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Union Calendar No. 727 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7986 

[Report No. 118–890] 

To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2024 

Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Ways and Means 

DECEMBER 17, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2024] 


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A BILL 

To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System of 

Preferences, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Generalized System of 

5 Preferences Reform Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF7 ERENCES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 

9 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

10 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub13 section (a) shall apply to articles entered on or after 

14 the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this 

15 Act. 

16 (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN

17 LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

19 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) 

20 or any other provision of law and subject to sub21 paragraph (B), any entry of a covered article to 

22 which duty-free treatment or other preferential 

23 treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 

24 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would have applied if 


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1 the entry had been made on December 31, 2020, 

2 that was made— 

3 (i) after December 31, 2020, and 

4 (ii) before the effective date specified in 

5 paragraph (1), 

6 shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such 

7 entry occurred on the effective date specified in 

8 paragraph (1). 

9 (B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliqui10 dation may be made under subparagraph (A) 

11 with respect to an entry only if a request therefor 

12 is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protec13 tion not later than 180 days after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act that contains sufficient in15 formation to enable U.S. Customs and Border 

16 Protection— 

17 (i) to locate the entry; or 

18 (ii) to reconstruct the entry if it can19 not be located. 

20 (C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any 

21 amounts owed by the United States pursuant to 

22 the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of a 

23 covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be 

24 paid, without interest of any kind, not later than 


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1 90 days after the date of the liquidation or re2 liquidation (as the case may be). 

3 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

4 (A) COVERED ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘covered 

5 article’’ means an article from a country that is 

6 a beneficiary developing country under title V of 

7 the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) 

8 as of the effective date specified in paragraph 

9 (1). 

10 (B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ 

11 and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from ware12 house for consumption. 

13 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO DESIGNATIONS OF BENE14 FICIARY COUNTRIES. 

15 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO DESIGNATION ELIGIBILITY.— 

16 Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) is 

17 amended as follows: 

18 (1) In subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 

19 following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(J) China.’’. 

21 (2) In subsection (b)(2)— 

22 (A) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(I) Such country has failed, in a manner 

25 affecting trade or investment— 


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1 ‘‘(i) to effectively enforce its environ2 mental laws or regulations through a sus3 tained or recurring course of action or inac4 tion; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) to adopt and maintain measures 

6 implementing its obligations under common 

7 multilateral environmental agreements. 

8 ‘‘(J) Such country engages in gross viola9 tions of internationally recognized human rights 

10 in that country (including any designated zone 

11 in that country).’’; and 

12 (B) in the text following subparagraph (J) 

13 (as inserted by subparagraph (A)), by striking 

14 ‘‘and (H) (to the extent described in section 

15 507(6)(D))’’ and inserting ‘‘(H) (to the extent 

16 described in section 507(6)(D)), (I), and (J)’’. 

17 (3) In subsection (c)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘; 

19 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

20 (B) in paragraph (7)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘whether’’ and all that 

22 follows through ‘‘afford’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

23 extent to which such country is affording’’; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

2 and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraphs: 

5 ‘‘(8) the extent to which such country allows, 

6 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, con7 struction of military bases by a covered nation (as 

8 such term is defined in section 4872 of title 10, 

9 United States Code); 

10 ‘‘(9) the extent to which such country— 

11 ‘‘(A) provides open and equitable market 

12 access for United States agriculture, including 

13 through the adoption of science-based standards; 

14 ‘‘(B) refrains from imposing unjustified 

15 trade restrictions that affect new agricultural 

16 technologies, including biotechnology; 

17 ‘‘(C) refrains from providing domestic agri18 cultural subsidies that decrease market opportu19 nities for United States exports; and 

20 ‘‘(D) refrains from imposing prohibitions 

21 on the generic use of common food and beverage 

22 terms; 

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1 tions with covered nations (as such term is defined in 

2 section 4872 of title 10, United States Code); 

3 ‘‘(11) the extent to which such country has estab4 lished, or is making continual progress toward estab5 lishing— 

