29ACE1024384BA85E69295958926"><enum>208.</enum><header>Application of
amendments to goods from Canada and Mexico</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to section 1902 of the North
American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3438), any amendments made by this
title to title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 shall apply to goods from Canada
and Mexico.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H694BB4C108C64D3B9C02EB30ED1CA74B"><enum>209.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments
made by this title shall not be construed to affect the interpretation of any
provision of law amended by such sections as such provisions of law were in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Enforcement of
health and safety laws and intellectual property rights at U.S. borders
</header>
<subtitle id="HA993285BE30A49B19ECE921E27226AE"><enum>A</enum><header>Import
safety</header>
<section id="H711D740F980F45CCA0D97182AC8346"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HE3CF4BA8C4574B60B2A2B5E692FCD1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <quote>Commissioner</quote> means the
Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0361F5F957A9461EA54CA27BE4AA09EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>International
supply chain</header><text>The term <quote>international supply chain</quote>
means the end-to-end process for transporting goods to or from the United
States beginning with the point of origin (including manufacturer, supplier, or
vendor) through the point of distribution to the destination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H728306AA80174367AF02CE39D511BA49"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant
departments and agencies</header><text>The term <quote>relevant departments or
agencies</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49B50022649E4449AF89AA179F26E305"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF9406945861467D95E333BB1EFB7805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC2AD18930874A01ADFC8F652EB7332E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of
Health and Human Services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5CFAA3F4EB34A7995C728A1B5C65C35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of
Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4C61D306D5A4D98AF2BDD84E5F00062"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of
Transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE5D1C23C15340B99BDC1E51873008C3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Consumer
Product Safety Commission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47E74DAF4D6C45ABA8570792051DC0DF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E1C2F6A22D04262A37554828FEFE69"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Federal Trade
Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H344CA18D49E14C6A9227FDE73F7ED4DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other
appropriate department or agency, as determined by the Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner, with responsibilities regarding the health or safety
of goods.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFDCA6FB169B2489986FABFC2A3DD52BC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of
the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE99E1288DCC84067A0B1E5008E2E3618"><enum>302.</enum><header>Obtaining data
on goods destined for importation into the United States</header>
<subsection id="H888E147F349C407BB58C96E54E667520"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Uniform system
to uniquely identify imports and participants in the international supply
chain</header>
<paragraph id="H79948B794A3945919589C29FEBCF3C46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall, in consultation with the
heads of the relevant departments and agencies, establish a government-wide,
uniform data system to uniquely identify all goods imported or destined for
importation into the United States and, with respect to such goods, all
importers of record, foreign manufacturers, foreign processing facilities,
foreign exporters, foreign suppliers, and ultimate consignees. The system shall
contain unique identifiers for each participant in the international supply
chain. The unique identifiers shall be incorporated into the International
Trade Data System established under section 411(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930
and into the Automated Commercial Environment, so as to permit departments and
agencies to share and exchange authorized data on such goods, importers,
manufacturers, facilities, exporters, and suppliers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3086267596F5477F8905CB5900EF0697"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing and
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF906667D6F042A5A8D4006D00F122D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish the
uniform system under paragraph (1) not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H575796178BD6401281F1C3215652DE27"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report to the Congress, not later than the
end of the 120-day period beginning on such date of enactment, and each 120-day
period thereafter until the uniform system has been established, on the
progress in establishing the uniform system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF100DE017E884C0AB9F57108B259FCAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cargo
information</header><text>Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C.
2071 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B087B4386B84CDEBBE318C8142083DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period and inserting the following: <quote>and, in the case of
cargo destined for importation into the United States, to ensure that the cargo
complies with those requirements imposed by the laws and regulations of the
United States with respect to health and safety that are administered by the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and other relevant
departments and agencies of the United States.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H635ED0B2BF6E4551B783E9162B96165D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(F), by striking
<quote>cargo safety and security and</quote> and inserting the following:
<quote>cargo safety and security, for ensuring that imported goods comply with
requirements under the laws and regulations of the United States relating to
health and safety, as described in paragraph (2), and for targeting by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection of cargo for failure to comply with such
requirements, and for</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0AB97F6E31964095AF80E4A664597191"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Development of
health and safety rule sets for automated targeting system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner, shall consult with the heads of the relevant departments and
agencies to develop rule sets for identifying, including through the Automated
Targeting System, cargo that violates laws or regulations of the United States
with respect to health or safety that are administered by the relevant
departments and agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0E13329AF68A4400B124CA756B2692EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports on
International trade data system</header><text>Section 411(d)(4)(B) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: <quote>, in particular the progress of the United
States Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission,
and other appropriate departments and agencies in implementing
ITDS</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8E8256F67A304E2D961571D33C11F5F5"><enum>303.</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header>
<subsection id="H0F10E4A562894CB4A85C23B3C46BD669"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Access to
ACE</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall
ensure that appropriate officials of the relevant departments and agencies have
access to the Automated Commercial Environment for purposes of identifying
cargo destined for importation into the United States as <quote>high
risk</quote> with respect to public health or safety under the laws
administered by those departments and agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1330D2FF83E44B15B15304BB42DD58D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Communication and
response protocols</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall take the necessary steps to
implement protocols with the heads of the relevant departments and agencies
that ensure rapid communication with and response by those departments and
agencies upon the discovery of goods destined for importation into the United
States that may pose a risk to public health or safety.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3E864E2D8964484AD00E6B3E30421C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interdepartmental
procedures; leveraging of resources at ports of entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner, shall, in consultation with the heads of the relevant departments
and agencies—</text>
<paragraph id="H5CCCA52487334F09B3634C8FCD4BE712"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop uniform interagency procedures,
where appropriate, for clearing and controlling imported goods at ports of
entry, including procedures to streamline the entry process and facilitate the
exchange of information and intelligence, processing of samples, providing
training (where necessary) to keep the relevant departments and agencies
updated on import requirements at the border, and other forms of interagency
cooperation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AFC57B423C7489EBFE617A487EF654C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take the necessary steps so that, in order
to ensure that imported cargo does not pose risks to the public health or
safety under laws administered by the relevant departments and agencies,
personnel of the relevant department or agency or U.S. Customs and Border
Protection officers are available to inspect and sample the cargo at the port
of entry in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">The
Secretary shall enter into such arrangements as are appropriate to ensure that
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are authorized to inspect and
sample cargo under paragraph (2).</continuation-text></subsection></section><section id="HEAEFE26B3BE54E36BC20C5B469E9813"><enum>304.</enum><header>Development of
import safety program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H75519B6E2EFA486E8138CCEE6BE83DD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner, shall, in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Import
Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement established pursuant to
section 362 of this Act, establish a voluntary government-private sector
program (to be known as the <quote>Import Safety Program</quote>) to ensure
that all goods in the international supply chain do not pose risks to public
health or safety, and to facilitate the movement of such goods through the
international supply chain. Under the program—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE12DE4CC38EB4C02810093A5003BD5E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>eligible entities
described in subsection (d) voluntarily agree to abide by the minimum
requirements under subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H144C08380E9745F7B1BC36C8EDE1C1F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary
agrees to expedite the movement of the goods of such persons through the
inspection process and to provide other benefits to participants meeting or
exceeding the requirements of the Import Safety Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0E64648936D545F88905E719D60675F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9445DA8889CE487D95E8FD001507FC8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
establish the minimum requirements for eligible entities described in
subsection (d) seeking to participate in the Import Safety Program and review
such requirements at least once every year and update such requirements as
necessary. In establishing such requirements, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H676D9134D8524CE589EA04A7BB354298"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require that each
such eligible entity applying be a participant in the C–TPAT program under
subtitle B of title II of the SAFE Port Act (in this section referred to as
<quote>C–TPAT</quote>; 6 U.S.C. 961 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E18172A407E4359A956EA992EF6FAF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate standards for the
following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7A40EB99D9614679BD08CEBB3B5C1DFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Controls for
ensuring the eligible entity’s compliance with health and safety standards
under the laws and regulations of the United States for goods moved by the
eligible entity through the international supply chain.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1A700AF187474F99A61DDB89429974AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tracking and maintaining records on goods
moved by the eligible entity through the international supply chain.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1BD0C490A0E04DD09701D2B1D623D85D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documentation of controls referred to in
clause (i), including maintenance of testing results.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4726EF24CD1849A10043A56100D76EDF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Access by the
Secretary to the eligible entity’s business records for review.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H95B27AF791674F4D936D8B8C00703403"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access by the Secretary to vendor and
supplier information.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H8326F6BCB10F4F4A002E65D22046008B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Such other
factors as the Secretary determines are necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1663EBEA95F841418499706F9078E33F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
requirements</header><text>An applicant seeking to participate in the Import
Safety Program must—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FDE08B7F1C94901854E9CAFBFA0C8F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrate a
history of moving cargo in the international supply chain in compliance with
health and safety standards under the laws and regulations of the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE87CD7ACFD8D406AB7138C1BD206A3B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have procedures in
place to ensure that the cargo is not subject to an Import Alert of the Food
and Drug Administration or to any voluntary or mandatory recall imposed because
of a potential risk to public health or safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5EDA01D53644CAFB615D38FA8CDDA91"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have in place internal controls and
product-testing regimes to ensure compliance with health and safety standards
under the laws and regulations of the United States, including compliance by
the applicant’s suppliers with such health and safety standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H241320E76C09488F8C0084E5ED830030"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct an
assessment of its supply chain based upon health and safety criteria
established by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24BAE07B8CCB4E94B44BE6E945413745"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate with the
heads of the relevant departments and agencies for purposes of verifying the
compliance of imported goods with health and safety standards under subsection
(b)(1)(B)(i).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4401AB1E202E401E8C6FC200ADAC77BB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Importers,
producers, sellers, ultimate consignees, and other entities in the
international supply chain and intermodal transportation system are eligible to
apply to voluntarily enter into the Import Safety Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA1135049999B413FB1002615CB582855"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Validation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner, shall validate the compliance of each participant in the Import
Safety Program with the requirements under this section. Such validation shall,
to the extent practicable, be completed no later than 1 year after the
applicant is accepted into the Import Safety Program, in accordance with a
schedule and guidelines that the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner,
shall establish.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDADC30C10D5943BC981FA3139E68723"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revalidation</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop and implement—</text>
<paragraph id="H10C0B73025EF4E2EA9565704D2569D5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
revalidation process for all participants in the Import Safety Program that
shall be conducted not less frequently than once during each 5-year period
after the initial validation under subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4974E03DE5174143BEC1CEC0239B45D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an annual plan for
revalidation that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2A8ED466AF24819A3326690AC2CF65F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance
measures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F2ADFB64D0C409290C9C88BB73FBCA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of
the personnel needed to perform the revalidations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B08F12C72304B5489A83D3514E5D00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
participants that will be revalidated during the following year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H54870E59277E44418F3565CF265D7C04"><enum>305.</enum><header>Information
exchange process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall work with importers and other
interested persons and other entities in the private and public sectors to
develop a process through which—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0F0959A66A14267A38B002F00DC78A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>persons and other
entities in the private and public sectors can report critical information
relating to the safety of imported goods in a timely manner at one virtual
location through existing information-sharing systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC45E5250831E419900B647059D219CDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary can share such information
