[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3079 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3079
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
An Act
To implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT
Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the Agreement.
Sec. 102. Relationship of the Agreement to United States and State law.
Sec. 103. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force and
initial regulations.
Sec. 104. Consultation and layover provisions for, and effective date
of, proclaimed actions.
Sec. 105. Administration of dispute settlement proceedings.
Sec. 106. Arbitration of claims.
Sec. 107. Effective dates; effect of termination.
TITLE II--CUSTOMS PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Tariff modifications.
Sec. 202. Additional duties on certain agricultural goods.
Sec. 203. Rules of origin.
Sec. 204. Customs user fees.
Sec. 205. Disclosure of incorrect information; false certifications of
origin; denial of preferential tariff treatment.
Sec. 206. Reliquidation of entries.
Sec. 207. Recordkeeping requirements.
Sec. 208. Enforcement relating to trade in textile or apparel goods.
Sec. 209. Regulations.
TITLE III--RELIEF FROM IMPORTS
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Subtitle A--Relief From Imports Benefitting From the Agreement
Sec. 311. Commencing of action for relief.
Sec. 312. Commission action on petition.
Sec. 313. Provision of relief.
Sec. 314. Termination of relief authority.
Sec. 315. Compensation authority.
Sec. 316. Confidential business information.
Subtitle B--Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures
Sec. 321. Commencement of action for relief.
Sec. 322. Determination and provision of relief.
Sec. 323. Period of relief.
Sec. 324. Articles exempt from relief.
Sec. 325. Rate after termination of import relief.
Sec. 326. Termination of relief authority.
Sec. 327. Compensation authority.
Sec. 328. Confidential business information.
Subtitle C--Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974
Sec. 331. Findings and action on Panamanian articles.
TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 401. Eligible products.
Sec. 402. Modification to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
TITLE V--OFFSETS
Sec. 501. Extension of customs user fees.
Sec. 502. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to approve and implement the free trade agreement between
the United States and Panama entered into under the authority of
section 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of
2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(b));
(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the
United States and Panama for their mutual benefit;
(3) to establish free trade between the United States and
Panama through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade
in goods and services and to investment; and
(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and
enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the United States-
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement approved by Congress under section
101(a)(1).
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the United
States International Trade Commission.
(3) HTS.--The term ``HTS'' means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States.
(4) Textile or apparel good.--The term ``textile or apparel
good'' means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)), other than a
good listed in Annex 3.30 of the Agreement.
TITLE I--APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT
SEC. 101. APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.
(a) Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action.--
Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority
Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3805) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2191), Congress approves--
(1) the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered
into on June 28, 2007, with the Government of Panama and submitted
to Congress on October 3, 2011; and
(2) the statement of administrative action proposed to
implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on October
3, 2011.
(b) Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement.--At such time
as the President determines that Panama has taken measures necessary to
comply with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect
on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is
authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Panama providing
for the entry into force, on or after January 1, 2012, of the Agreement
with respect to the United States.
SEC. 102. RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE
LAW.
(a) Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.--
(1) United states law to prevail in conflict.--No provision of
the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any
person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the
United States shall have effect.
(2) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed--
(A) to amend or modify any law of the United States, or
(B) to limit any authority conferred under any law of the
United States,
unless specifically provided for in this Act.
(b) Relationship of Agreement to State Law.--
(1) Legal challenge.--No State law, or the application thereof,
may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the
ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the
Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the
purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.
(2) Definition of state law.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term ``State law'' includes--
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the business of
insurance.
(c) Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies.--No
person other than the United States--
(1) shall have any cause of action or defense under the
Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or
(2) may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of
law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political
subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction
is inconsistent with the Agreement.
SEC. 103. IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE
AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.
(a) Implementing Actions.--
(1) Proclamation authority.--After the date of the enactment of
this Act--
(A) the President may proclaim such actions, and
(B) other appropriate officers of the United States
Government may issue such regulations,
as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or
amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which
the Agreement enters into force is appropriately implemented on
such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an
effective date earlier than the date on which the Agreement enters
into force.
(2) Effective date of certain proclaimed actions.--Any action
proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is
not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under
section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date
on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal
Register.
(3) Waiver of 15-day restriction.--The 15-day restriction
contained in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed
actions is waived to the extent that the application of such
restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date the
Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this
section.
(b) Initial Regulations.--Initial regulations necessary or
appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under
this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action
submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to
the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on
which the Agreement enters into force. In the case of any implementing
action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the
Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that
action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year
after such effective date.
SEC. 104. CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE
DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.
If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an
action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation
and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed
only if--
(1) the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed
action from--
(A) the appropriate advisory committees established under
section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155); and
(B) the Commission;
(2) the President has submitted to the Committee on Finance of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives a report that sets forth--
(A) the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons
therefor; and
(B) the advice obtained under paragraph (1);
(3) a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on
which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have
been met, has expired; and
(4) the President has consulted with the committees referred to
in paragraph (2) regarding the proposed action during the period
referred to in paragraph (3).
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
(a) Establishment or Designation of Office.--The President is
authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce
an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative
assistance to panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement. The
office shall not be considered to be an agency for purposes of section
552 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 to the
Department of Commerce up to $150,000 for the establishment and
operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a)
and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses of
panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement.
SEC. 106. ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.
The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the
United States covered by article 10.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article
10.16.1(b)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State
Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of
the Agreement.
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.
(a) Effective Dates.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this
Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on
which the Agreement enters into force.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) In general.--Sections 1 through 3, this title, and title V
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Certain amendatory provisions.--The amendments made by
sections 204, 205, 207, and 401 of this Act take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to Panama on
the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
(c) Termination of the Agreement.--On the date on which the
Agreement terminates, this Act (other than this subsection and title V)
and the amendments made by this Act (other than the amendments made by
title V) shall cease to have effect.
TITLE II--CUSTOMS PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.
(a) Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement.--
(1) Proclamation authority.--The President may proclaim--
(A) such modifications or continuation of any duty,
(B) such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or
(C) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry
out or apply articles 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.26, 3.27, 3.28, and 3.29,
and Annex 3.3, of the Agreement.
(2) Effect on gsp status.--Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(1)), the President shall,
on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, terminate the
designation of Panama as a beneficiary developing country for
purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et
seq.).
(3) Effect on cbera status.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 212(a) of the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(a)), the
President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into
force, terminate the designation of Panama as a beneficiary
country for purposes of that Act.
(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), Panama
shall be considered a beneficiary country under section 212(a)
of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, for purposes of--
(i) sections 771(7)(G)(ii)(III) and 771(7)(H) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(7)(G)(ii)(III) and
1677(7)(H));
(ii) the duty-free treatment provided under paragraph 4
of the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States
to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement; and
(iii) section 274(h)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
(b) Other Tariff Modifications.--Subject to the consultation and
layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim--
(1) such modifications or continuation of any duty,
(2) such modifications as the United States may agree to with
Panama regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in
Annex 3.3 of the Agreement,
(3) such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or
(4) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain
the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions
with respect to Panama provided for by the Agreement.
(c) Conversion to Ad Valorem Rates.--For purposes of subsections
(a) and (b), with respect to any good for which the base rate in the
Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement is a
specific or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for the
base rate an ad valorem rate that the President determines to be
equivalent to the base rate.
(d) Tariff Rate Quotas.--In implementing the tariff rate quotas set
forth in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United
States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement, the President shall take such
action as may be necessary to ensure that imports of agricultural goods
do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United
States.