6 ‘‘(A) the rule of law, political pluralism, 

7 and the right to due process, a fair trial, and 

8 equal protection under the law; 

9 ‘‘(B) economic policies to reduce poverty, 

10 increase the availability of health care and edu11 cational opportunities, expand physical infra12 structure, promote the development of private en13 terprise, and encourage the formation of capital 

14 markets through micro-credit or other programs; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) a system to combat corruption and 

17 bribery, such as signing and implementing the 

18 Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 

19 Public Officials in International Business 

20 Transactions, done at Paris December 17, 1997, 

21 and entered into force February 15, 1999 (TIAS 

22 99–215); 

23 ‘‘(12) the extent to which such country provides 

24 equitable and non-discriminatory tax treatment for 

25 United States entities; 


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1 ‘‘(13) the extent to which such country is effec2 tively enforcing its environmental laws and regula3 tions and adopting and maintaining measures imple4 menting its obligations under common multilateral 

5 environmental agreements; 

6 ‘‘(14) the extent to which such country is achiev7 ing the goals described in section 3(b) of the Women’s 

8 Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act 

9 of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 2151–2(b)); 

10 ‘‘(15) whether such country engages in activities 

11 that undermine United States national security or 

12 foreign policy interests; and 

13 ‘‘(16) the extent to which such country— 

14 ‘‘(A) has imposed unreasonable digital trade 

15 barriers, such as unnecessary or discriminatory 

16 data localization or data transfer restrictions, 

17 discriminatory treatment of digital products, or 

18 forced disclosure of proprietary source code; and 

19 ‘‘(B) has taken steps in the digital environ20 ment to support consumer protections, the pri21 vacy of personal information, and open digital 

22 ecosystems.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 507 of the 

24 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467) is amended— 

25 (1) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 

2 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(F) the elimination of all forms of dis7 crimination with respect to occupation and em8 ployment.’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) COMMON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL

11 AGREEMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘common 

13 multilateral environmental agreement’, for pur14 poses of determining the eligibility of a country 

15 for designation as a beneficiary developing coun16 try under this title, means any agreement speci17 fied in subparagraph (B) to which both the 

18 United States and that country are full parties, 

19 including any current or future mutually agreed 

20 upon protocols, amendments, annexes, or adjust21 ments to such an agreement. 

22 ‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The agree23 ments specified in this subparagraph are the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(i) The Convention on International 

2 Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 

3 Fauna and Flora, done at Washington 

4 March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249). 

5 ‘‘(ii) The Montreal Protocol on Sub6 stances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done 

7 at Montreal September 16, 1987. 

8 ‘‘(iii) The Protocol of 1978 Relating to 

9 the International Convention for the Pre10 vention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, done 

11 at London February 17, 1978. 

12 ‘‘(iv) The Convention on Wetlands of 

13 International Importance, Especially as 

14 Waterfowl Habitat, done at Ramsar Feb15 ruary 2, 1971 (TIAS 11084). 

16 ‘‘(v) The Convention on the Conserva17 tion of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 

18 done at Canberra May 20, 1980 (33 UST 

19 3476). 

20 ‘‘(vi) The International Convention for 

21 the Regulation of Whaling, done at Wash22 ington December 2, 1946 (62 Stat. 1716). 

23 ‘‘(vii) The Convention for the Estab24 lishment of an Inter-American Tropical 


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1 Tuna Commission, done at Washington 

2 May 31, 1949 (1 UST 230).’’. 

3 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO WITH4 DRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF 

5 COUNTRY DESIGNATION. 

6 Section 502(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

7 (2462(d)(1)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘the President shall consider the 

9 factors’’ and inserting ‘‘the President— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall consider— 

11 ‘‘(i) the factors’’; 

12 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert13 ing a semicolon; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(ii) the likely impacts of any such ac16 tion on working toward, or continuing to 

17 meet, the criteria and factors described in 

18 subsections (b) and (c) of this section; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) the likely impacts of any such 

20 action on workers and populations in the 

21 country that such criteria and factors are 

22 intended to help; 

23 ‘‘(B) take all available steps to facilitate 

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1 products with respect to which the imposition of 

2 duties is likely— 

3 ‘‘(i) to have an adverse effect on meet4 ing the criteria and factors described in 

5 subsections (b) and (c) of this section; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) result in severe economic harm to 

7 the populations that such criteria and fac8 tors are intended to help; and’’. 