with private and public entities, consistent with the protection of business
confidential information.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCA467A90B1B7459B9BF38524F5B8FE23"><enum>306.</enum><header>Training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Commissioner, shall ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel
receive appropriate training in order to carry out this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="H160C7E435DEF4A54A17F1D8C309D5200"><enum>307.</enum><header>Sanctions on
certain suppliers</header>
<subsection id="H0E3F54B4FF0D4BC087579746265BE6F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>List of
suppliers with inadmissable imported products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the development of unique identifiers
under section 302(a), the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
establish and maintain a list of importers of record, foreign manufacturers,
foreign processing facilities, foreign exporters, and foreign suppliers whose
imported products have been determined to be inadmissible into the United
States or have been the subject of recalls in the United States because of
violations of health or safety standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFF42511C09774ACE909942C91F97EB24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sanctions</header>
<paragraph id="H26D10743939F41FDB45900ABD9174774"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
establish sanctions to be imposed on entities on the list described in
subsection (a), taking into account the number of occurrences on which the
products of the entity concerned have been determined to be inadmissible or
have been the subject of recalls in the United States and the severity of the
violation of law that was the basis for such determination or recall. Such
sanctions shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9548687F0B349A79D073CC77483C300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the case of a
first occurrence, an increase in the bond required to be posted for imports of
the products of the entity concerned.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H453115D0A0584924B3F99153D1EBD821"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Increased
inspection of up to 100 percent of the products of the entity concerned, in the
case of a second occurrence of a violation within 6 months after the first
occurrence of the same violation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07F88A7A298A4C03BCBFC1FEB98F5B5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A prohibition on
imports of the products of an entity whose products have repeatedly been the
subject of such a determination or recall, or in a case in which the products
concerned caused bodily injury or death, for a period of time determined by the
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, but generally not less than 6
months or until the relevant department or agency with the authority to
determine the admissibility of the products verifies that the banned products
are in compliance with the relevant health or safety standards. Products
subject to the prohibition shall be the same type of products as those
determined to be inadmissible or subject to the recall, and any other type of
product that is subject to the same standard as the one violated by the
entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7773062B224405FBBEF98DBEEC889A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of
<quote>repeatedly</quote></header><text>In determining under paragraph (1)(C)
whether the products of an entity have <quote>repeatedly</quote> been the
subject of a determination of inadmissibility or recall, the Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner, shall take into account not only the number of such
determinations but the seriousness of the violation of health or safety
standards that gave rise to any such determination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H42828E04094D4FC5ACE9089C80F6A9A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability to
public</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB2E3CA5391F24011B32FF5948B6326D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
make public, including through the official website of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and, as appropriate, any other Federal department or agency website
relating to health or safety matters, the names of all importers of record,
foreign manufacturers, foreign processing facilities, foreign exporters, and
foreign suppliers who have been made subject to a prohibition on imports under
subsection (b)(1)(C) that has become final under subsection (f), and the
products that are subject to the prohibition. If an entity subject to such a
prohibition files, in the appropriate Federal court, an appeal of the
determination of the Secretary imposing the prohibition, such appeal shall also
be made public in accordance with the preceding sentence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAD97FD8FAEA240E58DCCB679C672251"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updating</header><text>The
information made public under paragraph (1) shall be updated as frequently as
necessary to keep the information current.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8C66ED3E5794226B903E15FF86353F7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Alert system in
ACE</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall
establish in the Automated Commercial Environment an alert system notifying the
relevant departments and agencies of the identity of all importers of record,
foreign manufacturers, foreign processing facilities, foreign exporters, and
foreign suppliers described in subsections (a) and (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6D19C7FE0F4468A825E00D77657A43C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Mitigating
actions</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, in
consultation with the heads of the relevant departments and agencies, shall
establish actions that an entity that is on the list established under
subsection (a) or is subject to a sanction under subsection (b) may take to
warrant removal from the list or removal of the sanction, as the case may
be.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1C18DAA287F415391898B0782100055"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative
appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any importer of
record, foreign manufacturer, foreign processing facility, foreign exporter, or
foreign supplier may appeal a decision of the Secretary under subsection (a) or
(b) by filing the appeal not later than 30 days after the date of the decision.
The Secretary shall issue a determination on the appeal not later than 90 days
after the appeal is filed. The Secretary shall issue regulations establishing
procedures for the appeals process under this subsection not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HC0E598B2847044C7A340AC6016D7D331"><enum>308.</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner, shall submit to the Congress, not later than
September 30 of each year, a report on the actions taken to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H488F38C08F2A44C39814161804B329DA"><enum>B</enum><header>Strengthening
enforcement of intellectual property rights at U.S. borders</header>
<chapter id="H1D235C3EE8314416955B5600CDDA53EF"><enum>1</enum><header>Coordination of
enforcement of intellectual property rights </header>
<section id="H09F2AAD0FFC34B759E296C09912BDED0"><enum>311.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HE61FD13AFECD4A9B8C2CDDE74C6BCB8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory
committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>Advisory Committee</quote> means the Advisory Committee on Import Safety
and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement established pursuant to section
362 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BBB9445B6B441DE89B9E726AAEC911F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary for ICE</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary for
ICE</quote> means the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE03EBAD491EA45AF0042692EDF3FB3E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <quote>Commissioner</quote> means the Commissioner responsible for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H890CBBCA415D4F92902FAE2402FA64B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Counterfeiting;
counterfeit goods</header>
<subparagraph id="HC117CCCE7E80433688B624AB24BDB876"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Counterfeiting</header><text>The
term <quote>counterfeiting</quote> means activities related to production of or
trafficking in goods, including packaging, that bear a spurious mark or
designation that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a mark
or designation protected under the trademark laws or related
legislation. </text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0049FFBAB1124C4CB37F833CBD3CD29E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Counterfeit
goods</header><text>The term <quote>counterfeit goods</quote> means those goods
described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB82AAC2F253E460ABC314D7EE4E78C30"><enum>(5)</enum><header>CBP</header><text>The
