(A) that is 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)); and 
(B) that is a Singaporean article. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports 
Benefiting 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 sub-
section to the United States Trade Representative. 
(2) PROVISIONAL RELIEF.—An entity filing a 
petition under this subsection may request that pro-
visional 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 Commis-
sion, 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 Singaporean 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 Singaporean article con-
stitute 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 provi-
sions 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 re-
spect to any Singaporean article if, after the date that the 
Agreement enters into force, import relief has been pro-
vided with respect to that Singaporean article under—
(1) this subtitle; 
(2) subtitle B; 
(3) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974; 
(4) article 6 of the Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uru-
guay 
Round 
Agreements 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
3511(d)(4)); or 
(5) article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
referred to in section 101(d)(2) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(2)). 
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.—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)), 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 de-
termination and to facilitate the efforts of the domestic 
industry to make a positive adjustment to import competi-
tion. The import relief recommended by the Commission 
under this subsection shall be limited to the relief de-
scribed in section 313(c). Only those members of the Com-
mission 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), sepa-
rate 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 determina-
tion is made under subsection (a) with respect to an inves-
tigation, 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 deter-
mination; 
(2) if the determination under subsection (a) is 
affirmative, any findings and recommendations for 
import relief made under subsection (c) and an ex-
planation of the basis for each recommendation; and 
(3) any dissenting or separate views by mem-
bers of the Commission regarding the determination 
and recommendation referred to in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(e) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Upon submitting a report to 
the President under subsection (d), the Commission shall 
promptly make public such report (with the exception of 
information which the Commission determines to be con-
fidential) and shall cause a summary thereof to be pub-
lished 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 the 
report of the Commission in which the Commission’s de-
termination 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 de-
termines necessary to remedy or prevent the injury found 
by the Commission and to facilitate the efforts of the do-
mestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import 
competition. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The President is not required to 
provide import relief under this section if the President 
determines that the provision of the import relief will not 
provide greater economic and social benefits than costs. 
(c) NATURE OF RELIEF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The import relief (including 
provisional relief) that the President is authorized to 
provide under this section with respect to imports of 
an article is as follows: