1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust
Fund Act of 2012
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 103. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund.
Sec. 104. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund
Advisory Board.
TITLE II—Cotton and wool trust funds
Sec. 201. Renewal and modification of duty suspensions on
cotton shirting fabrics and related provisions.
Sec. 202. Modification of Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust
Fund.
TITLE III—Miscellaneous
Sec. 301. Engagement with Canada with respect to the lumber
market.
Sec. 302. Time for payment of corporate estimated
taxes.
Sec. 303. Extension of customs user fees.
<enum>I</enum><header>Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund</header>
<section id="id2274ADABDAF64780BA247437CB5C2D60"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Citrus Disease Research and
Development Trust Fund Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID5e39387114824a0fb4fe5c5e6f75e40d"><enum>102.</enum><header>Findings and
purposes</header>
<subsection id="IDb3b2b3025de5427dbcea0baa3ff82aea"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1985fd3b6eeb4821975e887af0f3381a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>duties collected
on imports of citrus and citrus products have ranged from $50,000,000 to
$87,000,000 annually since 2004, and are projected to increase, as United
States production declines due to the effects of huanglongbing (also known as
<quote>HLB</quote> or <quote>citrus greening disease</quote>) and imports
increase in response to the shortfall in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2401f2606d2426b9405f22016db63cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in cases
involving other similarly situated agricultural commodities, notably wool, the
Federal Government has chosen to divert a portion of the tariff revenue
collected on imported products to support efforts of the domestic industry to
address challenges facing the industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5de72530fb85443fb5704431403fe2b3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>citrus and citrus
products are a highly nutritious and healthy part of a balanced diet;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f3bde145e704626aa6b05e67d1ab668"><enum>(4)</enum><text>citrus production
is an important part of the agricultural economy in Florida, California,
Arizona, and Texas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID240adfd1a5284631a6f781f5ab0b77fd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the most
recent years preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, citrus fruits
have been produced on 900,000 acres, yielding 11,000,000 tons of citrus
products with a value at the farm of more than $3,200,000,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc4c945506c840cc870f0404fda77c5a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the commercial
citrus sector employs approximately 110,000 people and contributes
approximately $13,500,000,000 to the United States economy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID144877c4084d42d68f449e97792e2ec8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the United States
citrus industry has suffered billions of dollars in damage from disease and
pests, both domestic and invasive, over the decade preceding the date of the
enactment of this Act, particularly from huanglongbing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbfd16a1546046a9865bac1fbaba0701"><enum>(8)</enum><text>huanglongbing
threatens the entire United States citrus industry because the disease kills
citrus trees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeab2372306d0427e99a490fe4907ad6d"><enum>(9)</enum><text>as of the date of
the enactment of this Act, there are no cost effective or environmentally sound
treatments available to suppress or eradicate huanglongbing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29e550a2fc80479192f5b7a6fe29c7a0"><enum>(10)</enum><text>United States
citrus producers working with Federal and State governments have devoted tens
of millions of dollars toward research and efforts to combat huanglongbing and
other diseases and pests, but more funding is needed to develop and
commercialize disease and pest solutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb850e82b7a77424390f0b420cf036e92"><enum>(11)</enum><text>although imports
constitute an increasing share of the United States market, importers of citrus
products into the United States do not directly fund production research in the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID943f6588f61c4d8e988db40659d559df"><enum>(12)</enum><text>disease and pest
suppression technologies require determinations of safety and solutions must be
commercialized before use by citrus producers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24f76edb3fa541f3a578b04ded3423ca"><enum>(13)</enum><text>the complex
processes involved in discovery and commercialization of safe and effective
pest and disease suppression technologies are expensive and lengthy and the
need for the technologies is urgent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cc85cb4938041639ecddedd6c4b6193"><enum>(14)</enum><text>research to
develop solutions to suppress huanglongbing, or other domestic and invasive
pests and diseases will benefit all citrus producers and consumers around the
world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8492aeeeec1c4b499c835f0318280ca0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa5e9d41be47b4ab6aa71533c0c98ec2f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to authorize the
establishment of a trust funded by certain tariff revenues to support
scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat
citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, harming the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdeb1ceec42cd4eac87fda4bb696f962d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to require the
President to notify the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives before entering into any trade agreement that would decrease
the amount of duties collected on imports of citrus products to less than the
amount necessary to provide the grants authorized by section 1001(d) of the
Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 103(a) of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9bbf6ffb0c4c4ce184dd83fef4200d31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on other
activities</header><text>Nothing in this title restricts the use of any funds
for scientific research and technical activities in the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd79d50b54c0f44e4a7eebf67c7f7982b"><enum>103.</enum><header>Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="IDc03458e25cfe471fb4cd1934526c5d1e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2102 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1AD68A92B2548B0857AD0E562252755" style="OLC">
<title id="idD8C7D60D1B194CD389D21EDD3B202A21"><enum>X</enum><header>Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund</header>
<section id="ID325717daeab54151ae1121249676c5a9"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Citrus
