[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3080 Engrossed in House (EH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3080
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AN ACT
To implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
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. Rules of origin.
Sec. 203. Customs user fees.
Sec. 204. Disclosure of incorrect information; false certifications of
origin; denial of preferential tariff
treatment.
Sec. 205. Reliquidation of entries.
Sec. 206. Recordkeeping requirements.
Sec. 207. Enforcement relating to trade in textile or apparel goods.
Sec. 208. 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--Motor Vehicle Safeguard Measures
Sec. 321. Motor vehicle safeguard measures.
Subtitle C--Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures
Sec. 331. Commencement of action for relief.
Sec. 332. Determination and provision of relief.
Sec. 333. Period of relief.
Sec. 334. Articles exempt from relief.
Sec. 335. Rate after termination of import relief.
Sec. 336. Termination of relief authority.
Sec. 337. Compensation authority.
Sec. 338. Confidential business information.
Subtitle D--Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974
Sec. 341. Findings and action on Korean articles.
TITLE IV--PROCUREMENT
Sec. 401. Eligible products.
TITLE V--OFFSETS
Sec. 501. Increase in penalty on paid preparers who fail to comply with
earned income tax credit due diligence
requirements.
Sec. 502. Requirement for prisons located in the United States to
provide information for tax administration.
Sec. 503. Rate for merchandise processing fees.
Sec. 504. Extension of customs user fees.
Sec. 505. 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 Korea 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 secure the benefits of the agreement entered into
pursuant to an exchange of letters between the United States
and the Government of Korea on February 10, 2011;
(3) to strengthen and develop economic relations between
the United States and Korea for their mutual benefit;
(4) to establish free trade between the United States and
Korea through the reduction and elimination of barriers to
trade in goods and services and to investment; and
(5) 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-Korea Free Trade 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) Korea.--The term ``Korea'' means the Republic of Korea.
(5) 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)).
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-Korea Free Trade Agreement entered
into on June 30, 2007, with the Government of Korea, 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 Korea 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 Korea 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 on
which 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 22 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 $750,000 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 22 of the Agreement.
SEC. 106. ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.
The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the
United States covered by article 11.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article
11.16.1(b)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State
Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 11 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, section 207(g), 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 203, 204, 206, and 401 of this Act take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to
Korea 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.--The
President may proclaim--
(1) such modifications or continuation of any duty,
(2) such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or
(3) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out
or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6, and Annex 2-B, Annex 4-B, and
Annex 22-A, of the Agreement.
(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 Korea regarding the staging of any duty treatment set
forth in Annex 2-B 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 Korea 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 2-B 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 Treatment of Motor Vehicles.--The President may proclaim
the following tariff treatment with respect to the following motor
vehicles of Korea:
(1) Certain passenger cars.--In the case of originating
goods of Korea classifiable under subheading 8703.10.10,
8703.10.50, 8703.21.00, 8703.22.00, 8703.23.00, 8703.24.00,
8703.31.00, 8703.32.00, or 8703.33.00 of the HTS that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption--
(A) the rate of duty for such goods shall be 2.5
percent for year 1 of the Agreement through year 4 of
the Agreement; and
(B) such goods shall be free of duty for each year
thereafter.
(2) Electric motor vehicles.--In the case of originating
goods of Korea classifiable under subheading 8703.90.00 of the
HTS that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption--
(A) the rate of duty for such goods shall be--
(i) 2.0 percent for year 1 of the
Agreement;
(ii) 1.5 percent for year 2 of the
Agreement;
(iii) 1.0 percent for year 3 of the
Agreement; and
(iv) 0.5 percent for year 4 of the
Agreement; and
(B) such goods shall be free of duty for each year
thereafter.