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL GOODS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable ntr (mfn) rate of duty.--The term ``applicable
NTR (MFN) rate of duty'' means, with respect to a safeguard good, a
rate of duty equal to the lowest of--
(A) the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to
Annex 3.3 of the Agreement;
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty that would, on the
day before the date on which the Agreement enters into force,
apply to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subheading of
the HTS as the safeguard good; or
(C) the column 1 general rate of duty that would, at the
time the additional duty is imposed under subsection (b), apply
to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subheading of the
HTS as the safeguard good.
(2) Safeguard good.--The term ``safeguard good'' means a good--
(A) that is included in the Schedule of the United States
to Annex 3.17 of the Agreement;
(B) that qualifies as an originating good under section
203; and
(C) for which a claim for preferential tariff treatment
under the Agreement has been made.
(3) Schedule rate of duty.--The term ``schedule rate of duty''
means, with respect to a safeguard good, the rate of duty for that
good that is set forth in the Schedule of the United States to
Annex 3.3 of the Agreement.
(4) Trigger level.--
(A) In general.--The term ``trigger level'' means--
(i) in the case of a safeguard good classified under
subheading 0201.10.50, 0201.20.80, 0201.30.80, 0202.10.50,
0202.20.80, or 0202.30.80 of the HTS--
(I) in year 1 of the Agreement, 330 metric tons;
and
(II) in year 2 of the Agreement through year 14 of
the Agreement, a quantity equal to 110 percent of the
trigger level for that safeguard good for the preceding
calendar year; and
(ii) in the case of any other safeguard good, 115
percent of the quantity that is provided for that safeguard
good in the corresponding calendar year in the applicable
table contained in Appendix I to the General Notes to the
Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the
Agreement.
(B) Relationship to table.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)(ii), year 1 in the applicable table contained in Appendix I
to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to
Annex 3.3 of the Agreement corresponds to year 1 of the
Agreement.
(5) Year 1 of the agreement.--The term ``year 1 of the
Agreement'' means the period beginning on the date, in a calendar
year, on which the Agreement enters into force and ending on
December 31 of that calendar year.
(6) Years other than year 1 of the agreement.--Any reference to
a year of the Agreement subsequent to year 1 of the Agreement shall
be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding calendar year in
which the Agreement is in force.
(b) Additional Duties on Safeguard Goods.--
(1) In general.--In addition to any duty proclaimed under
subsection (a) or (b) of section 201, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall assess a duty, in the amount determined under paragraph (2),
on a safeguard good imported into the United States in a calendar
year if the Secretary determines that, prior to such importation,
the total volume of that safeguard good that is imported into the
United States in that calendar year exceeds the trigger level for
that good for that calendar year.
(2) Calculation of additional duty.--The additional duty on a
safeguard good under this subsection shall be--
(A) in the case of a good classified under subheading
0201.10.50, 0201.20.80, 0201.30.80, 0202.10.50, 0202.20.80, or
0202.30.80 of the HTS--
(i) in year 1 of the Agreement through year 6 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 100 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty; and
(ii) in year 7 of the Agreement through year 14 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty;
(B) in the case of a good classified under subheading
0406.10.08, 0406.10.88, 0406.20.91, 0406.30.91, 0406.90.97, or
2105.00.20 of the HTS--
(i) in year 1 of the Agreement through year 11 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 100 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty; and
(ii) in year 12 of the Agreement through year 14 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty; and
(C) in the case of any other safeguard good--
(i) in year 1 of the Agreement through year 13 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 100 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty; and
(ii) in year 14 of the Agreement through year 16 of the
Agreement, an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of
the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule
rate of duty.
(3) Notice.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
Secretary of the Treasury first assesses an additional duty in a
calendar year on a good under this subsection, the Secretary shall
notify the Government of Panama in writing of such action and shall
provide to that Government data supporting the assessment of the
additional duty.
(c) Exceptions.--No additional duty shall be assessed on a good
under subsection (b) if, at the time of entry, the good is subject to
import relief under--
(1) subtitle A of title III of this Act; or
(2) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2251 et seq.).
(d) Termination.--The assessment of an additional duty on a good
under subsection (b) shall cease to apply to that good on the date on
which duty-free treatment must be provided to that good under the
Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement.
SEC. 203. RULES OF ORIGIN.
(a) Application and Interpretation.--In this section:
(1) Tariff classification.--The basis for any tariff
classification is the HTS.
(2) Reference to hts.--Whenever in this section there is a
reference to a chapter, heading, or subheading, such reference
shall be a reference to a chapter, heading, or subheading of the
HTS.
(3) Cost or value.--Any cost or value referred to in this
section shall be recorded and maintained in accordance with the
generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the
territory of the country in which the good is produced (whether
Panama or the United States).
(b) Originating Goods.--For purposes of this Act and for purposes
of implementing the preferential tariff treatment provided for under
the Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this section, a good is
an originating good if--
(1) the good is a good wholly obtained or produced entirely in
the territory of Panama, the United States, or both;
(2) the good--
(A) is produced entirely in the territory of Panama, the
United States, or both, and--
(i) each of the nonoriginating materials used in the
production of the good undergoes an applicable change in
tariff classification specified in Annex 4.1 of the
Agreement; or
(ii) the good otherwise satisfies any applicable
regional value-content or other requirements specified in
Annex 4.1 of the Agreement; and
(B) satisfies all other applicable requirements of this
section; or
(3) the good is produced entirely in the territory of Panama,
the United States, or both, exclusively from materials described in
paragraph (1) or (2).
(c) Regional Value-content.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the
regional value-content of a good referred to in Annex 4.1 of the
Agreement, except for goods to which paragraph (4) applies, shall
be calculated by the importer, exporter, or producer of the good,
on the basis of the build-down method described in paragraph (2) or
the build-up method described in paragraph (3).
(2) Build-down method.--
(A) In general.--The regional value-content of a good may
be calculated on the basis of the following build-down method:
AV-VNM ......................
RVC = ---------- <greek-e> 100
AV ......................
(B) Definitions.--In subparagraph (A):
(i) RVC.--The term ``RVC'' means the regional value-
content of the good, expressed as a percentage.
(ii) AV.--The term ``AV'' means the adjusted value of
the good.
(iii) VNM.--The term ``VNM'' means the value of
nonoriginating materials that are acquired and used by the
producer in the production of the good, but does not
include the value of a material that is self-produced.
(3) Build-up method.--
(A) In general.--The regional value-content of a good may
be calculated on the basis of the following build-up method:
VOM ......................
RVC = ---------- <greek-e> 100
AV ......................
(B) Definitions.--In subparagraph (A):
(i) RVC.--The term ``RVC'' means the regional value-
content of the good, expressed as a percentage.
(ii) AV.--The term ``AV'' means the adjusted value of
the good.
(iii) VOM.--The term ``VOM'' means the value of
originating materials that are acquired or self-produced,
and used by the producer in the production of the good.
(4) Special rule for certain automotive goods.--
(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the
regional value-content of an automotive good referred to in
Annex 4.1 of the Agreement may be calculated by the importer,
exporter, or producer of the good on the basis of the build-
down method described in paragraph (2), the build-up method
described in paragraph (3), or the following net cost method:
NC-VNM ......................
RVC = ---------- <greek-e> 100
NC ......................
(B) Definitions.--In subparagraph (A):
(i) Automotive good.--The term ``automotive good''
means a good provided for in any of subheadings 8407.31
through 8407.34, subheading 8408.20, heading 8409, or any
of headings 8701 through 8708.
(ii) RVC.--The term ``RVC'' means the regional value-
content of the automotive good, expressed as a percentage.
(iii) NC.--The term ``NC'' means the net cost of the
automotive good.