term <quote>CBP</quote> means U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC428B2E1DEC14145A56629F2489F21E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Director</quote> means the
Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the
Treasury established in section 312.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25AFCC7F22774BCD8DC324487DF0B868"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Enforcement of
intellectual property rights</header><text>The term <quote>enforcement of
intellectual property rights</quote> means activities to enforce copyrights,
patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property, including
activities to control counterfeiting and piracy, and activities to enforce
exclusion orders issued by the United States International Trade Commission by
reason of any of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of subsection (a)(1) of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(B) through (E)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A4CB68ECAA247C8989E40DDD471B6CA"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Exclusion
order</header><text>The term <quote>exclusion order</quote> means an order of
the United States International Trade Commission issued under section 337 (d)
or (e)of the Tariff Act of 1930 to exclude goods from entry into the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2CC5C9AE8284523B71C58CF20098F39"><enum>(9)</enum><header>ICE</header><text>The
term <quote>ICE</quote> means U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H515CEB69150B406D8B15EDA00E9BFA3"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Piracy; pirated
goods</header>
<subparagraph id="HB95C50A5D9C74E5F879E233DE06128EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Piracy</header><text>The
term <quote>piracy</quote> means activities related to production of or
trafficking in unauthorized copies or phonorecords of works protected under
copyright law or related legislation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BC98882287B4DFE951313083979199C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pirated
goods</header><text>The term <quote>pirated goods</quote> means those copies or
phonorecords described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75B12365F2374A15A7FA1DDF36E0219F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of
the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD93594A803B545398911F4B6337E7987"><enum>312.</enum><header>Director of
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1660B7A3C4704C66A61974A5C11CD550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director
of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6F92ED456D2D485BBAA1DD756019769D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary, and shall be responsible to and
shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA110E5DA27F47A5B509E3A575EB6B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3385EA12D8F941E9BEEA67EE69514F21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate all
activities of the Department of the Treasury involving the enforcement of
intellectual property rights, with particular reference to the activities of
CBP and ICE;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF48A9782948741B1A159ED6F9BC2BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>oversee the
development and implementation of the strategic plan for the enforcement of
intellectual property rights required under section 313;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6192C3382056406D84A8007382CE234D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinate the
policy and regulatory changes set forth in chapter 4;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H373A4B5F93AD4AE4856168E8615CF18F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>serve as staff
representative of the Department of the Treasury in interagency bodies with
responsibility for coordination of activities involving the enforcement of
intellectual property rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE2FC9E5FF47498DA2B8CE4976AF9B89"><enum>(5)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the organizational structure of CBP for
reducing the entry into the United States of counterfeit or pirated goods,
goods in violation of exclusion orders, and other goods in violation of other
intellectual property rights; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H902A21D8D70E48B0BFE6C94EC9D4F29"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out other duties, as assigned by the
Secretary or Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, to improve the effectiveness of
the efforts of the Department of the Treasury under the laws within its
jurisdiction with respect to enforcement of intellectual property
rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1E0610959136457EAB092BF614A81375"><enum>313.</enum><header>Strategic plan
for the enforcement of intellectual property rights</header>
<subsection id="H1D2AA02BD42A46A7885498A2541171D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall
develop, for approval by the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, an annual
strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H306FDACC7AE74DBD947DBB2CF0BC491D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
developing the annual strategic plan required under subsection (a), the
Director shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph id="H809A804E7E0F4E25A67DCD55719DEFC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the CBP
coordinator of intellectual property enforcement activities and the ICE
coordinator of intellectual property enforcement authorities appointed under
section 314;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H085A8D2A1A4D4C948E6BAE8388AB4FC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all other entities within the Department of
the Treasury with expertise and experience in the enforcement of intellectual
property rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82FEACEEB5934A6599889C9885752400"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Advisory
Committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H057907FEBEA046B49EC258E0A50051A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other agencies of the executive branch
engaged in the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including any
officials designated to coordinate such enforcement efforts on an interagency
basis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD137A3482F48718BBC9BE7994C11FD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials from foreign law enforcement
agencies and international organizations, including the World Customs
Organization, with experience and expertise in border control measures relating
to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3C411CD1F024C14ADD884EA6DA31200"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual strategic
plan shall set forth objectives, goals, and strategies for more effective use
of the authorities of CBP and ICE relating to the enforcement of intellectual
property rights, and shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE0D70D478BE4EA3AA07E9674230C795"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for
specific measurement of the current effectiveness of enforcement tools,
including targeting, examination, post-entry auditing, and penalty
actions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE719C920438A456DAA78CACA84119D39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give priority to
those enforcement tools determined under paragraph (1) to be most
effective;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37783668555B496DBC5E5B9EE68884BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify best practices, both in the United
States and abroad, in the enforcement of intellectual property rights, taking
into account the practices of enforcement authorities of other countries, and
implement those practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6723886DC848F491A285E62BBEE291"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and apply the specific performance
measures to be used to evaluate the progress of CBP and ICE in improving the
effectiveness of its efforts relating to the enforcement of intellectual
property rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C467F7652CE4A07AC73E4DD4D789EC5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address border control programs
administered by CBP and ICE at ports of entry for passengers and freight, and
at points of entry for postal and courier services, as well as for goods in
transit through United States ports and in the process of being exported from
the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0023D80385004A2584F1FCBBCC723FB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend the optimal feasible allocation
of human, financial, physical, and technological resources that CBP and ICE
should use to achieve the goals of the annual strategic plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD87B7455D0CE42CDACC828F6EDB024"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report on the key activities of CBP and ICE
during the preceding year in the enforcement of intellectual property rights;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76D82695699A4FBCBE008D1DAE9BBCE4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain such other information as the
Director considers appropriate to convey what CBP and ICE will do, over the
ensuing year, with respect to the enforcement of intellectual property rights