Disease Research and Development Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="IDe4db6304c7a34ce680c7be0184a7b389"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as
the <quote>Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund</quote> (in this
section referred to as the <quote>Trust Fund</quote>), consisting of such
amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund under subsection (b)(1) and any
amounts that may be credited to the Trust Fund under subsection (d)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID16f472a2ef05451792c885beb4cdaed5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
amounts</header>
<paragraph id="ID82744130c62944ffa5d1cd1e3a97b5be"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer to the Trust Fund, from the general fund of the Treasury,
amounts determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to amounts received in the
general fund that are attributable to the duties collected on articles that are
citrus or citrus products classifiable under chapters 8, 20, 21, 22, and 33 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c57db3351134d9ca3c6db27f6d27ca6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
amount transferred to the Trust Fund under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may
not exceed the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4e4cc8de2090416daf306dfb6bc80b34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount equal
to <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the amount attributable to the duties received
on articles described in paragraph (1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID826830ac7a9841b6bf6e76c45a5b4655"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$30,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID83f8659a4ef5430b88bfe9a9792c8d21"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts in Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="id2AEAAF22F2AA41E488C3154DC4225AA5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts
available until expended</header><text>Amounts in the Trust Fund shall remain
available until expended without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ea7856ee9fc4a75a60dbeb803edb724"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability
for citrus disease research and development expenditures</header><text>Amounts
in the Trust Fund shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA371DBAC7F1F4B6DB799C86A904EB613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for expenditures
relating to citrus disease research and development under section 104 of the
<short-title>Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund Act of 2012</short-title>, including costs relating to contracts or other
agreements entered into to carry out citrus disease research and development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0014391FD2184D7C9224FE43EE4BFBAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to cover
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the provisions
of that Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6844865666e640ebbf1c7d82473dff46"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investment of
Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="IDcde8701cdc18429fb756e6e97cf8e5bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion
of the Trust Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals in
interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed
as to both principal and interest by the United States. Such obligations may be
acquired on original issue at the issue price or by purchase of outstanding
obligations at the market price. Any obligation acquired by the Trust Fund may
be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95650219dfa0436794afdcff6593735a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interest and
proceeds from sale or redemption of obligations</header><text>The interest on,
and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the
Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDca1344a9f77e4548a499352e0bb7a7bc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Not later than January 15, 2013, and each year
thereafter until the year after the termination of the Trust Fund, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall submit to Congress a report on the financial condition and the results of
the operations of the Trust Fund that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="ID05e25c3a32264a7a8cdd9bb63c757164"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a detailed
description of the amounts disbursed from the Trust Fund in the preceding
fiscal year and the manner in which those amounts were expended;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dd97d40eaf041f6b45c05acec720f9d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of
the financial condition and the operations of the Trust Fund for the current
fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dcb3574c0d3417484a699ca245ce82d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of
the amounts available in the Trust Fund for future expenditures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3bceb2bac0274480bb2e2f3fb8fb5285"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Remission of
surplus funds</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury may remit to the
general fund of the Treasury such amounts as the Secretary of Agriculture
reports to be in excess of the amounts necessary to meet the purposes of the
<short-title>Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund Act of 2012</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcd2946e1dada4fabb003ba5ee2e42a63"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sunset
provision</header><text>The Trust Fund shall terminate on December 31 of the
fifth calendar year that begins after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund Act of 2012</short-title> and all amounts in the Trust Fund on December 31
of that fifth calendar year shall be transferred to the general fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd63013dc5f6448f3afe50e52cd029068"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Reports
required before entering into certain trade agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President shall notify the chairperson
and ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days before
entering into a trade agreement if the President determines that entering into
the trade agreement could result—</text>
<paragraph id="ID844fd952ac574cfbb6b6bb4fa3e464dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in a decrease in
the amount of duties collected on articles that are citrus or citrus products
classifiable under chapters 8, 20, 21, 22, and 33 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcaf965b947de4bf5892cd449f2174cc2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in a decrease in
the amount of funds being transferred into the Citrus Disease Research and
Development Trust Fund under section 1001 so that amounts available in the
Trust Fund are insufficient to meet the purposes of the
<short-title>Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund Act of
2012</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></section>.