(iv) VNM.--The term ``VNM'' means the value of
nonoriginating materials that are acquired and used by the
producer in the production of the automotive good, but does
not include the value of a material that is self-produced.
(C) Motor vehicles.--
(i) Basis of calculation.--For purposes of determining
the regional value-content under subparagraph (A) for an
automotive good that is a motor vehicle provided for in any
of headings 8701 through 8705, an importer, exporter, or
producer may average the amounts calculated under the net
cost formula contained in subparagraph (A), over the
producer's fiscal year--
(I) with respect to all motor vehicles in any one
of the categories described in clause (ii); or
(II) with respect to all motor vehicles in any such
category that are exported to the territory of Panama
or the United States.
(ii) Categories.--A category is described in this
clause if it--
(I) is the same model line of motor vehicles, is in
the same class of motor vehicles, and is produced in
the same plant in the territory of Panama or the United
States, as the good described in clause (i) for which
regional value-content is being calculated;
(II) is the same class of motor vehicles, and is
produced in the same plant in the territory of Panama
or the United States, as the good described in clause
(i) for which regional value-content is being
calculated; or
(III) is the same model line of motor vehicles
produced in the territory of Panama or the United
States as the good described in clause (i) for which
regional value-content is being calculated.
(D) Other automotive goods.--For purposes of determining
the regional value-content under subparagraph (A) for
automotive materials provided for in any of subheadings 8407.31
through 8407.34, in subheading 8408.20, or in heading 8409,
8706, 8707, or 8708, that are produced in the same plant, an
importer, exporter, or producer may--
(i) average the amounts calculated under the net cost
formula contained in subparagraph (A) over--
(I) the fiscal year of the motor vehicle producer
to whom the automotive goods are sold,
(II) any quarter or month, or
(III) the fiscal year of the producer of such
goods,
if the goods were produced during the fiscal year, quarter,
or month that is the basis for the calculation;
(ii) determine the average referred to in clause (i)
separately for such goods sold to 1 or more motor vehicle
producers; or
(iii) make a separate determination under clause (i) or
(ii) for such goods that are exported to the territory of
Panama or the United States.
(E) Calculating net cost.--The importer, exporter, or
producer of an automotive good shall, consistent with the
provisions regarding allocation of costs provided for in
generally accepted accounting principles, determine the net
cost of the automotive good under subparagraph (B) by--
(i) calculating the total cost incurred with respect to
all goods produced by the producer of the automotive good,
subtracting any sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales
service costs, royalties, shipping and packing costs, and
nonallowable interest costs that are included in the total
cost of all such goods, and then reasonably allocating the
resulting net cost of those goods to the automotive good;
(ii) calculating the total cost incurred with respect
to all goods produced by that producer, reasonably
allocating the total cost to the automotive good, and then
subtracting any sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales
service costs, royalties, shipping and packing costs, and
nonallowable interest costs that are included in the
portion of the total cost allocated to the automotive good;
or
(iii) reasonably allocating each cost that forms part
of the total cost incurred with respect to the automotive
good so that the aggregate of these costs does not include
any sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service
costs, royalties, shipping and packing costs, or
nonallowable interest costs.
(d) Value of Materials.--
(1) In general.--For the purpose of calculating the regional
value-content of a good under subsection (c), and for purposes of
applying the de minimis rules under subsection (f), the value of a
material is--
(A) in the case of a material that is imported by the
producer of the good, the adjusted value of the material;
(B) in the case of a material acquired in the territory in
which the good is produced, the value, determined in accordance
with Articles 1 through 8, Article 15, and the corresponding
interpretive notes, of the Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
referred to in section 101(d)(8) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(8)), as set forth in
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury
providing for the application of such Articles in the absence
of an importation by the producer; or
(C) in the case of a material that is self-produced, the
sum of--
(i) all expenses incurred in the production of the
material, including general expenses; and
(ii) an amount for profit equivalent to the profit
added in the normal course of trade.
(2) Further adjustments to the value of materials.--
(A) Originating material.--The following expenses, if not
included in the value of an originating material calculated
under paragraph (1), may be added to the value of the
originating material:
(i) The costs of freight, insurance, packing, and all
other costs incurred in transporting the material within or
between the territory of Panama, the United States, or
both, to the location of the producer.
(ii) Duties, taxes, and customs brokerage fees on the
material paid in the territory of Panama, the United
States, or both, other than duties or taxes that are
waived, refunded, refundable, or otherwise recoverable,
including credit against duty or tax paid or payable.
(iii) The cost of waste and spoilage resulting from the
use of the material in the production of the good, less the
value of renewable scrap or byproducts.
(B) Nonoriginating material.--The following expenses, if
included in the value of a nonoriginating material calculated
under paragraph (1), may be deducted from the value of the
nonoriginating material:
(i) The costs of freight, insurance, packing, and all
other costs incurred in transporting the material within or
between the territory of Panama, the United States, or
both, to the location of the producer.
(ii) Duties, taxes, and customs brokerage fees on the
material paid in the territory of Panama, the United
States, or both, other than duties or taxes that are
waived, refunded, refundable, or otherwise recoverable,
including credit against duty or tax paid or payable.
(iii) The cost of waste and spoilage resulting from the
use of the material in the production of the good, less the
value of renewable scrap or byproducts.
(iv) The cost of originating materials used in the
production of the nonoriginating material in the territory
of Panama, the United States, or both.
(e) Accumulation.--
(1) Originating materials used in production of goods of the
other country.--Originating materials from the territory of Panama
or the United States that are used in the production of a good in
the territory of the other country shall be considered to originate
in the territory of such other country.
(2) Multiple producers.--A good that is produced in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both, by 1 or more
producers, is an originating good if the good satisfies the
requirements of subsection (b) and all other applicable
requirements of this section.
(f) De Minimis Amounts of Nonoriginating Materials.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3),
a good that does not undergo a change in tariff classification
pursuant to Annex 4.1 of the Agreement is an originating good if--
(A) the value of all nonoriginating materials that--
(i) are used in the production of the good, and
(ii) do not undergo the applicable change in tariff
classification (set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement),
does not exceed 10 percent of the adjusted value of the good;
(B) the good meets all other applicable requirements of
this section; and
(C) the value of such nonoriginating materials is included
in the value of nonoriginating materials for any applicable
regional value-content requirement for the good.
(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following:
(A) A nonoriginating material provided for in chapter 4, or
a nonoriginating dairy preparation containing over 10 percent
by weight of milk solids provided for in subheading 1901.90 or
2106.90, that is used in the production of a good provided for
in chapter 4.
(B) A nonoriginating material provided for in chapter 4, or
a nonoriginating dairy preparation containing over 10 percent
by weight of milk solids provided for in subheading 1901.90,
that is used in the production of the following goods:
(i) Infant preparations containing over 10 percent by
weight of milk solids provided for in subheading 1901.10.
(ii) Mixes and doughs, containing over 25 percent by
weight of butterfat, not put up for retail sale, provided
for in subheading 1901.20.
(iii) Dairy preparations containing over 10 percent by
weight of milk solids provided for in subheading 1901.90 or
2106.90.
(iv) Goods provided for in heading 2105.
(v) Beverages containing milk provided for in
subheading 2202.90.
(vi) Animal feeds containing over 10 percent by weight
of milk solids provided for in subheading 2309.90.
(C) A nonoriginating material provided for in heading 0805,
or any of subheadings 2009.11 through 2009.39, that is used in
the production of a good provided for in any of subheadings
2009.11 through 2009.39, or in fruit or vegetable juice of any
single fruit or vegetable, fortified with minerals or vitamins,
concentrated or unconcentrated, provided for in subheading
2106.90 or 2202.90.