(3) Certain trucks.--In the case of originating goods of
Korea classifiable under subheading 8704.21.00, 8704.22.50,
8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, or 8704.90.00 of the HTS
that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption--
(A) the rate of duty for such goods shall be--
(i) 25 percent for year 1 of the Agreement
through year 7 of the Agreement;
(ii) 16.6 percent for year 8 of the
Agreement; and
(iii) 8.3 percent for year 9 of the
Agreement; and
(B) such goods shall be free of duty for each year
thereafter.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) 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; and
(B) the terms ``year 2 of the Agreement'', ``year 3
of the Agreement'', ``year 4 of the Agreement'', ``year
5 of the Agreement'', ``year 6 of the Agreement'',
``year 7 of the Agreement'', ``year 8 of the
Agreement'', and ``year 9 of the Agreement'' mean the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
and ninth calendar years, respectively, in which the
Agreement is in force.
SEC. 202. 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
Korea 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 Korea, the United States, or both;
(2) the good--
(A) is produced entirely in the territory of Korea,
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-A or Annex 6-A of the
Agreement; or
(ii) the good otherwise satisfies any
applicable regional value-content or other
requirements specified in Annex 4-A or Annex 6-
A of the Agreement; and
(B) satisfies all other applicable requirements of
this section; or
(3) the good is produced entirely in the territory of
Korea, 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 6-A 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 = ---------- x 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, other than
indirect 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 = ---------- x 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, other than
indirect 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 6-A 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 = ---------- x 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, other than
indirect 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 Korea 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 Korea 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 Korea 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 Korea 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 Korea 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 Korea, 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
Korea, 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 Korea, 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
Korea, 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 Korea, 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
Korea 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 Korea, 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 6-A of the Agreement is an
originating good if--
(A) the value of all nonoriginating materials used
in the production of the good that do not undergo the
applicable change in tariff classification (set forth
in Annex 6-A 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 3 that is used in the production of a good
provided for in chapter 3.
(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 or 2106.90, that is
used in the production of a good provided for in
chapter 4.
(C) 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 any 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.
(D) A nonoriginating material provided for in
chapter 7 that is used in the production of a good
provided for in subheading 0703.10, 0703.20, 0709.59,
0709.60, 0711.90, 0712.20, 0714.20, or any of
subheadings 0710.21 through 0710.80 or 0712.39 through
0713.10.
(E) A nonoriginating material provided for in
heading 1006, or a nonoriginating rice product provided
for in chapter 11 that is used in the production of a
good provided for in heading 1006, 1102, 1103, 1104, or
subheading 1901.20 or 1901.90.
(F) 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.
(G) Nonoriginating peaches, pears, or apricots
provided for in chapter 8 or 20 that are used in the
production of a good provided for in heading 2008.
(H) A nonoriginating material provided for in
chapter 15 that is used in the production of a good
provided for in any of headings 1501 through 1508, or
heading 1512, 1514, or 1515.
(I) 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.
(J) A nonoriginating material provided for in
chapter 17 that is used in the production of a good
provided for in subheading 1806.10.
(K) Except as provided in subparagraphs (A) through
(J) and Annex 6-A 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-A of the Agreement, shall be
considered to be an originating good if the total
weight of all such fibers or yarns in that component is
not more than 7 percent of the total weight of that
component.
(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 Korea, the United
States, or both.
(C) Yarn, fabric, or fiber.--For purposes of this
paragraph, in the case of a good that is a yarn,
fabric, 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 Korea 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 6-A 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; 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-A or Annex 6-A 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 disregarded
in determining whether a good is an originating good.
(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 Korea 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 Korea or the United States; or
(2) does not remain under the control of customs
authorities in the territory of a country other than Korea or
the United States.
(m) Goods Classifiable as Goods Put up in Sets.--Notwithstanding
the rules set forth in Annex 4-A and Annex 6-A 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 Korea
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 korea, the united states, or both.--The term
``good wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of
Korea, the United States, or both'' means any of the following:
(A) Plants and plant products grown, and harvested
or gathered, in the territory of Korea, the United
States, or both.
(B) Live animals born and raised in the territory
of Korea, the United States, or both.
(C) Goods obtained in the territory of Korea, the
United States, or both from live animals.