(b)The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
TITLE X—Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund
Sec. 1001. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund.
Sec. 1002. Reports required before entering into certain trade
agreements.
.
104.Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board
(a)The
purpose of this section is to establish an orderly procedure and financing
mechanism for the development of an effective and coordinated program of
research and product development relating to—
(1)scientific
research concerning diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, afflicting
the citrus industry; and
(2)support for the
dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and
technologies discovered pursuant to research funded through the Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund established under section 1001 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as added by section 103(a) of this Act, or through other research
projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and
invasive pests.
(b)In
this section:
(1)The
term Board means the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust
Fund Advisory Board established under this section.
(2)
(A)The term citrus means edible fruit of the
family Rutaceae, commonly called citrus
.
(B)The
term citrus includes all citrus hybrids and products of citrus
hybrids that are produced for commercial purposes in the United States.
(3)The
term Department means the Department of Agriculture.
(4)The
term person means any individual, group of individuals, firm,
partnership, corporation, joint stock company, association, cooperative, or
other legal entity.
(5)The
term producer means any person that is engaged in the domestic
production and commercial sale of citrus in the United States.
(6)The
term program means the citrus research and development program
authorized under this section.
(7)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(8)The term Trust Fund means the Citrus Disease
Research and Development Trust Fund established under section 1001 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as added by section 103(a) of this Act.
(c)
(1)Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
(2)
(A)Establishment
and membership
(i)The
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board shall consist
of 9 members.
(ii)The
members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(iii)Members
of the Board represent the interests of the citrus industry and shall not be
considered officers or employees of the Federal Government solely due to
membership on the Board.
(B)Distribution of
appointmentsThe membership of the Board shall consist of—
(i)5
members who are domestic producers of citrus in Florida;
(ii)3
members who are domestic producers of citrus in Arizona or California;
and
(iii)1
member who is a domestic producer of citrus in Texas.
(C)Prior
to making appointments to the Board, the Secretary shall consult with
organizations composed primarily of citrus producers to receive advice and
recommendations regarding Board membership.
(D)
(i)The Secretary shall appoint a new Board member to serve
the remainder of a term vacated by a departing Board member.
(ii)When
filling a vacancy on the Board, the Secretary shall—
(I)appoint a citrus
producer from the same State as the Board member being replaced; and
(II)prior to making
an appointment, consult with organizations in that State composed primarily of
citrus producers to receive advice and recommendations regarding the
vacancy.
(E)
(i)Except as provided in clause (ii), each term of
appointment to the Board shall be for 5 years.
(ii)In making initial appointments to the Board, the
Secretary shall appoint 1/3 of the members to terms of 1,
3, and 5 years, respectively.
(F)Disqualification
from Board serviceIf a member or alternate of the Board who was
appointed as a domestic producer ceases to be a producer in the State from
which the member was appointed, or fails to fulfill the duties of the member
according to the rules established by the Board under paragraph (4)(A)(ii), the
member or alternate shall be disqualified from serving on the Board.
(G)
(i)The members of the Board shall serve without
compensation, other than travel expenses described in clause (ii).
(ii)A member of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee
of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the
performance of the duties of the Board.
(3)
(A)The
Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.
(B)The Board may use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal
Government.
(C)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code, the Board may accept and use the services of volunteers serving without
compensation.