(D) A nonoriginating material provided for in heading 0901
or 2101 that is used in the production of a good provided for
in heading 0901 or 2101.
(E) A nonoriginating material provided for in heading 1006
that is used in the production of a good provided for in
heading 1102 or 1103 or subheading 1904.90.
(F) A nonoriginating material provided for in chapter 15
that is used in the production of a good provided for in
chapter 15.
(G) A nonoriginating material provided for in heading 1701
that is used in the production of a good provided for in any of
headings 1701 through 1703.
(H) A nonoriginating material provided for in chapter 17
that is used in the production of a good provided for in
subheading 1806.10.
(I) Except as provided in subparagraphs (A) through (H) and
Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, a nonoriginating material used in
the production of a good provided for in any of chapters 1
through 24, unless the nonoriginating material is provided for
in a different subheading than the good for which origin is
being determined under this section.
(3) Textile or apparel goods.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
textile or apparel good that is not an originating good because
certain fibers or yarns used in the production of the component
of the good that determines the tariff classification of the
good do not undergo an applicable change in tariff
classification, set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, shall
be considered to be an originating good if--
(i) the total weight of all such fibers or yarns in
that component is not more than 10 percent of the total
weight of that component; or
(ii) the yarns are those described in section
204(b)(3)(B)(vi)(IV) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19
U.S.C. 3203(b)(3)(B)(vi)(IV)) (as in effect on February 12,
2011).
(B) Certain textile or apparel goods.--A textile or apparel
good containing elastomeric yarns in the component of the good
that determines the tariff classification of the good shall be
considered to be an originating good only if such yarns are
wholly formed and finished in the territory of Panama, the
United States, or both.
(C) Fabric, yarn, or fiber.--For purposes of this
paragraph, in the case of a good that is a fabric, yarn, or
fiber, the term ``component of the good that determines the
tariff classification of the good'' means all of the fibers in
the good.
(g) Fungible Goods and Materials.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Claim for preferential tariff treatment.--A person
claiming that a fungible good or fungible material is an
originating good may base the claim either on the physical
segregation of the fungible good or fungible material or by
using an inventory management method with respect to the
fungible good or fungible material.
(B) Inventory management method.--In this subsection, the
term ``inventory management method'' means--
(i) averaging;
(ii) ``last-in, first-out'';
(iii) ``first-in, first-out''; or
(iv) any other method--
(I) recognized in the generally accepted accounting
principles of the country in which the production is
performed (whether Panama or the United States); or
(II) otherwise accepted by that country.
(2) Election of inventory method.--A person selecting an
inventory management method under paragraph (1) for a particular
fungible good or fungible material shall continue to use that
method for that fungible good or fungible material throughout the
fiscal year of such person.
(h) Accessories, Spare Parts, or Tools.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
accessories, spare parts, or tools delivered with a good that form
part of the good's standard accessories, spare parts, or tools
shall--
(A) be treated as originating goods if the good is an
originating good; and
(B) be disregarded in determining whether all the
nonoriginating materials used in the production of the good
undergo the applicable change in tariff classification set
forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement.
(2) Conditions.--Paragraph (1) shall apply only if--
(A) the accessories, spare parts, or tools are classified
with and not invoiced separately from the good, regardless of
whether such accessories, spare parts, or tools are specified
or are separately identified in the invoice for the good; and
(B) the quantities and value of the accessories, spare
parts, or tools are customary for the good.
(3) Regional value-content.--If the good is subject to a
regional value-content requirement, the value of the accessories,
spare parts, or tools shall be taken into account as originating or
nonoriginating materials, as the case may be, in calculating the
regional value-content of the good.
(i) Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale.--Packaging
materials and containers in which a good is packaged for retail sale,
if classified with the good, shall be disregarded in determining
whether all the nonoriginating materials used in the production of the
good undergo the applicable change in tariff classification set forth
in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and, if the good is subject to a
regional value-content requirement, the value of such packaging
materials and containers shall be taken into account as originating or
nonoriginating materials, as the case may be, in calculating the
regional value-content of the good.
(j) Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment.--Packing
materials and containers for shipment shall be disregarded in
determining whether a good is an originating good.
(k) Indirect Materials.--An indirect material shall be treated as
an originating material without regard to where it is produced.
(l) Transit and Transhipment.--A good that has undergone production
necessary to qualify as an originating good under subsection (b) shall
not be considered to be an originating good if, subsequent to that
production, the good--
(1) undergoes further production or any other operation outside
the territory of Panama or the United States, other than unloading,
reloading, or any other operation necessary to preserve the good in
good condition or to transport the good to the territory of Panama
or the United States; or
(2) does not remain under the control of customs authorities in
the territory of a country other than Panama or the United States.
(m) Goods Classifiable as Goods Put up in Sets.--Notwithstanding
the rules set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, goods classifiable
as goods put up in sets for retail sale as provided for in General Rule
of Interpretation 3 of the HTS shall not be considered to be
originating goods unless--
(1) each of the goods in the set is an originating good; or
(2) the total value of the nonoriginating goods in the set does
not exceed--
(A) in the case of textile or apparel goods, 10 percent of
the adjusted value of the set; or
(B) in the case of goods, other than textile or apparel
goods, 15 percent of the adjusted value of the set.
(n) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Adjusted value.--The term ``adjusted value'' means the
value determined in accordance with Articles 1 through 8, Article
15, and the corresponding interpretive notes, of the Agreement on
Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade 1994 referred to in section 101(d)(8) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(8)), adjusted, if
necessary, to exclude any costs, charges, or expenses incurred for
transportation, insurance, and related services incident to the
international shipment of the merchandise from the country of
exportation to the place of importation.
(2) Class of motor vehicles.--The term ``class of motor
vehicles'' means any one of the following categories of motor
vehicles:
(A) Motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8701.20,
8704.10, 8704.22, 8704.23, 8704.32, or 8704.90, or heading 8705
or 8706, or motor vehicles for the transport of 16 or more
persons provided for in subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90.
(B) Motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8701.10 or
any of subheadings 8701.30 through 8701.90.
(C) Motor vehicles for the transport of 15 or fewer persons
provided for in subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90, or motor
vehicles provided for in subheading 8704.21 or 8704.31.
(D) Motor vehicles provided for in any of subheadings
8703.21 through 8703.90.
(3) Fungible good or fungible material.--The term ``fungible
good'' or ``fungible material'' means a good or material, as the
case may be, that is interchangeable with another good or material
for commercial purposes and the properties of which are essentially
identical to such other good or material.
(4) Generally accepted accounting principles.--The term
``generally accepted accounting principles''--
(A) means the recognized consensus or substantial
authoritative support given in the territory of Panama or the
United States, as the case may be, with respect to the
recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets, and
liabilities, the disclosure of information, and the preparation
of financial statements; and
(B) may encompass broad guidelines for general application
as well as detailed standards, practices, and procedures.
(5) Good wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory
of panama, the united states, or both.--The term ``good wholly
obtained or produced entirely in the territory of Panama, the
United States, or both'' means any of the following:
(A) Plants and plant products harvested or gathered in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both.
(B) Live animals born and raised in the territory of
Panama, the United States, or both.
(C) Goods obtained in the territory of Panama, the United
States, or both from live animals.
(D) Goods obtained from hunting, trapping, fishing, or
aquaculture conducted in the territory of Panama, the United
States, or both.
(E) Minerals and other natural resources not included in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) that are extracted or taken from
the territory of Panama, the United States, or both.
(F) Fish, shellfish, and other marine life taken from the
sea, seabed, or subsoil outside the territory of Panama or the
United States by--
(i) a vessel that is registered or recorded with Panama
and flying the flag of Panama; or
(ii) a vessel that is documented under the laws of the
United States.