9 SEC. 5. PROCEDURAL ENFORCEMENT REFORMS. 

10 Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462), 

11 as amended by sections 3 and 4, is further amended as fol12 lows: 

13 (1) In subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(C) hold a public hearing or provide for a 

16 period of not less than 30 days for submission of 

17 comments by the public.’’. 

18 (2) In subsection (f)(2)— 

19 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

20 ‘‘OR SUSPENSION’’ after ‘‘TERMINATION’’.; 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘or suspend’’ after ‘‘termi22 nate’’ each place it appears; and 

23 (C) by inserting ‘‘or suspension’’ after ‘‘ter24 mination’’. 

25 (3) By adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO

2 PETITIONS FOR REVIEW.—The United States Trade Rep3 resentative shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 

4 of, and the rationale for, any determination of the Trade 

5 Representative with respect to a petition for review of the 

6 eligibility of a country for designation as a beneficiary de7 veloping country, including a determination— 

8 ‘‘(1) to accept or deny such a petition; 

9 ‘‘(2) to continue to review the eligibility of the 

10 country; or 

11 ‘‘(3) to withdraw, suspend, or limit the applica12 tion of duty-free treatment under this title with re13 spect to the country.’’. 

14 SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH 

15 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 

16 Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by 

17 sections 3 through 5, is further amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(h) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH

20 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) on an annual basis— 

23 ‘‘(i) conduct assessments of the compli24 ance of an appropriate number of countries 

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1 tries for purposes of this title in meeting or 

2 continuing to meet the eligibility require3 ments under this title; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) make determinations with respect 

5 to whether to initiate full reviews of the 

6 practices of those countries to assess the con7 tinued eligibility of those countries for des8 ignation as beneficiary developing countries 

9 under this title; and 

10 ‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report consisting 

11 of the results of such assessments and determina12 tions. 

13 ‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—The President shall conduct 

14 an assessment described in clause (i) of paragraph 

15 (1)(A) and make a determination described in clause 

16 (ii) of that paragraph with respect to each country 

17 designated as a beneficiary developing country for 

18 purposes of this title not less frequently than once 

19 every 3 years.’’. 

20 SEC. 7. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES OF ORIGIN. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(a)(2) of the Trade Act 

22 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter following 

24 clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting 

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub2 paragraph (C); 

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(B) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—The per6 centage described in this subparagraph is— 

7 ‘‘(i) in the case of articles entered be8 fore January 1, 2027, 35 percent; 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the case of articles entered on 

10 or after January 1, 2027, and before Janu11 ary 1, 2029, 40 percent; 

12 ‘‘(iii) in the case of articles entered on 

13 or after January 1, 2029, and before Janu14 ary 1, 2031, 45 percent; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) in the case of articles entered on 

16 or after January 1, 2031, 50 percent.’’; and 

17 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(D) PASS-THROUGH AND COST OR VALUE

19 OF MATERIALS PRODUCED IN THE CUSTOMS TER20 RITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The duty-free treat22 ment provided under this title shall apply 

23 to any article that meets the requirements of 

24 this paragraph. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO

2 MATERIALS PRODUCED IN THE CUSTOMS

3 TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.—To 

4 the extent that the cost or value of materials 

5 produced in the customs territory of the 

6 United States is included with respect to an 

7 article, an amount not to exceed 15 percent 

8 of the appraised value of the article at the 

9 time it is entered that is attributed to such 

10 United States cost or value may be applied 

11 toward determining the applicable percent12 age described in subparagraph (B). 