(D)Technical and
logistical supportSubject to the availability of funds, the
Secretary shall provide to the Board technical and logistical support through
contract or other means, including—
(i)procuring the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109(b) of title
5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of that title;
and
(ii)entering into
contracts with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal
Government, State agencies, and private entities for the preparation of
reports, surveys, and other activities.
(E)Detail of
Federal Government employees
(i)An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to
the Commission on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
(ii)The detail of the employee shall be without interruption
or loss of civil service status or privilege.
(F)General
Services AdministrationThe Administrator of General Services
shall provide to the Board on a reimbursable basis administrative support and
other services for the performance of the duties of the Board.
(G)Other
Departments and AgenciesDepartments and agencies of the United
States may provide to the Board such services, funds, facilities, staff, and
other support services as may be appropriate.
(4)General
responsibilities of the Board
(A)The regulations promulgated by the Secretary shall define
the general responsibilities of the Board, which shall include the
responsibilities—
(i)to
meet, organize, and select from among the members of the Board a chairperson,
other officers, and committees and subcommittees, as the Board determines to be
appropriate;
(ii)to
adopt and amend rules and regulations governing the conduct of the activities
of the Board and the performance of the duties of the Board;
(iii)to hire such
experts and consultants as the Board considers necessary to enable the Board to
perform the duties of the Board;
(iv)to
advise the Secretary on citrus research and development needs;
(v)to
propose a research and development agenda and annual budgets for the Trust
Fund;
(vi)to
evaluate and review ongoing research funded by Trust Fund;
(vii)to engage in
regular consultation and collaboration with the Department and other
institutional, governmental, and private actors conducting scientific research
into the causes or treatments of citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and
invasive, so as to—
(I)maximize the
effectiveness of the activities;
(II)hasten the
development of useful treatments; and
(III)avoid
duplicative and wasteful expenditures; and
(viii)to provide the
Secretary with such information and advice as the Secretary may request.
(5)Citrus research
and development agenda and budgets
(A)The Board shall submit annually to the Secretary a
proposed research and development agenda and budget for the Trust Fund, which
shall include—
(i)an
evaluation of ongoing research and development efforts;
(ii)specific
recommendations for new citrus research projects;
(iii)a
plan for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information,
techniques, and technologies discovered pursuant to research funded through the
Trust Fund; and
(iv)a
justification for Trust Fund expenditures.
(B)Affirmative
support requiredA research and development agenda and budget may
not be submitted by the Board to the Secretary without the affirmative support
of at least 7 members of the Board.
(C)
(i)Not later than 60 days after receiving the proposed
research and development agenda and budget from the Board and consulting with
the Board, the Secretary shall finalize a citrus research and development
agenda and Trust Fund budget.
(ii)In
finalizing the agenda and budget, the Secretary shall—
(I)due to the
proximity of citrus producers to the effects of diseases such as huanglongbing
and the quickly evolving nature of scientific understanding of the effect of
the diseases on citrus production, give strong deference to the proposed
research and development agenda and budget from the Board; and
(II)take into
account other public and private citrus-related research and development
projects and funding.
(D)Each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Agriculture and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes—
(i)the
most recent citrus research and development agenda and budget of the
Secretary;
(ii)an
analysis of how, why, and to what extent the agenda and budget finalized by the
Secretary differs from the proposal of the Board;
(iii)an examination
of new developments in the spread and control of citrus diseases and
pests;
(iv)a
discussion of projected research needs; and
(v)a
review of the effectiveness of the Trust Fund in achieving the purpose
described in subsection (a).
(6)To ensure the efficient use of funds, the Secretary
may enter into contracts or agreements with public or private entities for the
implementation of a plan or project for citrus research.
(d)Each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer up to
$2,000,000 of amounts in the Trust Fund to the Board for expenses incurred by
the Board in carrying out the duties of the Board.