and reduce the costs that violations of intellectual property rights impose on
the United States economy and public safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB049FD1178F648C983E627ABC6D508C7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the approval of
the annual strategic plan by the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy
Secretary of the Treasury, after ensuring its consistency with relevant
interagency strategic plans for the enforcement of intellectual property
rights, shall transmit the annual strategic plan to the Committee on Finance of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,
along with any recommendations of the Department of the Treasury for statutory
changes or funding authorizations needed to improve the effectiveness of the
Department’s efforts in the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H494C2879739E419AB44E7B35D314C921"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the annual strategic plan under
subsection (d) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act and annually thereafter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H820896EE252A4CB0BE7B8F8EAD7C7659"><enum>314.</enum><header>CBP and ICE
coordinators</header>
<subsection id="H65B99653D976461795D2CB2FB6D08143"><enum>(a)</enum><header>CBP
Coordinators</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5DB122FF46A4EE7BED43EABFDB1EC3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall appoint a CBP
coordinator of intellectual property rights enforcement activities (in this
chapter referred to as the <quote>CBP Coordinator</quote>), who shall report
directly to the Commissioner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F7F9D6E194A47B5BF60357237D50076"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
CBP Coordinator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52E06C68756445F9A28717F15BE5B1B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist the
Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the
Treasury in the development of the annual strategic plan, and coordinate the
implementation of those aspects of the plan that involve CBP;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7EF4A0DCF9D4B19A3FC47CF2E30B172"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts, at all ports of
entry and elsewhere, carried out by CBP in the enforcement of intellectual
property rights, including training and staffing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC2745E9433E4F01ABEE865033F25806"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supervise the
implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in
this title that involve CBP; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98F8CF26D49B41C29EF6FCA73FF422FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by
the Commissioner, the purpose of which is to improve the performance of CBP in
the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9678C54EB95A49E8A1A13EE16B8450B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>ICE
coordinator</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12D2816B80134EA19F87B59071EA4617"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall appoint an ICE coordinator of
intellectual property enforcement activities (referred to in this chapter as
the <quote>ICE Coordinator</quote>), who shall report directly to the Assistant
Secretary for ICE.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03B3526105684B67AB20002464D668D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
ICE Coordinator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H056B0DB846B4423CA565E1E180A75D00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist the
Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the Department of the
Treasury in the development of the annual strategic plan, and coordinate the
implementation of those aspects of the plan that involve ICE;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11C49DF8DD98471BA80395E1B9EFE8F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate all efforts carried out by ICE
the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including training and
staffing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA586C0F4641A48708CA76E4BB588C88C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supervise the
implementation of those aspects of the regulatory and policy reforms set out in
this title that involve ICE; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8843E1E0594D46B6973C5357A0001C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other duties, as assigned by
the Assistant Secretary for ICE, the purpose which is to improve the
performance of ICE in the enforcement of intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="HDAAB8146FA3D4DD188FDB2F9591883E0"><enum>2</enum><header>Regulatory and
policy improvements against counterfeiting and piracy</header>
<section id="H57DA4EB9CC8441599BD4104757584971"><enum>321.</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subsection id="H63CBF91BB76943FBAE77904E0000EDD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commissioner’s
responsibilities</header><text>The Commissioner, acting through the CBP
Coordinator, shall undertake the initiatives provided in this chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H382696E10CCE4C8BA6BCA7BC9BF1639"><enum>(b)</enum><header>CBP Coordinator’s
responsibilities</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
the CBP Coordinator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H59F202F203C04BC5002E7CECCF9DB78F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare an annual
report on activities carried out under this chapter; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B3F29EEF9AB4EB5998908311BC6FF62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the annual
report to the Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement of the
Department of the Treasury in a timely manner that will permit its inclusion in
the annual strategic plan prepared under section 313.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFBA45C1FC8CE47C9A5313953A154CFB2"><enum>322.</enum><header>Identification
of certain unlawful goods</header>
<subsection id="HAE8D0A3C92A94538BD700506BAB3BCD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall
accelerate efforts to apply risk assessment modeling techniques to border
enforcement activities to combat counterfeiting and piracy. These efforts shall
include, but not be limited to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB84A2F4B09BE45EB862F1DEB953E5127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preparing a report
and evaluation on CBP’s pilot project in risk assessment modeling with respect
to shipments of counterfeit or pirated products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0B49B1E2FF943F99D53B10369AF62BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the
pilot project to include development of a rule set for the Automated Targeting
System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B666800E2C144CE81034210D25C7842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing a plan
for the development, testing, evaluation, and continuous improvement of risk
assessment modeling techniques for purposes of targeting goods that violate
intellectual property rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB28DB2CAE0F9485CB652C9675C8F5F8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion in
strategic plan</header><text>The report specified in subsection (a)(1), and the
plan specified in subsection (a)(3), shall be included in the annual strategic
plan that is prepared under section 313.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HCC2F1DBD84E6455F92274C09F225572E"><enum>323.</enum><header>Training in new
technologies</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H16B57919359240BA9D7800C16600641B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training of
personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall consult with the Advisory Committee to determine the feasibility of
training CBP personnel in the use of new technological means for detecting and
identifying, at ports of entry, counterfeit and pirated goods, and goods that
are the subject of exclusion orders, whether for entry into the United States
or in transit to other destinations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H01033E8B4C2C4823B653F723F9FF9886"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification
of technologies and sources of training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with the Advisory
Committee, the Commissioner shall identify—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H74D0FF6B201B42B498AB3403A0538185"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new technologies with the cost-effective
capability to detect and identify goods described in subsection (a) at ports of
entry, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50FFFF8D6EB54C7DA2E193F88311A5F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>economical sources
of training CBP personnel in using such new technologies,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">to the extent such training is
determined to be feasible under subsection (a).</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H32E339D28B3C49E38474A94EBC0200F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulatory and
policy changes</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
provide to the Congress a report analyzing the costs and benefits of allowing