(D) Goods obtained from hunting, trapping, fishing,
or aquaculture conducted in the territory of Korea, 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 Korea, the
United States, or both.
(F) Fish, shellfish, and other marine life taken
from the sea, seabed, or subsoil outside the territory
of Korea or the United States by--
(i) a vessel that is registered or recorded
with Korea and flying the flag of Korea; 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 Korea
and flies the flag of Korea; or
(ii) is a vessel that is documented under
the laws of the United States.
(H)(i) Goods taken by Korea or a person of Korea
from the seabed or subsoil outside the territory of
Korea, the United States, or both, if Korea has rights
to exploit such seabed or subsoil; or
(ii) Goods taken by the United States or a person
of the United States from the seabed or subsoil outside
the territory of the United States, Korea, or both, if
the United States has rights to exploit such seabed or
subsoil.
(I) Goods taken from outer space, if the goods are
obtained by Korea or the United States or a person of
Korea or the United States and not processed in the
territory of a country other than Korea or the United
States.
(J) Waste and scrap derived from--
(i) manufacturing or processing operations
in the territory of Korea, the United States,
or both; or
(ii) used goods collected in the territory
of Korea, 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
Korea, the United States, or both, from used goods, and
used in the territory of Korea, the United States, or
both, in the production of remanufactured goods.
(L) Goods, at any stage of production, produced in
the territory of Korea, 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 non-allowable
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 2.10.4 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 Korea
or the United States.
(17) Production.--The term ``production'' means growing,
mining, harvesting, fishing, breeding, 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, 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.--
(A) In general.--The term ``total cost''--
(i) means all product costs, period costs,
and other costs for a good incurred in the
territory of Korea, the United States, or both;
and
(ii) does not include profits that are
earned by the producer, regardless of whether
they are retained by the producer or paid out
to other persons as dividends, or taxes paid on
those profits, including capital gains taxes.
(B) Other definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) Product costs.--The term ``product
costs'' means costs that are associated with
the production of a good and include the value
of materials, direct labor costs, and direct
overhead.
(ii) Period costs.--The term ``period
costs'' means costs, other than product costs,
that are expensed in the period in which they
are incurred, such as selling expenses and
general and administrative expenses.
(iii) Other costs.--The term ``other
costs'' means all costs recorded on the books
of the producer that are not product costs or
period costs, such as interest.
(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-A and Annex
6-A of the Agreement; and
(B) any additional subordinate category that is
necessary to carry out this title consistent with the
Agreement.
(2) 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-A of the Agreement).
(B) Additional proclamations.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), and subject to the consultation and
layover provisions of section 104, the President may
proclaim--
(i) such modifications to the provisions
proclaimed under the authority of paragraph
(1)(A) as are necessary to implement an
agreement with Korea pursuant to article 4.2.5
of the Agreement; and
(ii) 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-A of the Agreement).
(3) Fibers, yarns, or fabrics not available in commercial
quantities in the united states.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(A),
the list of fibers, yarns, and fabrics set forth in the
list of the United States in Appendix 4-B-1 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
Korea, 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 fibers, yarns, or fabrics.--
(i) In general.--An interested entity may
request the President to determine that a
fiber, yarn, or fabric is not available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the
United States and to add that fiber, yarn, or
fabric to the list of the United States in
Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement.
(ii) Determination.--After receiving a
request under clause (i), the President may
determine whether--
(I) the fiber, yarn, or fabric is
available in commercial quantities in a
timely manner in 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
fiber, yarn, or fabric that is the subject of
the request is added to the list of the United
States in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement, if
the President has determined under clause (ii)
that--
(I) the fiber, yarn, or fabric is
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in 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 60 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.
(D) Deemed denial of request.--If, after an
interested entity submits a request under subparagraph
(C)(i), the President does not, within 30 days of the
expiration of the applicable time period specified in
subparagraph (C)(iv), make a determination under
subparagraph (C)(ii) regarding the request, the request
shall be considered to be denied.