13 ‘‘(iii) NO PASS-THROUGH TO OTHER

14 PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding clause (i), 

15 duty-free treatment under any other pro16 gram providing such treatment for an arti17 cle, conditional on the eligibility of an arti18 cle to be treated as originating for purposes 

19 of this paragraph, may only be extended to 

20 an article that is otherwise eligible for duty21 free treatment under this title in a calendar 

22 year— 

23 ‘‘(I) if the article would remain 

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1 stituting ‘35 percent’ for ‘the percent2 age described in subparagraph (B)’ 

3 with respect to that calendar year; and 

4 ‘‘(II) if no amount attributable to 

5 United States cost or value, as author6 ized by clause (ii) of this subpara7 graph, would be required to be applied 

8 in order to achieve such eligibility.’’. 

9 (b) REPORT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

11 2026, the United States Trade Representative shall 

12 submit to Congress a report on the impact of the Gen13 eralized System of Preferences rule of origin require14 ments under section 503(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Trade 

15 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) in fos16 tering regional economic integration through program 

17 cumulation among regional associations. 

18 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re19 quired under this subsection shall include rec20 ommendations regarding— 

21 (A) new regional associations eligible for 

22 treatment as one country under the provisions of 

23 section 507(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 

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1 (B) updates to the rule of origin method2 ology under section 503 of such Act that would 

3 better maximize content from beneficiary devel4 oping countries and the United States. 

5 SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITA6 TION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the Trade Act of 

8 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)(2)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

11 (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for 

12 1996, $75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘for cal13 endar year 2023, $500,000,000’’; and 

14 (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 

15 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2.5 percent of 

16 such applicable amount’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘may, 

18 subject’’ and inserting ‘‘should, subject’’; and 

19 (C) in subparagraph (F)(ii)— 

20 (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for 

21 calendar year 1996, $13,000,000’’ and in22 serting ‘‘for calendar year 2023, 

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1 (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 

2 ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2.5 percent of 

3 such applicable amount’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(iii) Clause (ii)(II) shall not apply with 

7 respect to any article if a like or directly com8 petitive article was not produced in the United 

9 States in any of the preceding 3 calendar 

10 years.’’. 

11 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

13 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en14 actment of this Act. 

15 (2) RESTORATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.— 

16 (A) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the President shall— 

19 (i) list each article with respect to 

20 which duty-free treatment was eliminated 

21 (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) 

22 pursuant to subsection (c) of section 503 of 

23 the Trade Act of 1974 that is eligible for 

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1 as amended by subsection (a) of this section; 

2 and 

3 (ii) determine, with respect to each 

4 such article, whether the article is a poten5 tially sensitive product that warrants re6 view pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of such 

7 section 503 for the continued withholding of 

8 duty-free treatment. 

9 (B) PROMPT RESTORATION.—Except for ar10 ticles for which the President makes an affirma11 tive determination pursuant to subparagraph 

12 (A)(ii), the President shall restore duty-free 

13 treatment to each article included in the list de14 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) on such 120th 

15 day after date of enactment. 

16 (3) EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CERTAIN ARTICLES

17 FOR EXCLUSION FROM DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.—The 

18 President shall review, pursuant to section 503(c)(1) 

19 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(1)), 

20 whether duty-free treatment should continue to be 

21 withheld from each article for which the President 

22 makes an affirmative determination pursuant to 

23 paragraph (2)(A)(ii). Not later than 1 year after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

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1 such review determines that such treatment should not 

2 be withheld. 

3 (4) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

5 submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi7 nance of the Senate a report containing— 

8 (A) the results of the reviews conducted pur9 suant to paragraph (3); and 

10 (B) justifications for the reasons for which 

11 duty-free treatment was withheld or restored 

12 with respect to articles described in such para13 graph. 