necessary regulatory and policy changes to enable the receipt of donations of
hardware, software, equipment, and similar technologies, and the acceptance of
training and other support services, from the private sector, to facilitate the
achievement of the purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBD9D88C3135B40DAB198B35940E7296E"><enum>324.</enum><header>Disclosure of
information and samples of shipments to intellectual property
owners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commissioner shall
make the necessary regulatory and policy changes to—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB0511363D1E419E8D782F78F022E168"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase
disclosure to owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of
intellectual property of information about shipments of goods that have been
detained at ports of entry on suspicion that their importation into, or transit
through, the United States would violate the intellectual property rights of
the owners of those rights, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H87756A1B75BC4511B85FFE71B40007BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disclosing the
identities and contact information of all parties involved in the shipments,
including importers, exporters, declarants, consignees, freight forwarders, and
warehouse owners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50658BDB638D4EB5A6DE46E000DBBF25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
documents relating to the shipments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6C3206993B049F49F55787F726CAE23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying points
of origin and destination of the shipments; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DD2213E11F549AEB18C4966445918E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the process of making available to
representatives of owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms
of intellectual property, in an efficient and cost-effective manner, samples of
shipments of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, for
the purpose of inspection or analysis.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF0BFDA46D5DF4F399B35FACE4207E255"><enum>325.</enum><header>Improvements to
recordation process</header>
<subsection id="H678752B8655B4FA686069F6FB7EF62B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvements in
recordation process</header><text>The Commissioner shall make the necessary
regulatory and policy changes to ensure that the system for recordation of
copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property that may be
subject to recordation does not impede the rapid seizure of goods that infringe
the rights of the owners of such copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of
intellectual property.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4F846BB5A92A4D49A1ADCBA2DA000384"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Simultaneous
recordation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFE9D4B451F374E97881734206300BCE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, and the Register of Copyrights, the Commissioner shall provide a system
whereby trademarks may be recorded with CBP simultaneously with the issuance of
trademark registration, and whereby copyrights of audiovisual works and sound
recordings may be recorded with CBP simultaneously with the filing of an
application for a certificate of copyright registration or an application for
registration of another intellectual property right under title 17, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H330D5FEC8EFF4DFAB10775F882785DD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the terms <quote>audiovisual works</quote> and <quote>sound
recordings</quote> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title
17, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9318C97A17974F2293DE3367F229DA5"><enum>326.</enum><header>Identification
of low-risk shippers</header>
<subsection id="H10A87AF4429243D7002DE72B5160BCEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voluntary
certification program</header><text>The Commissioner shall create a voluntary
certification program, comparable to the Import Safety Program established
under section 304, for low-risk shippers that have taken specific measures to
strengthen and protect their supply chains to prevent the infiltration into the
international supply chain of counterfeit and pirated goods, goods that are the
subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual
property rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1683BE86B2364E4FB727BE2032EC9834"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self-certifications;
verifications</header><text>The program under subsection (a) shall generally
operate on a self-certification basis, except that the Commissioner shall
identify any circumstances in which third party verifications and attestations
are required for inclusion in the program, which may include importations from
the People’s Republic of China.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA96C95425B14BC48874F2D9AD34E4C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited
movement</header><text>The Commissioner shall create incentives for shippers to
participate in the certification program, including providing expedited
movement of the goods of the shippers through the customs inspection
process.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H433498B265164420A4402C55748C14FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>international supply chain</quote> has the
meaning given that term in section 301.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H17F42C076E6440D7A93EB25DE55153D9"><enum>327.</enum><header><quote>Watch
List</quote> database</header>
<subsection id="HE632DC7F48E04667B2C0B81C68278511"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall prepare a plan for the implementation of a <quote>Watch List</quote>
database of importers, shippers, freight forwarders, and other participants in
the import, export, and transshipment process, whose activities merit
additional scrutiny at ports of entry with respect to the risk of importation
or transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods and goods that are the subject
to exclusion orders.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6FBEF57CBAD2480181B1A7F092223FD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Working
groups</header><text>The Commissioner shall consult with the Advisory Committee
on the development of criteria for the <quote>Watch List</quote>
database.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2EC0703755C43FB87738B134BBB5E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information
sources</header><text>The plan under subsection (a) shall identify legitimate
information sources for the database from within CBP, from other law
enforcement sources, and from the private sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H687865F93AE04F4FB2DDD95884A1D04"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria for
access to database</header><text>The plan under subsection (a) shall specify
criteria under which the database should be made available to qualified CBP and
other law enforcement officers, for intelligence purposes, and for use in
flagging and diverting for enhanced scrutiny shipments to ports of entry that
are associated with entities listed in the database.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H99DDD85C55974C2897448CCF82A07903"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Other
matters</header><text>The plan under subsection (a) shall identify any
regulatory or policy changes that the Department of the Treasury would make in
order to bring the database into operation, as well as any recommendations for
needed changes to legislation to make the database more effective. The plan
shall also include budget estimates for implementation and operation of the
database, and for evaluation of its effectiveness, and a timetable for such
implementation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5BAB842C156C47CDB6802D93588072DE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
Commissioner shall complete the plan in a timely fashion that will permit its
inclusion in the first annual strategic plan prepared under section 313.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD91FEF348F414134007CACBDAFD0E125"><enum>328.</enum><header>Civil fines for
importation of pirated or counterfeit goods</header>
<subsection id="H5796ADE1629C421FAE997F97A1A38C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
mitigation, dismissal, and vacation of fines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless otherwise ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction, any civil fine imposed pursuant to section 526(f) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526(f))—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D0518E1A16D495A9C2331B0E63DA9FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not be
mitigated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3D169E4366C461B919162EE5569DE4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be
dismissed or vacated, except pursuant to regulations issued by the Commissioner
that require the specific approval of the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s
designee for such dismissal or vacation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H566A6D20DD394C828273B8F3544158B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extraordinary