(E) Requests to remove fibers, yarns, or fabrics.--
(i) In general.--An interested entity may
request the President to remove from the list
of the United States in Appendix 4-B-1 of the
Agreement, any fiber, yarn, or fabric that has
been added to that list pursuant to
subparagraph (C)(iii).
(ii) Proclamation authority.--Not later
than 30 days after the date on which a request
under clause (i) is submitted, the President
may proclaim that the fiber, yarn, or fabric
that is the subject of the request is removed
from the list of the United States in Appendix
4-B-1 of the Agreement if the President
determines that the fiber, yarn, or fabric is
available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the United States.
(iii) Effective date.--A proclamation
issued under clause (ii) 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
(E)(ii).
SEC. 203. 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
(18) the following:
``(19) No fee may be charged under subsection (a) (9) or (10) with
respect to goods that qualify as originating goods under section 202 of
the United States-Korea Free Trade 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. 204. 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 (11) as paragraph
(12); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following
new paragraph:
``(11) Prior disclosure regarding claims under the united
states-korea free trade 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 202 of the United States-Korea Free Trade
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:
``(j) False Certifications of Origin Under the United States-Korea
Free Trade 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 KFTA 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 202 of the United States-Korea
Free Trade 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 KFTA
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 KFTA 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:
``(j) Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the United
States-Korea Free Trade 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 202 of the United States-Korea Free Trade 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-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act 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
202.''.
SEC. 205. 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
202 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act for which''.
SEC. 206. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1508) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j);
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection:
``(i) Certifications of Origin for Goods Exported Under the United
States-Korea Free Trade 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) KFTA certification of origin.--The term `KFTA
certification of origin' means the certification
established under article 6.15 of the United States-
Korea Free Trade Agreement that a good qualifies as an
originating good under such Agreement.
``(2) Exports to korea.--Any person who completes and
issues a KFTA 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 KFTA
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 (j), as so redesignated, by striking
``(g), or (h)'' and inserting ``(g), (h), or (i)''.
SEC. 207. 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 Korea to conduct a verification pursuant to
article 4.3 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 exporter or producer in Korea is complying
with applicable customs laws, regulations, procedures,
requirements, and practices affecting trade in textile
or apparel goods; or
(B) a claim that a textile or apparel good exported
or produced by such exporter or producer--
(i) qualifies as an originating good under
section 202, or
(ii) is a good of Korea,
is accurate.
(b) Appropriate Action Described.--Appropriate action under
subsection (a)(1) includes--
(1) suspension of liquidation of the entry 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), in a case in
which the request for verification was based on a reasonable
suspicion of unlawful activity related to such goods; and
(2) suspension of liquidation of the entry of a textile or
apparel good for which a claim has been made that is the
subject of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a
claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B).
(c) Action When Information Is Insufficient.--If the Secretary of
the Treasury determines that the information obtained within 12 months
after making a request for a verification under subsection (a)(1) is
insufficient to make a determination under subsection (a)(2), the
President may direct the Secretary 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); or
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim
has been made that is the subject of a verification
under subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in
subsection (a)(2)(B); and
(2) denial of entry into the United States of--
(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); or
(B) a textile or apparel good for which a claim has
been made that is the subject of a verification under
subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in
subsection (a)(2)(B).
(e) Publication of Name of Person.--In accordance with article
4.3.11 of the Agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury may publish the
name of any person that the Secretary has determined--
(1) is engaged in 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, textile or apparel goods.
(f) Certificate of Eligibility.--The Commissioner responsible for
U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland
Security may require an importer to submit at the time the importer
files a claim for preferential tariff treatment under Annex 4-B of the
Agreement a certificate of eligibility, properly completed and signed
by an authorized official of the Government of Korea.
(g) Verifications in the United States.--If the government of a
country that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States makes a request for a verification pursuant to that agreement,
the Secretary of the Treasury may request a verification of the
production of any textile or apparel good in order to assist that
government in determining whether--
(1) a claim of origin under the agreement for a textile or
apparel good is accurate; or
(2) an exporter, producer, or other enterprise located in
the United States involved in the movement of textile or
apparel goods from the United States to the territory of the
requesting government is complying with applicable customs
laws, regulations, and procedures regarding trade in textile or
apparel goods.