(e)The Board shall
terminate on December 31 of the fifth calendar year that begins after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
<enum>II</enum><header>Cotton and wool
trust funds</header>
<section id="idDFE0E3E0991A44C891CC902039F569AA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Renewal and
modification of duty suspensions on cotton shirting fabrics and related
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID6e4983e6e2ac4fc58f9d3047f6f38edf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Renewal and
modification of duty suspensions</header>
<paragraph id="idFE1922A22E49439AB999CB9757A1495B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Headings 9902.52.08, 9902.52.09, 9902.52.10, 9902.52.11,
9902.52.12, 9902.52.13, 9902.52.14, 9902.52.15, 9902.52.16, 9902.52.17,
9902.52.18, and 9902.52.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (relating to woven fabrics of cotton) are each amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4400C0C1798543B39263B02691F6249E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the article
description—</text>
<clause id="id30296EDA454E4B0A988063691CDBB759"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>other than fabrics provided for in headings 9902.52.20 through
9902.52.31,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE7277AA38DB44AA5AAF0D956B33D0E91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, the foregoing imported</quote> and all that follows;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63BF94AFFD5047EAA5401057E6A86C17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
date in the effective period column and inserting
<quote>12/31/2015</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEC8924076FC94C2D8AE2C479EEE812D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC0BBAE41826F472AB49370D1C88078C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the U.S.
Notes, by striking the second Note 18 and Note 19; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3AC902C13CD748D792EF22DF0226BBD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
headings 9902.52.20 through 9902.52.31.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3b1c62cad3634c2e828c16084781e879"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
duty refunds and pima cotton trust fund; modification of affidavit
requirements</header><text>Section 407 of title IV of division C of the Tax
Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3060) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDeeedee71b6e148669efbea3931ed3892"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2c6a5226386642cea3489578d1b0d180"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>amounts determined by the Secretary</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>5208.59.80</quote> and inserting <quote>amounts received
in the general fund that are attributable to duties received since January 1,
2004, on articles classified under heading 5208</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c6995a00eb94514a98be22b20fc39d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>October 1, 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2015</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01c1df493ce4483684dd17827deb79f0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE0FF1EF60365403E89CC736F7E936777"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>beginning in fiscal year
2007</quote> and inserting <quote>for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe07ef5e47703418998ef1028d78354a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grown in the United States</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93b8c3adb6d54dfd83e5052ff1d64d18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>that produce ring
spun cotton yarns in the United States</quote> after <quote>of pima
cotton</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd069e58dcca46d9aa4804b7bf80c1f6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6517ae97ef4346e79ff1f69fec9710cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>annually</quote> after
<quote>provided</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ac9c576bf6745e0b86117f36a0303f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>during the year in which the affidavit is filed and</quote>
after <quote>imported cotton fabric</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID90e857cfe5424972aa923b87a9a8b3a5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID81c3144725294ce6be7676b0cd4ff1ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>annually</quote> after
<quote>provided</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID812882ff96d042159376dd99f27b5a76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id53664C28A27E46F1A25118DF24F2CDDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>grown in the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>during
the year in which the affidavit is filed and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1E2AC46BB8944BB58BCDB23A20BF309B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in the United States</quote> after <quote>cotton
yarns</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID701925ca77354b08893082bd188afd33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to affidavits filed on
or after such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDc9444dc03ff84e66ab1e610c12431950"><enum>202.</enum><header>Modification
of Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="ID4ce13d5dd91648e6a0876b054537ca80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4002(c)(2) of the Miscellaneous Trade and
Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–429; 118 Stat. 2600) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7b137b4a53d44f069c787926cc4fb114"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>subject to the limitation in subparagraph (B)</quote>
and inserting <quote>subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d1a8bbe656b47aaab88dd5038fcd923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA57BFA1CE78D4FD2A91B888C837C8008" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID1bee1c57dc214499a3b7f27442abe54a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Alternative
funding source</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall be applied and administered
by substituting <quote>chapter 62</quote> for <quote>chapter 51</quote> for any
period of time with respect to which the Secretary notifies Congress that
amounts determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to amounts received in the
general fund of the Treasury of the United States that are attributable to the
duty received on articles classified under chapter 51 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States are not sufficient to make payments under
paragraph (3) or grants under paragraph
(6).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9a3c0f34ec64455b6f4bd9ce2d12ac3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Full
restoration of payment levels in calendar years 2010 through 2012</header>