(G) Goods produced on board a factory ship from goods
referred to in subparagraph (F), if such factory ship--
(i) is registered or recorded with Panama and flies the
flag of Panama; or
(ii) is a vessel that is documented under the laws of
the United States.
(H)(i) Goods taken by Panama or a person of Panama from the
seabed or subsoil outside the territorial waters of Panama, if
Panama has rights to exploit such seabed or subsoil.
(ii) Goods taken by the United States or a person of the
United States from the seabed or subsoil outside the
territorial waters of the United States, if the United States
has rights to exploit such seabed or subsoil.
(I) Goods taken from outer space, if the goods are obtained
by Panama or the United States or a person of Panama or the
United States and not processed in the territory of a country
other than Panama or the United States.
(J) Waste and scrap derived from--
(i) manufacturing or processing operations in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both; or
(ii) used goods collected in the territory of Panama,
the United States, or both, if such goods are fit only for
the recovery of raw materials.
(K) Recovered goods derived in the territory of Panama, the
United States, or both from used goods, and used in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both, in the
production of remanufactured goods.
(L) Goods, at any stage of production, produced in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both, exclusively
from--
(i) goods referred to in any of subparagraphs (A)
through (J), or
(ii) the derivatives of goods referred to in clause
(i).
(6) Identical goods.--The term ``identical goods'' means goods
that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin
that qualifies the goods as originating goods.
(7) Indirect material.--The term ``indirect material'' means a
good used in the production, testing, or inspection of another good
but not physically incorporated into that other good, or a good
used in the maintenance of buildings or the operation of equipment
associated with the production of another good, including--
(A) fuel and energy;
(B) tools, dies, and molds;
(C) spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of
equipment or buildings;
(D) lubricants, greases, compounding materials, and other
materials used in production or used to operate equipment or
buildings;
(E) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equipment,
and supplies;
(F) equipment, devices, and supplies used for testing or
inspecting the good;
(G) catalysts and solvents; and
(H) any other good that is not incorporated into the other
good but the use of which in the production of the other good
can reasonably be demonstrated to be a part of that production.
(8) Material.--The term ``material'' means a good that is used
in the production of another good, including a part or an
ingredient.
(9) Material that is self-produced.--The term ``material that
is self-produced'' means an originating material that is produced
by a producer of a good and used in the production of that good.
(10) Model line of motor vehicles.--The term ``model line of
motor vehicles'' means a group of motor vehicles having the same
platform or model name.
(11) Net cost.--The term ``net cost'' means total cost minus
sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs,
royalties, shipping and packing costs, and nonallowable interest
costs that are included in the total cost.
(12) Nonallowable interest costs.--The term ``nonallowable
interest costs'' means interest costs incurred by a producer that
exceed 700 basis points above the applicable official interest rate
for comparable maturities of the country in which the producer is
located.
(13) Nonoriginating good or nonoriginating material.--The term
``nonoriginating good'' or ``nonoriginating material'' means a good
or material, as the case may be, that does not qualify as
originating under this section.
(14) Packing materials and containers for shipment.--The term
``packing materials and containers for shipment'' means goods used
to protect another good during its transportation and does not
include the packaging materials and containers in which the other
good is packaged for retail sale.
(15) Preferential tariff treatment.--The term ``preferential
tariff treatment'' means the customs duty rate, and the treatment
under article 3.10.4 of the Agreement, that are applicable to an
originating good pursuant to the Agreement.
(16) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means a person who
engages in the production of a good in the territory of Panama or
the United States.
(17) Production.--The term ``production'' means growing,
mining, harvesting, fishing, raising, trapping, hunting,
manufacturing, processing, assembling, or disassembling a good.
(18) Reasonably allocate.--The term ``reasonably allocate''
means to apportion in a manner that would be appropriate under
generally accepted accounting principles.
(19) Recovered goods.--The term ``recovered goods'' means
materials in the form of individual parts that are the result of--
(A) the disassembly of used goods into individual parts;
and
(B) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, or other processing
that is necessary for improvement to sound working condition of
such individual parts.
(20) Remanufactured good.--The term ``remanufactured good''
means a good that is classified under chapter 84, 85, 87, or 90, or
heading 9402, other than a good classified under heading 8418 or
8516, and that--
(A) is entirely or partially comprised of recovered goods;
and
(B) has a similar life expectancy and enjoys a factory
warranty similar to such a good that is new.
(21) Total cost.--The term ``total cost'' means all product
costs, period costs, and other costs for a good incurred in the
territory of Panama, the United States, or both.
(22) Used.--The term ``used'' means utilized or consumed in the
production of goods.
(o) Presidential Proclamation Authority.--
(1) In general.--The President is authorized to proclaim, as
part of the HTS--
(A) the provisions set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement;
and
(B) any additional subordinate category that is necessary
to carry out this title consistent with the Agreement.
(2) Fabrics, yarns, or fibers not available in commercial
quantities in the united states.--The President is authorized to
proclaim that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is added to the list in
Annex 3.25 of the Agreement in an unrestricted quantity, as
provided in article 3.25.4(e) of the Agreement.
(3) Modifications.--
(A) In general.--Subject to the consultation and layover
provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim
modifications to the provisions proclaimed under the authority
of paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of chapters 50
through 63 (as included in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement).
(B) Additional proclamations.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), and subject to the consultation and layover provisions of
section 104, the President may proclaim before the end of the
1-year period beginning on the date on which the Agreement
enters into force, modifications to correct any typographical,
clerical, or other nonsubstantive technical error regarding the
provisions of chapters 50 through 63 (as included in Annex 4.1
of the Agreement).
(4) Fabrics, yarns, or fibers not available in commercial
quantities in panama and the united states.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), the list
of fabrics, yarns, and fibers set forth in Annex 3.25 of the
Agreement may be modified as provided for in this paragraph.
(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) Interested entity.--The term ``interested entity''
means the Government of Panama, a potential or actual
purchaser of a textile or apparel good, or a potential or
actual supplier of a textile or apparel good.
(ii) Day; days.--All references to ``day'' and ``days''
exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays observed by
the Government of the United States.
(C) Requests to add fabrics, yarns, or fibers.--
(i) In general.--An interested entity may request the
President to determine that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is not
available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in
Panama and the United States and to add that fabric, yarn,
or fiber to the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement in a
restricted or unrestricted quantity.
(ii) Determinations.--After receiving a request under
clause (i), the President may determine whether--
(I) the fabric, yarn, or fiber is available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in Panama or
the United States; or
(II) any interested entity objects to the request.
(iii) Proclamation authority.--The President may,
within the time periods specified in clause (iv), proclaim
that the fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the subject of the
request is added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement
in an unrestricted quantity, or in any restricted quantity
that the President may establish, if the President has
determined under clause (ii) that--
(I) the fabric, yarn, or fiber is not available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in Panama and
the United States; or
(II) no interested entity has objected to the
request.
(iv) Time periods.--The time periods within which the
President may issue a proclamation under clause (iii) are--
(I) not later than 30 days after the date on which
a request is submitted under clause (i); or
(II) not later than 44 days after the request is
submitted, if the President determines, within 30 days
after the date on which the request is submitted, that
the President does not have sufficient information to
make a determination under clause (ii).
(v) Effective date.--Notwithstanding section 103(a)(2),
a proclamation made under clause (iii) shall take effect on
the date on which the text of the proclamation is published
in the Federal Register.