SEC. 208. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out--
(1) subsections (a) through (n) of section 202;
(2) the amendment made by section 203; and
(3) any proclamation issued under section 202(o).
TITLE III--RELIEF FROM IMPORTS
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Korean article.--The term ``Korean article'' means an
article that qualifies as an originating good under section
202(b).
(2) Korean motor vehicle article.--The term ``Korean motor
vehicle article'' means a good provided for in heading 8703 or
8704 of the HTS that qualifies as an originating good under
section 202(b).
(3) Korean textile or apparel article.--The term ``Korean
textile or apparel article'' means a textile or apparel good
(as defined in section 3(5)) that is a Korean article.
Subtitle A--Relief From Imports Benefitting From the Agreement
SEC. 311. COMMENCING OF ACTION FOR RELIEF.
(a) Filing of Petition.--
(1) In general.--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.
(2) Provisional relief.--An entity filing a petition under
this subsection may request that provisional relief be provided
as if the petition had been filed under section 202(a) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(a)).
(3) Critical circumstances.--Any allegation that critical
circumstances exist shall be included in the petition.
(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 Korean 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 Korean
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 (d).
(4) Subsection (i).
(d) Articles Exempt From Investigation.--No investigation may be
initiated under this section with respect to any Korean article if,
after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, import relief
has been provided with respect to that Korean article under this
subtitle.
SEC. 312. COMMISSION ACTION ON PETITION.
(a) Determination.--Not later than 120 days (180 days if critical
circumstances have been alleged) 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.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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 2-B 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) Duties applied on a seasonal basis.--In the case of
imports of an article to which a duty is applied on a seasonal
basis, the import relief that the President is authorized to
provide under this section is as follows:
(A) The suspension of any further reduction
provided for under Annex 2-B 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 for the
corresponding season immediately preceding the
date the import relief is provided; or
(ii) the column 1 general rate of duty
imposed under the HTS for the corresponding
season immediately preceding the date on which
the Agreement enters into force.
(3) 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 10.2.7 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
be in effect for more than 2 years.
(2) Extension.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 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 by up to 1 year, 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.
(C) Period of import relief.--Any import relief
provided under this section, including any extensions
thereof, may not, in the aggregate, be in effect for
more than 3 years.
(e) Rate After Termination of Import Relief.--Beginning on the date
on which import relief under this section 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.
(f) Articles Exempt From Relief.--No import relief may be provided
under this section on any article that is subject to import relief
under--
(1) subtitle B or C; or
(2) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
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 2-
B 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.
(c) Presidential Determination.--Import relief may be provided
under this subtitle in the case of a Korean article after the date on
which such relief would, but for this subsection, terminate under
subsection (a) and (b), if the President determines that Korea has
consented to such relief.
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-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act''.
Subtitle B--Motor Vehicle Safeguard Measures
SEC. 321. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFEGUARD MEASURES.
The provisions of subtitle A shall apply with respect to a Korean
motor vehicle article to the same extent that such provisions apply to
Korean articles, except as follows:
(1) Section 311(d) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of 313(c)
shall not apply.
(2) Section 313(d)(2)(A) shall be applied and administered
by substituting ``2 years'' for ``1 year''.
(3) Section 313(d)(2)(C) shall be applied and administered
by substituting ``4 years'' for ``3 years''.
(4) Section 313(f)(1) shall be applied and administered by
substituting ``subtitle A'' for ``subtitle B or C''.
(5) Section 314(b) shall be applied and administered as if
such section read as follows:
``(b) Exception.--Import relief may be provided under this subtitle
with respect to a Korean motor vehicle article during any period before
the date that is 10 years after the date on which duties on the article
are eliminated, as set forth in section 201(d), or, if the article is
not referred to in section 201(d), the Schedule of the United States to
Annex 2-B of the Agreement.''.