14 SEC. 9. EXPEDITED PRODUCT COVERAGE PETITION PROC15 ESS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Inter18 national Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal 

19 Register and on a publicly available internet website of the 

20 Commission a notice requesting interested parties to submit 

21 to the Commission, during the 60-day period beginning on 

22 the date of such publication, a petition— 

23 (1) to add one or more headings or subheadings 

24 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

25 States to, or remove one or more such headings or 


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1 subheadings from, the list of articles that may not be 

2 designated as an eligible article for duty-free treat3 ment pursuant to section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 

4 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)); or 

5 (2) to provide duty-free treatment to one or more 

6 headings or subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff 

7 Schedule under the Generalized System of Preferences 

8 that are— 

9 (A) not restricted under such section 503(b) 

10 from designation as an eligible article; and 

11 (B) not otherwise designated an eligible ar12 ticle by the President pursuant to section 501 or 

13 section 503(a) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2461; 

14 2463(a)). 

15 (b) CONTENTS OF PETITION.—A petition submitted 

16 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be eligible for consideration 

17 under the process provided by this section only if such peti18 tion includes— 

19 (1) the name and address of the petitioner; 

20 (2) the 8-digit subheading level or levels under 

21 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule with respect to which 

22 the petition is submitted; and 

23 (3) for a petition submitted pursuant to sub24 section (a), a certification that the petitioner is an 

25 interested party and a brief description of the manner 


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1 and extent to which the petitioner is a likely bene2 ficiary with respect to the addition or removal of the 

3 heading or subheading level concerned. 

4 (c) PUBLICATION OF PETITIONS.—As soon as prac5 ticable after the 60-day period described in subsection (a), 

6 and not later than 30 days after the end of such period, 

7 the Commission shall publish on a publicly available inter8 net website of the Commission the contents of each petition 

9 received. 

10 (d) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—During 

11 the 45-day period beginning on the date of the publication 

12 of petitions pursuant to subsection (c), the Commission 

13 shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly 

14 available internet website of the Commission a notice re15 questing members of the public to submit comments to the 

16 Commission with respect to the changes sought by the peti17 tions. 

18 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 

20 the appropriate congressional committees a report on each 

21 eligible petition submitted pursuant to the process provided 

22 by this section that includes, with respect to the article or 

23 articles concerned in each such petition— 

24 (1) data from the 5 most recent calendar years 

25 for which complete information is available on— 


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1 (A) sources of imports; 

2 (B) values of imports; 

3 (C) market share of imports (to the extent 

4 practical); and 

5 (D) domestic production (to the extent prac6 tical); 

7 (2) any information on whether the product is 

8 used as an input in United States manufacturing; 

9 and 

10 (3) a summary of information provided in the 

11 form of comments rebutting or objecting to the peti12 tion. 

13 (f) AUTHORITIES.— 

14 (1) PROCEDURES.—The Commission shall pre15 scribe and publish in the Federal Register and on a 

16 publicly available internet website of the Commission 

17 all procedures to be complied with by members of the 

18 public submitting petitions. 

19 (2) JUDICIAL REVIEW PRECLUDED.—The exercise 

20 of functions under this section shall not be subject to 

21 judicial review. 

22 (g) INTERESTED PARTY DEFINED.—In this section, 

23 the term ‘‘interested party’’ has the definition given such 

24 term in section 771 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 


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1 1677), except that an interested party under this section 

2 may not include— 

3 (1) any person described in paragraph (9)(A) of 

4 such section, other than a person that is an importer 

5 or a business association of importers; or 

6 (2) any person described in paragraph (9)(B) or 

7 (9)(G) of such section. 

8 SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consoli10 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

11 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 

13 30, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2033’’; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘Sep15 tember 30, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

16 2033’’. 

17 (b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— 

18 Section 503 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agree19 ment Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 U.S.C. 

20 3805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2031’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2033’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 727 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7986 

[Report No. 118–890] 

A BILL 

To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System 

of Preferences, and for other purposes. 

DECEMBER 17, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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