(vi) Elimination of restriction.--Not later than 6
months after proclaiming under clause (iii) that a fabric,
yarn, or fiber is added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the
Agreement in a restricted quantity, the President may
eliminate the restriction if the President determines that
the fabric, yarn, or fiber is not available in commercial
quantities in a timely manner in Panama and the United
States.
(D) Deemed approval of request.--If, after an interested
entity submits a request under subparagraph (C)(i), the
President does not, within the applicable time period specified
in subparagraph (C)(iv), make a determination under
subparagraph (C)(ii) regarding the request, the fabric, yarn,
or fiber that is the subject of the request shall be considered
to be added, in an unrestricted quantity, to the list in Annex
3.25 of the Agreement beginning--
(i) 45 days after the date on which the request is
submitted; or
(ii) 60 days after the date on which the request is
submitted, if the President made a determination under
subparagraph (C)(iv)(II).
(E) Requests to restrict or remove fabrics, yarns, or
fibers.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), an interested
entity may request the President to restrict the quantity
of, or remove from the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement,
any fabric, yarn, or fiber--
(I) that has been added to that list in an
unrestricted quantity pursuant to paragraph (2) or
subparagraph (C)(iii) or (D) of this paragraph; or
(II) with respect to which the President has
eliminated a restriction under subparagraph (C)(vi).
(ii) Time period for submission.--An interested entity
may submit a request under clause (i) at any time beginning
on the date that is 6 months after the date of the action
described in subclause (I) or (II) of that clause.
(iii) Proclamation authority.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which a request under clause (i) is
submitted, the President may proclaim an action provided
for under clause (i) if the President determines that the
fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the subject of the request
is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in
Panama or the United States.
(iv) Effective date.--A proclamation issued under
clause (iii) may not take effect earlier than the date that
is 6 months after the date on which the text of the
proclamation is published in the Federal Register.
(F) Procedures.--The President shall establish procedures--
(i) governing the submission of a request under
subparagraphs (C) and (E); and
(ii) providing an opportunity for interested entities
to submit comments and supporting evidence before the
President makes a determination under subparagraph (C) (ii)
or (vi) or (E)(iii).
SEC. 204. CUSTOMS USER FEES.
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is amended by adding after paragraph
(20) the following:
``(21) No fee may be charged under subsection (a)(9) or (10) with
respect to goods that qualify as originating goods under section 203 of
the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.
Any service for which an exemption from such fee is provided by reason
of this paragraph may not be funded with money contained in the Customs
User Fee Account.''.
SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION; FALSE CERTIFICATIONS
OF ORIGIN; DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.
(a) Disclosure of Incorrect Information.--Section 592 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new
paragraph:
``(13) Prior disclosure regarding claims under the united
states-panama trade promotion agreement.--An importer shall not be
subject to penalties under subsection (a) for making an incorrect
claim that a good qualifies as an originating good under section
203 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act if the importer, in accordance with regulations
issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, promptly and voluntarily
makes a corrected declaration and pays any duties owing with
respect to that good.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) False Certifications of Origin Under the United States-Panama
Trade Promotion Agreement.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), it is unlawful for
any person to certify falsely, by fraud, gross negligence, or
negligence, in a Panama TPA certification of origin (as defined in
section 508 of this Act) that a good exported from the United
States qualifies as an originating good under the rules of origin
provided for in section 203 of the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. The procedures and
penalties of this section that apply to a violation of subsection
(a) also apply to a violation of this subsection.
``(2) Prompt and voluntary disclosure of incorrect
information.--No penalty shall be imposed under this subsection if,
promptly after an exporter or producer that issued a Panama TPA
certification of origin has reason to believe that such
certification contains or is based on incorrect information, the
exporter or producer voluntarily provides written notice of such
incorrect information to every person to whom the certification was
issued.
``(3) Exception.--A person shall not be considered to have
violated paragraph (1) if--
``(A) the information was correct at the time it was
provided in a Panama TPA certification of origin but was later
rendered incorrect due to a change in circumstances; and
``(B) the person promptly and voluntarily provides written
notice of the change in circumstances to all persons to whom
the person provided the certification.''.
(b) Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment.--Section 514 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(l) Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the United
States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.--If U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the
Department of Homeland Security finds indications of a pattern of
conduct by an importer, exporter, or producer of false or unsupported
representations that goods qualify under the rules of origin provided
for in section 203 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury,
may suspend preferential tariff treatment under the United States-
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement to entries of identical goods covered
by subsequent representations by that importer, exporter, or producer
until U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that
representations of that person are in conformity with such section
203.''.
SEC. 206. RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.
Section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(1) by striking ``or''; and
(2) by striking ``for which'' and inserting ``, or section 203
of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act for which''.
SEC. 207. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1508) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l);
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
subsection:
``(k) Certifications of Origin for Goods Exported Under the United
States-panama Trade Promotion Agreement.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Records and supporting documents.--The term `records
and supporting documents' means, with respect to an exported
good under paragraph (2), records and documents related to the
origin of the good, including--
``(i) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment
for, the good;
``(ii) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment
for, all materials, including indirect materials, used in
the production of the good; and
``(iii) the production of the good in the form in which
it was exported.
``(B) Panama tpa certification of origin.--The term `Panama
TPA certification of origin' means the certification
established under article 4.15 of the United States-Panama
Trade Promotion Agreement that a good qualifies as an
originating good under such Agreement.
``(2) Exports to panama.--Any person who completes and issues a
Panama TPA certification of origin for a good exported from the
United States shall make, keep, and, pursuant to rules and
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury, render
for examination and inspection all records and supporting documents
related to the origin of the good (including the certification or
copies thereof).
``(3) Retention period.--The person who issues a Panama TPA
certification of origin shall keep the records and supporting
documents relating to that certification of origin for a period of
at least 5 years after the date on which the certification is
issued.''; and
(3) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking ``(i),
or (j)'' and inserting ``(i), (j), or (k)''.
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE OR APPAREL
GOODS.
(a) Action During Verification.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary of the Treasury requests the
Government of Panama to conduct a verification pursuant to article
3.21 of the Agreement for purposes of making a determination under
paragraph (2), the President may direct the Secretary to take
appropriate action described in subsection (b) while the
verification is being conducted.
(2) Determination.--A determination under this paragraph is a
determination of the Secretary that--
(A) an enterprise in Panama is complying with applicable
customs laws, regulations, and procedures regarding trade in
textile or apparel goods, or
(B) a claim that a textile or apparel good exported or
produced by such enterprise--
(i) qualifies as an originating good under section 203,
or
(ii) is a good of Panama,
is accurate.
(b) Appropriate Action Described.--Appropriate action under
subsection (a)(1) includes--
(1) suspension of preferential tariff treatment under the
Agreement with respect to--
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced by the
person that is the subject of a verification under subsection
(a)(1) regarding compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A),
if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there is
insufficient information to support any claim for preferential
tariff treatment that has been made with respect to any such
good; or
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim of
preferential tariff treatment has been made that is the subject
of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim
described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines
that there is insufficient information to support that claim;
(2) denial of preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement
with respect to--
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced by the
person that is the subject of a verification under subsection
(a)(1) regarding compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A),
if the Secretary determines that the person has provided
incorrect information to support any claim for preferential
tariff treatment that has been made with respect to any such
good; or
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim of
preferential tariff treatment has been made that is the subject
of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim
described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines
that a person has provided incorrect information to support
that claim;
(3) detention of any textile or apparel good exported or
produced by the person that is the subject of a verification under
subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in subsection
(a)(2)(A) or a claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the
Secretary determines that there is insufficient information to
determine the country of origin of any such good; and
(4) denial of entry into the United States of any textile or
apparel good exported or produced by the person that is the subject
of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) or a claim described in
subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that the person
has provided incorrect information as to the country of origin of
any such good.