Subtitle C--Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures
SEC. 331. 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. 332. DETERMINATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF.
(a) Determination.--
(1) In general.--If a positive determination is made under
section 331(b), the President shall determine whether, as a
result of the reduction or elimination of a duty under the
Agreement, a Korean 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 technology or
consumer preference as factors supporting a
determination of serious damage or actual threat
thereof.
(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--
(A) the suspension of any further reduction
provided for under Annex 2-B of the Agreement in the
duty imposed on the article; or
(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.
SEC. 333. PERIOD OF RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the import relief that
the President provides under section 332(b) may not be in effect for
more than 2 years.
(b) Extension.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President
may extend the effective period of any import relief provided
under this subtitle for a period of not more than 2 years, if
the President determines that--
(A) 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
(B) there is evidence that the industry is making a
positive adjustment to import competition.
(2) Limitation.--Any relief provided under this subtitle,
including any extensions thereof, may not, in the aggregate, be
in effect for more than 4 years.
SEC. 334. 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. 335. 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. 336. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY.
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle with respect
to any article after the date that is 10 years after the date on which
duties on the article are eliminated pursuant to the Agreement.
SEC. 337. 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. 338. 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 D--Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974
SEC. 341. FINDINGS AND ACTION ON KOREAN 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 Korean article are a
substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof.
(b) Presidential Determination Regarding Korean 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 Korean articles with respect to
which the Commission has made a negative finding under subsection (a).
TITLE IV--PROCUREMENT
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 (vi);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(viii) a party to the United States-Korea
Free Trade Agreement, a product or service of
that country or instrumentality which is
covered under that agreement for procurement by
the United States.''.
TITLE V--OFFSETS
SEC. 501. INCREASE IN PENALTY ON PAID PREPARERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6695(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``$100'' and inserting ``$500''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to returns required to be filed after December 31, 2011.
SEC. 502. REQUIREMENT FOR PRISONS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 6116 as section 6117
and by inserting after section 6115 the following new section:
``SEC. 6116. REQUIREMENT FOR PRISONS LOCATED IN UNITED STATES TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION.
``(a) In General.--Not later than September 15, 2012, and annually
thereafter, the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the head of
any State agency charged with the responsibility for administration of
prisons shall provide to the Secretary in electronic format a list with
the information described in subsection (b) of all the inmates
incarcerated within the prison system for any part of the prior 2
calendar years or the current calendar year through August 31.
``(b) Information.--The information with respect to each inmate
is--
``(1) first, middle, and last name,
``(2) date of birth,
``(3) institution of current incarceration or, for released
inmates, most recent incarceration,
``(4) prison assigned inmate number,
``(5) the date of incarceration,
``(6) the date of release or anticipated date of release,
``(7) the date of work release,
``(8) taxpayer identification number and whether the prison
has verified such number,
``(9) last known address, and
``(10) any additional information as the Secretary may
request.
``(c) Format.--The Secretary shall determine the electronic format
of the information described in subsection (b).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter
is amended by striking the item relating to section 6116 and by adding
at the end the following new items:
``Sec. 6116. Requirement for prisons located in United States to
provide information for tax administration.
``Sec. 6117. Cross reference.''.
SEC. 503. RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.
For the period beginning on December 1, 2015, and ending on June
30, 2021, section 13031(a)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(9)) shall be applied and
administered--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by substituting ``0.3464'' for
``0.21''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by substituting ``0.3464'' for
``0.21''.
SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.
(a) In General.--Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended
by striking ``January 7, 2020'' and inserting ``August 2, 2021''.
(b) Other Fees.--Section 13031(j)(3)(B)(i) of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(B)(i))
is amended by striking ``January 14, 2020'' and inserting ``December 8,
2020''.
SEC. 505. 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 2.75 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.
Passed the House of Representatives October 12, 2011.
Attest:
Clerk.
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3080
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AN ACT
To implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.