<paragraph id="id79F64C613D224C1C9CC9D15CC24DA780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of
amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="ID01cdfcfa7b174cd2ac9872269cdcf209"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Wool Apparel
Manufacturers Trust Fund, out of the general fund of the Treasury of the United
States, amounts determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equivalent to
amounts received in the general fund that are attributable to the duty received
on articles classified under chapter 51 or chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (as determined under section 4002(c)(2) of the
Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004), subject to the
limitation in subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9853af8c451b4af89d4d147a6abe5323"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall not transfer more than the amount determined by
the Secretary to be necessary for—</text>
<clause id="IDd9654372001148ebbba5bdd73589e6b6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to make payments to eligible manufacturers under section
4002(c)(3) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 so
that the amount of such payments, when added to any other payments made to
eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(3) of such Act during calendar
years 2010, 2011 and 2012, equal the total amount of payments authorized to be
provided to eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(3) of such Act during
calendar years 2010, 2011, and 2012; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34a058a9a62245c39267299f587d909a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Commerce to provide grants to eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(6)
of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 so that the
amounts of such grants, when added to any other grants made to eligible
manufacturers under section 4002(c)(6) of such Act during calendar years 2010,
2011, and 2012, equal the total amount of grants authorized to be provided to
eligible manufacturers under section 4002(c)(6) of such Act during calendar
years 2010, 2011, and 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID638dd1d5ccdf4cfaaae24485baacf252"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment of
amounts</header><text>U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall make payments
described in paragraph (1) to eligible manufacturers not later than 30 days
after such transfer of amounts from the general fund of the Treasury of the
United States to the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund. The Secretary of
Commerce shall promptly provide grants described in paragraph (1) to eligible
manufacturers after such transfer of amounts from the general fund of the
Treasury of the United States to the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust
Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID37488c542e944ca6a6caecd240478f2d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be
construed to affect the availability of amounts transferred to the Wool Apparel
Manufacturers Trust Fund before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCB1FD211D7EE449184B0C871F6260854"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical
Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–429; 118 Stat. 2600) is amended by
striking <quote>Bureau of Customs and Border Protection</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc22e42ca688447f7bda863da935e95a3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Discretionary
authority</header>
<paragraph id="IDd2e324103f21481e82dde95c7daa0528"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4002(c)(3) of the Miscellaneous Trade and
Technical Corrections Act of 2004 is amended by inserting <quote>(or at the
request of the manufacturer and in the sole discretion of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, no later than April 15 of the year of the payment)</quote>
after <quote>March 1 of the year of the payment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeef8ab9fbd844f11bc78d957dff2ba36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA9FACABA5B7E45EAB959B9F24E295C23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47FF3021A3204579B6872A8E238FDDF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply with
respect to a request made by a manufacturer after such date of enactment for an
extension of time to file an affidavit pursuant to section 4002(c)(3) of the
Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004, as amended by
paragraph (1), with respect to a payment payable under that section during
calendar year 2011 or any calendar year thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="idACD0E67BF94444D0B443E0F5A3A6829B"><enum>301.</enum><header>Engagement
with Canada with respect to the lumber market</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States Trade Representative shall
continue to make it a priority in its engagement with Canada to address
market-distorting subsidies and practices in the lumber market of Canada at the
national and provincial levels.</text>
</section><section id="id78E2CE39A2CE4415BED47A18A1A7E24A"><enum>302.</enum><header>Time for
payment of corporate estimated taxes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986—</text>
<paragraph id="id396b7b5b27f44589bf1f01fcd3f960ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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), the amount of any required installment of
corporate estimated tax which is otherwise due in July, August, or September of
2017 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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1ab41531611a46ea867c63421c6caa9d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of the
next required installment after an installment referred to in paragraph (1)
shall be appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of the increase by reason
of such paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id1CBDD04C458E4CCEACF6D12377A06966"><enum>303.</enum><header>Extension of
customs user fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81AF05E5110249B0A4B0A1E4577BFBC2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB16C30C9D706424D86A07F410D7B7957" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD343900B100E467192496206CD38093C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), fees may be charged under paragraphs (9) and (10) of
subsection (a) during the period beginning on October 23, 2021, and ending on
November 12, 2021.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B46C842D5A344888DC2F77E556DE329" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(i),
fees may be charged under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) during
the period beginning on October 30, 2021, and ending on November 26,
2021.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>
September 19, 2012
Read twice and placed on the calendar