(c) Action on Completion of a Verification.--On completion of a
verification under subsection (a), the President may direct the
Secretary of the Treasury to take appropriate action described in
subsection (d) until such time as the Secretary receives information
sufficient to make the determination under subsection (a)(2) or until
such earlier date as the President may direct.
(d) Appropriate Action Described.--Appropriate action under
subsection (c) includes--
(1) denial of preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement
with respect to--
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced by the
person that is the subject of a verification under subsection
(a)(1) regarding compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A),
if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there is
insufficient information to support, or that the person has
provided incorrect information to support, any claim for
preferential tariff treatment that has been made with respect
to any such good; or
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim of
preferential tariff treatment has been made that is the subject
of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim
described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines
that there is insufficient information to support, or that a
person has provided incorrect information to support, that
claim; and
(2) denial of entry into the United States of any textile or
apparel good exported or produced by the person that is the subject
of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance
described in subsection (a)(2)(A) or a claim described in
subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that there is
insufficient information to determine, or that the person has
provided incorrect information as to, the country of origin of any
such good.
(e) Publication of Name of Person.--In accordance with article
3.21.9 of the Agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury may publish the
name of any person that the Secretary has determined--
(1) is engaged in intentional circumvention of applicable laws,
regulations, or procedures affecting trade in textile or apparel
goods; or
(2) has failed to demonstrate that it produces, or is capable
of producing, the textile or apparel goods that are the subject of
a verification under subsection (a)(1).
SEC. 209. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out--
(1) subsections (a) through (n) of section 203;
(2) the amendment made by section 204; and
(3) any proclamation issued under section 203(o).
TITLE III--RELIEF FROM IMPORTS
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Panamanian article.--The term ``Panamanian article'' means
an article that qualifies as an originating good under section
203(b).
(2) Panamanian textile or apparel article.--The term
``Panamanian textile or apparel article'' means a textile or
apparel good (as defined in section 3(4)) that is a Panamanian
article.
Subtitle A--Relief From Imports Benefitting From the Agreement
SEC. 311. COMMENCING OF ACTION FOR RELIEF.
(a) Filing of Petition.--A petition requesting action under this
subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to the obligations of the United
States under the Agreement may be filed with the Commission by an
entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized
union, or group of workers, that is representative of an industry. The
Commission shall transmit a copy of any petition filed under this
subsection to the United States Trade Representative.
(b) Investigation and Determination.--Upon the filing of a petition
under subsection (a), the Commission, unless subsection (d) applies,
shall promptly initiate an investigation to determine whether, as a
result of the reduction or elimination of a duty provided for under the
Agreement, a Panamanian article is being imported into the United
States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to
domestic production, and under such conditions that imports of the
Panamanian article constitute a substantial cause of serious injury or
threat thereof to the domestic industry producing an article that is
like, or directly competitive with, the imported article.
(c) Applicable Provisions.--The following provisions of section 202
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) apply with respect to any
investigation initiated under subsection (b):
(1) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) of subsection (b).
(2) Subsection (c).
(3) Subsection (i).
(d) Articles Exempt From Investigation.--No investigation may be
initiated under this section with respect to any Panamanian article if,
after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, import relief
has been provided with respect to that Panamanian article under this
subtitle.
SEC. 312. COMMISSION ACTION ON PETITION.
(a) Determination.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which
an investigation is initiated under section 311(b) with respect to a
petition, the Commission shall make the determination required under
that section.
(b) Applicable Provisions.--For purposes of this subtitle, the
provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 330(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d) (1), (2), and (3)) shall be
applied with respect to determinations and findings made under this
section as if such determinations and findings were made under section
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252).
(c) Additional Finding and Recommendation if Determination
Affirmative.--
(1) In general.--If the determination made by the Commission
under subsection (a) with respect to imports of an article is
affirmative, or if the President may consider a determination of
the Commission to be an affirmative determination as provided for
under paragraph (1) of section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1330(d)(1)), the Commission shall find, and recommend to the
President in the report required under subsection (d), the amount
of import relief that is necessary to remedy or prevent the injury
found by the Commission in the determination and to facilitate the
efforts of the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to
import competition.
(2) Limitation on relief.--The import relief recommended by the
Commission under this subsection shall be limited to the relief
described in section 313(c).
(3) Voting; separate views.--Only those members of the
Commission who voted in the affirmative under subsection (a) are
eligible to vote on the proposed action to remedy or prevent the
injury found by the Commission. Members of the Commission who did
not vote in the affirmative may submit, in the report required
under subsection (d), separate views regarding what action, if any,
should be taken to remedy or prevent the injury.
(d) Report to President.--Not later than the date that is 30 days
after the date on which a determination is made under subsection (a)
with respect to an investigation, the Commission shall submit to the
President a report that includes--
(1) the determination made under subsection (a) and an
explanation of the basis for the determination;
(2) if the determination under subsection (a) is affirmative,
any findings and recommendations for import relief made under
subsection (c) and an explanation of the basis for each
recommendation; and
(3) any dissenting or separate views by members of the
Commission regarding the determination referred to in paragraph (1)
and any finding or recommendation referred to in paragraph (2).
(e) Public Notice.--Upon submitting a report to the President under
subsection (d), the Commission shall promptly make public the report
(with the exception of information which the Commission determines to
be confidential) and shall publish a summary of the report in the
Federal Register.
SEC. 313. PROVISION OF RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Not later than the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the President receives a report of the Commission in
which the Commission's determination under section 312(a) is
affirmative, or which contains a determination under section 312(a)
that the President considers to be affirmative under paragraph (1) of
section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d)(1)), the
President, subject to subsection (b), shall provide relief from imports
of the article that is the subject of such determination to the extent
that the President determines necessary to remedy or prevent the injury
found by the Commission and to facilitate the efforts of the domestic
industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition.
(b) Exception.--The President is not required to provide import
relief under this section if the President determines that the
provision of the import relief will not provide greater economic and
social benefits than costs.
(c) Nature of Relief.--
(1) In general.--The import relief that the President is
authorized to provide under this section with respect to imports of
an article is as follows:
(A) The suspension of any further reduction provided for
under Annex 3.3 of the Agreement in the duty imposed on the
article.
(B) An increase in the rate of duty imposed on the article
to a level that does not exceed the lesser of--
(i) the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the
HTS on like articles at the time the import relief is
provided; or
(ii) the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under
the HTS on like articles on the day before the date on
which the Agreement enters into force.
(2) Progressive liberalization.--If the period for which import
relief is provided under this section is greater than 1 year, the
President shall provide for the progressive liberalization
(described in article 8.2.3 of the Agreement) of such relief at
regular intervals during the period of its application.
(d) Period of Relief.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any import relief
that the President provides under this section may not, in the
aggregate, be in effect for more than 4 years.
(2) Extension.--
(A) In general.--If the initial period for any import
relief provided under this section is less than 4 years, the
President, after receiving a determination from the Commission
under subparagraph (B) that is affirmative, or which the
President considers to be affirmative under paragraph (1) of
section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1330(d)(1)), may extend the effective period of any import
relief provided under this section, subject to the limitation
under paragraph (1), if the President determines that--
(i) the import relief continues to be necessary to
remedy or prevent serious injury and to facilitate
adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition;
and
(ii) there is evidence that the industry is making a
positive adjustment to import competition.