cases</header><text>In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the
Commissioner shall ensure that the mitigation, dismissal, or vacation of civil
fines for involvement in the importation, exportation, or transshipment of
pirated or counterfeit goods is limited to extraordinary cases in which the
interests of justice will clearly be served by such action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4CC4CB3D462646C6A9EEAD661331B548"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Commissioner shall, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, report to the Committee on Finance of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives
on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H529C4CA90CA94B55B07ED7ADDF6E616C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Whether CBP
currently has the authority to employ effective collection techniques for
collecting civil fines it imposes on participants in the importation,
exportation, or transshipment of pirated or counterfeit goods.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H006BE898C9344A0AAB2E044681F961F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If CBP lacks such
authority, the Commissioner’s recommendations for legislation to provide CBP
with such authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1457A1CB7A22497F8FBA005431C60400"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If CBP has such
authority, how CBP is using such authority, and with what results in terms of
increased collections of fines imposed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE25DA3C726844C7E97D9AA92BC92EBB6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Commissioner’s
recommendations on whether, in specific cases, copyright or trademark owners
should be authorized to pursue and collect fines imposed because of activities
that infringe their intellectual property rights, and whether such copyright or
trademark owners should be allowed to retain some or all of the funds that they
collect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB5B1DF0D6DA4424BFCB2200B64EACC0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any other
recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or policy changes not under the
control of CBP that would improve the ability of CBP to impose civil fines, at
deterrent levels, on participants in trafficking in counterfeit or pirated
goods, and to collect the fines imposed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H345DFA627E544A62B9008EC29E49D894"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in subsection (c), the term
<quote>effective collection techniques</quote> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAED4D86A9C742898C4E74B6D58CF97F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>confiscation of
the proceeds of acts for which civil fines can be imposed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40D531301C4E4D59A54B4DEA552B5B06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seizure of and
execution upon property acquired with such proceeds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF131E22C0E27434EB7A88BB33CC2189E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>imposition of
liens on the real or personal property of persons upon whom civil fines are
imposed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86AF74B7DA904850AF36DA4440AAC03F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use of bonds to
secure full payment of fines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93CC0E21874A464ABF040700AEA311ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text>piercing the
corporate veil of corporations upon which civil fines are imposed, in order to
satisfy the fine from the assets of natural persons or of other legal persons;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0605732743DD49078C22C02EE456193D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>engaging private
sector entities to collect civil fines imposed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="H4FF0B1D9FEED435690D28E639D826CAF"><enum>3</enum><header>Training
enhancements</header>
<section id="H550C5E7228A74407A9C24FD009960"><enum>331.</enum><header>International
training and technical assistance enhancements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall take the necessary
steps—</text>
<paragraph id="H333E309AB11F4F8C8219D2BF9132587"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase staffing and resources of
offices of CBP and ICE engaged in providing training and technical assistance
to the customs services and enforcement agencies of other countries in order to
improve the effectiveness of such foreign services and agencies in detecting,
intercepting, and imposing deterrent penalties upon the export, import, or
transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are the subject to
exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property
rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CE4E608F9CF416BA3CE2B2C83B64F41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the Director, in order to
make the most efficient and effective use of training and technical assistance
resources—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F4CE23287DC454D81FF2F4B7E6C28F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinates the
international training and technical assistance activities of CBP and ICE as
part of the Director’s coordination responsibilities under subsections (c)(1)
and (c)(3) of section 312;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D025EAE8DA743E9BB0916C2FC448FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gives priority to
such activities in those countries where such programs can be carried out most
effectively and with the greatest benefit to protecting the intellectual
property rights of United States right holders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF364153F093A49949D3489A877810050"><enum>(C)</enum><text>takes steps to
minimize duplication, overlap, or inconsistency of international training and
technical assistance efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDFD9D761FF9404E97B9008CAF6F24BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinates such activities of the
Department of the Treasury with international training and technical assistance
activities against counterfeiting and piracy carried out by other agencies, and
enhances the participation of Department of the Treasury personnel in
interagency training and technical assistance activities in this field.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></chapter><chapter id="HAC616C473F4C429AADA0198CE31821C7"><enum>4</enum><header>New
legal tools for border enforcement</header>
<section id="HD5F9D8284C9840AA9952FDFD8E94B2F8"><enum>341.</enum><header>Expanded
prohibitions on importation or exportation of counterfeit or pirated
goods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 526 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3FACA8E2D5949CFA0ED955F98A1403B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">or
protected by copyright</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">trademark</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94C55C42B1C9495097CC48B793BD86D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by inserting <quote>or exported from the United States</quote> after
<quote>imported into the United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3642C82C3A404249B6794723E78244D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (f), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H41CEF6E80C974F45A7F420174DD62123" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H49F9675D0B5D4378945F884998750349"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any person who
engages in, directs, assists financially or otherwise, or aids and abets the
importation or exportation of merchandise that is seized under subsection (e)
of this section, or under regulations issued pursuant to section 603(c) of
title 17, United States Code, shall be subject to a civil
fine.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72D6EBCD301646CBAF7DFDE7771F6857"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1301D8AB4A1643AA9499AD371379C6C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04D42C8BFD524B77AE375104EB90DAE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H59FA6C23007B48C68B412586E59BAC46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H516BADC91C01461B855E6B49C5963829" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>When the seizure giving rise to the
civil fine is made under circumstances indicating that the importation or
exportation was for the purpose of sale or public distribution of the good
seized, the maximum fine amounts set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be
tripled.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H054B101FDF864718A1BF83C8847BCBE5"><enum>342.</enum><header>Declarations
regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise</header>