(B) Action by commission.--
(i) Investigation.--Upon a petition on behalf of the
industry concerned that is filed with the Commission not
earlier than the date that is 9 months, and not later than
the date that is 6 months, before the date on which any
action taken under subsection (a) is to terminate, the
Commission shall conduct an investigation to determine
whether action under this section continues to be necessary
to remedy or prevent serious injury and whether there is
evidence that the industry is making a positive adjustment
to import competition.
(ii) Notice and hearing.--The Commission shall publish
notice of the commencement of any proceeding under this
subparagraph in the Federal Register and shall, within a
reasonable time thereafter, hold a public hearing at which
the Commission shall afford interested parties and
consumers an opportunity to be present, to present
evidence, and to respond to the presentations of other
parties and consumers, and otherwise to be heard.
(iii) Report.--The Commission shall submit to the
President a report on its investigation and determination
under this subparagraph not later than 60 days before the
action under subsection (a) is to terminate, unless the
President specifies a different date.
(e) Rate After Termination of Import Relief.--When import relief
under this section is terminated with respect to an article--
(1) the rate of duty on that article after such termination and
on or before December 31 of the year in which such termination
occurs shall be the rate that, according to the Schedule of the
United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement, would have been in
effect 1 year after the provision of relief under subsection (a);
and
(2) the rate of duty for that article after December 31 of the
year in which such termination occurs shall be, at the discretion
of the President, either--
(A) the applicable rate of duty for that article set forth
in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the
Agreement; or
(B) the rate of duty resulting from the elimination of the
tariff in equal annual stages ending on the date set forth in
the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement
for the elimination of the tariff.
(f) Articles Exempt From Relief.--No import relief may be provided
under this section on--
(1) any article that is subject to import relief under--
(A) subtitle B; or
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); or
(2) any article on which an additional duty assessed under
section 202(b) is in effect.
SEC. 314. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY.
(a) General Rule.--Subject to subsection (b), no import relief may
be provided under this subtitle after the date that is 10 years after
the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
(b) Exception.--If an article for which relief is provided under
this subtitle is an article for which the period for tariff
elimination, set forth in the Schedule of the United States to Annex
3.3 of the Agreement, is greater than 10 years, no relief under this
subtitle may be provided for that article after the date on which that
period ends.
SEC. 315. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY.
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2133), any import relief provided by the President under section 313
shall be treated as action taken under chapter 1 of title II of such
Act (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
SEC. 316. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION.
Section 202(a)(8) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(8))
is amended in the first sentence--
(1) by striking ``and''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end ``, and title III
of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Implementation Act''.
Subtitle B--Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures
SEC. 321. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION FOR RELIEF.
(a) In General.--A request for action under this subtitle for the
purpose of adjusting to the obligations of the United States under the
Agreement may be filed with the President by an interested party. Upon
the filing of a request, the President shall review the request to
determine, from information presented in the request, whether to
commence consideration of the request.
(b) Publication of Request.--If the President determines that the
request under subsection (a) provides the information necessary for the
request to be considered, the President shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of commencement of consideration of the request, and
notice seeking public comments regarding the request. The notice shall
include a summary of the request and the dates by which comments and
rebuttals must be received.
SEC. 322. DETERMINATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF.
(a) Determination.--
(1) In general.--If a positive determination is made under
section 321(b), the President shall determine whether, as a result
of the elimination of a duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian
textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States
in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the
domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to
cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic
industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive
with, the imported article.
(2) Serious damage.--In making a determination under paragraph
(1), the President--
(A) shall examine the effect of increased imports on the
domestic industry, as reflected in changes in such relevant
economic factors as output, productivity, utilization of
capacity, inventories, market share, exports, wages,
employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, no one of
which is necessarily decisive; and
(B) shall not consider changes in consumer preference or
changes in technology as factors supporting a determination of
serious damage or actual threat thereof.
(3) Deadline for determination.--The President shall make the
determination under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the
completion of any consultations held pursuant to article 3.24.4 of
the Agreement.
(b) Provision of Relief.--
(1) In general.--If a determination under subsection (a) is
affirmative, the President may provide relief from imports of the
article that is the subject of such determination, as provided in
paragraph (2), to the extent that the President determines
necessary to remedy or prevent the serious damage and to facilitate
adjustment by the domestic industry.
(2) Nature of relief.--The relief that the President is
authorized to provide under this subsection with respect to imports
of an article is an increase in the rate of duty imposed on the
article to a level that does not exceed the lesser of--
(A) the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS
on like articles at the time the import relief is provided; or
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS
on like articles on the day before the date on which the
Agreement enters into force.
SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), any import relief that
the President provides under section 322(b) may not, in the aggregate,
be in effect for more than 3 years.
(b) Extension.--If the initial period for any import relief
provided under section 322 is less than 3 years, the President may
extend the effective period of any import relief provided under that
section, subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (a), if the
President determines that--
(1) the import relief continues to be necessary to remedy or
prevent serious damage and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic
industry to import competition; and
(2) there is evidence that the industry is making a positive
adjustment to import competition.
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF.
The President may not provide import relief under this subtitle
with respect to an article if--
(1) import relief previously has been provided under this
subtitle with respect to that article; or
(2) the article is subject to import relief under--
(A) subtitle A; or
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF.
On the date on which import relief under this subtitle is
terminated with respect to an article, the rate of duty on that article
shall be the rate that would have been in effect but for the provision
of such relief.
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY.
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle with respect
to any article after the date that is 5 years after the date on which
the Agreement enters into force.
SEC. 327. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY.
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2133), any import relief provided by the President under this subtitle
shall be treated as action taken under chapter 1 of title II of such
Act (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
SEC. 328. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION.
The President may not release information received in connection
with an investigation or determination under this subtitle which the
President considers to be confidential business information unless the
party submitting the confidential business information had notice, at
the time of submission, that such information would be released by the
President, or such party subsequently consents to the release of the
information. To the extent a party submits confidential business
information, the party shall also provide a nonconfidential version of
the information in which the confidential business information is
summarized or, if necessary, deleted.
Subtitle C--Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974
SEC. 331. FINDINGS AND ACTION ON PANAMANIAN ARTICLES.
(a) Effect of Imports.--If, in any investigation initiated under
chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et
seq.), the Commission makes an affirmative determination (or a
determination which the President may treat as an affirmative
determination under such chapter by reason of section 330(d) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d))), the Commission shall also find
(and report to the President at the time such injury determination is
submitted to the President) whether imports of the Panamanian article
are a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof.
(b) Presidential Determination Regarding Imports of Panamanian
Articles.--In determining the nature and extent of action to be taken
under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et
seq.), the President may exclude from the action Panamanian articles
with respect to which the Commission has made a negative finding under
subsection (a).
TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS.
Section 308(4)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C.
2518(4)(A)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (viii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(x) a party to the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement, a product or service of that country
or instrumentality which is covered under that agreement
for procurement by the United States.''.
SEC. 402. MODIFICATION TO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 212(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)) is amended by striking ``Panama'' from
the list of countries eligible for designation as beneficiary
countries.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes
effect on the date on which the President terminates the designation of
Panama as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3) of this
Act.
TITLE V--OFFSETS
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.
Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(i), fees may be charged
under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) during the period
beginning on September 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2021.''.
SEC. 502. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.
Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
in the case of a corporation with assets of not less than
$1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end of the preceding taxable
year)--
(1) the amount of any required installment of corporate
estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or September
of 2012 shall be increased by 0.25 percent of such amount
(determined without regard to any increase in such amount not
contained in such Code);
(2) the amount of any required installment of corporate
estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or September
of 2016 shall be increased by 0.25 percent of such amount
(determined without regard to any increase in such amount not
contained in such Code); and
(3) the amount of the next required installment after an
installment referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of the increase by
reason of such paragraph.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.