<subsection id="H7EE4C15C4BA44E8A004E12977499B5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declarations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1485(a)), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE9EB54C930646AC00A2002500B95F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Whether</quote> and inserting <quote>whether</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ACE21F0C6FC4A6BADF86DE3B2B36C60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB617AAC2F0416A90CD5012926ED5E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB1D162A5B9C74BE89CBE86BA6EBC4E98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A998670D5B4B5DBF300671296D19E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6FBB6494E224D6E86F37CF69C35C0C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CC79BF2CE6441EDA003E9FDD8EE25EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>That</quote> and inserting <quote>that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CAF44EE0CC34379994D73526CCD8F00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81D234EDD5CF4240B450423EB5ECD873"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0DD2E206740F4BD6A26C2C34E282A03" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H396A79EACE1D45A0B8E428755BBCC4D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>that the
merchandise being imported does not bear a mark that is counterfeit as that
term is defined in section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to
as the <quote>Trademark Act of 1946</quote>; 15 U.S.C. 1127);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96A54173D1434CC5A3AEC8A4BF5AD09"><enum>(6)</enum><text>that the
merchandise is not an infringing copy or phonorecord or one whose making would
have constituted an infringement of copyright if title 17, United States Code,
had applied; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2594284F7841405FBB6D6CE81CBF471F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>that the
merchandise—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5C6B74FE5F564B628B1DAC4E15ACBF92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not violate
an exclusion order of the United States International Trade Commission under
section 337 (d) or (e) by reason of any of subparagraphs (B) through (E) of
subsection (a)(1) of section 337; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB81E559F02DE459CAC6E088B463700ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>infringe any other
intellectual property right not covered by subparagraph (A) or by paragraph (5)
or
(6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9819C280951F4EAC9BF1B0DA8F4FE0AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue regulations requiring that the declarations required by
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 485(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 be
made by all persons arriving in the United States with respect to articles
carried on their person or contained in their baggage.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="HFFCAC1B76AD34556A4B932F8986F33A1"><enum>5</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header>
<section commented="no" id="H50AF38706747492AB3CF002E467F55E5"><enum>351.</enum><header>Regulatory
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="HD4557AAA482E41AEAB62DC6BCB90008F"><enum>C</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19998E238ADC43BD85AC3B2DAC9DBCA8"><enum>361.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HFFC51AD97E5E4AE5868596B111319FFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistant
Secretary for ICE</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary for
ICE</quote> means the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H160D62A79CB443668D89DBC23F9B6BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The
term <quote>Commissioner</quote> means the Commissioner responsible for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC0E1147032E4548B3C5A94CE339D67B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>CBP</header><text>The
term <quote>CBP</quote> means U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB887BD587DE8443BA1CC93ED2D898636"><enum>(4)</enum><header>ICE</header><text>The
term <quote>ICE</quote> means U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55C06F3B72B24E1F8CE1166843C7F1DC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H808E15E3CC1F409EB0FEAFF50A53140"><enum>362.</enum><header>Advisory
Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Enforcement</header>
<subsection id="HAED93D7BD71D49328B5995C25C292982"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HA7EC9223001C46619ECF46AE31EEF187"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting
through the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for ICE, shall establish
an advisory committee which shall be known as the <quote>Advisory Committee on
Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement</quote> (in this
section referred to as the <quote>Advisory Committee)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AEC36188AD646A7B0462E00738960FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall consist of 20
members appointed by the Secretary. In making appointments to the Advisory
Committee, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C70C58B22E5417983B5EE2C002D904C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the membership of
the Advisory Committee is representative of the individuals and organizations
affected by the enforcement of health or safety and intellectual property
rights by CBP and ICE;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44DB3CF68E1F4EAE88EC63DB133905C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least one
member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of organized labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61D4E984DD9A49A00075DCC5921E182F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least one
member of the Advisory Committee is a representative of consumer groups;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A75511CCCC34AE2AD4FB8D872A938CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a majority of the
members of the Advisory Committee do not belong to the same political
party.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89163E50050745CA8D593F46A57F7DEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB4E80CA494A43F08835B43D6B35FBBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide advice to
the Secretary, the Commissioner, and the Assistant Secretary for ICE on all
matters involving the enforcement of import safety and intellectual property
rights by CBP and ICE; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2F9B0783D80437DAEDF3E007EF4BAE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives that shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9E7F4CBC9C24BB0A22C3620877097F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
operations of the Advisory Committee during the preceding year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E55563E537B49F2A48137966DB01BAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth any recommendations of the
Advisory Committee regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights by
CBP and ICE.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H290051C9D8944FFA85508C843490009C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Presiding
officers</header><text>The Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary for ICE
shall preside over meetings of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA01712CCA2B04909A6C68BCC44DFAC9C"><enum>363.</enum><header>Staffing
Enhancements at CBP</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HECA7E8A35EDA4AAF956C883B36C52565"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to CBP such funds as may be necessary for
additional personnel (as determined in accordance with the Resource Allocation
Model established pursuant to section 301(h) of the Customs Procedural Reform
and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(h)) to carry out the additional
responsibilities of CBP under this title regarding the importation,
transshipment, and exportation of counterfeit or pirated goods, goods that are
the subject to exclusion orders, goods that violate other forms of intellectual
property rights, and goods that violate United States health or safety
laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H619A8D337D7A43B1BFDADC8913FCF7C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(h)(1) of the Customs Procedural
Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H15B4991CD6314CA9B3821794A4379D26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6FE5E739DB7D42E4BFD1FA6526DB0543"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F0BBB6C06724B1492690024C767CFC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE445A48C22845288B33C5EEAB1E7AB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4E1316177BA47A8889645003ED6D660"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enforcing provisions of law relating to
health and
safety.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H00B2215C8DC641B0AF81AB7DFD8285C5"><enum>364.</enum><header>Staffing
enhancements at ICE</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to ICE such funds as may be necessary for
additional personnel to carry out the additional responsibilities of ICE under
this title regarding the enforcement of United States health and safety laws
and the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including for developing
and implementing a training program with respect to United States health and
safety laws and intellectual property rights for each ICE attaché office
outside the United States.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H58386B9D410B4EE1AE96D5C932F69EA6"><enum>D</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section id="H7757A13F489E42F2BA4E094E11DCEFF4"><enum>371.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by this title.</text>
</section></subtitle>