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originating or nonoriginating materials, as the case may be, 
in calculating the regional value-content of the good. 
(i) PACKAGING MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS FOR RETAIL SALE.— 
Packaging materials and containers in which a good is packaged 
for retail sale, if classified with the good, shall be disregarded 
in determining whether all the nonoriginating materials used in 
the production of the good undergo the applicable change in tariff 
classification set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and, if 
the good is subject to a regional value-content requirement, the 
value of such packaging materials and containers shall be taken 
into account as originating or nonoriginating materials, as the 
case may be, in calculating the regional value-content of the good. 
(j) PACKING MATERIALS
AND CONTAINERS
FOR SHIPMENT.— 
Packing materials and containers for shipment shall be disregarded 
in determining whether a good is an originating good. 
(k) INDIRECT MATERIALS.—An indirect material shall be treated 
as an originating material without regard to where it is produced. 
(l) TRANSIT AND TRANSHIPMENT.—A good that has undergone 
production necessary to qualify as an originating good under sub-
section (b) shall not be considered to be an originating good if, 
subsequent to that production, the good— 
(1) undergoes further production or any other operation 
outside the territory of Panama or the United States, other 
than unloading, reloading, or any other operation necessary 
to preserve the good in good condition or to transport the 
good to the territory of Panama or the United States; or 
(2) does not remain under the control of customs authorities 
in the territory of a country other than Panama or the United 
States. 
(m) GOODS CLASSIFIABLE AS GOODS PUT UP IN SETS.—Notwith-
standing the rules set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, goods 
classifiable as goods put up in sets for retail sale as provided 
for in General Rule of Interpretation 3 of the HTS shall not be 
considered to be originating goods unless— 
(1) each of the goods in the set is an originating good; 
or 
(2) the total value of the nonoriginating goods in the set 
does not exceed— 
(A) in the case of textile or apparel goods, 10 percent 
of the adjusted value of the set; or 
(B) in the case of goods, other than textile or apparel 
goods, 15 percent of the adjusted value of the set. 
(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADJUSTED VALUE.—The term ‘‘adjusted value’’ means 
the value determined in accordance with Articles 1 through 
8, Article 15, and the corresponding interpretive notes, of the 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in section 
101(d)(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3511(d)(8)), adjusted, if necessary, to exclude any costs, charges, 
or expenses incurred for transportation, insurance, and related 
services incident to the international shipment of the merchan-
dise 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:
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(A) Motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8701.20, 
8704.10, 8704.22, 8704.23, 8704.32, or 8704.90, or heading 
8705 or 8706, or motor vehicles for the transport of 16 
or more persons provided for in subheading 8702.10 or 
8702.90. 
(B) Motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8701.10 
or any of subheadings 8701.30 through 8701.90. 
(C) Motor vehicles for the transport of 15 or fewer 
persons provided for in subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90, 
or motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8704.21 or 
8704.31. 
(D) Motor vehicles provided for in any of subheadings 
8703.21 through 8703.90. 
(3) FUNGIBLE
GOOD
OR
FUNGIBLE
MATERIAL.—The term 
‘‘fungible good’’ or ‘‘fungible material’’ means a good or material, 
as the case may be, that is interchangeable with another good 
or material for commercial purposes and the properties of which 
are essentially identical to such other good or material. 
(4) GENERALLY
ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES.—The 
term ‘‘generally accepted accounting principles’’— 
(A) means the recognized consensus or substantial 
authoritative support given in the territory of Panama 
or the United States, as the case may be, with respect 
to the recording of revenues, expenses, costs, assets, and 
liabilities, the disclosure of information, and the prepara-
tion of financial statements; and 
(B) may encompass broad guidelines for general 
application as well as detailed standards, practices, and 
procedures. 
(5) GOOD
WHOLLY
OBTAINED
OR
PRODUCED
ENTIRELY
IN 
THE TERRITORY OF PANAMA, THE UNITED STATES, OR BOTH.— 
The term ‘‘good wholly obtained or produced entirely in the 
territory of Panama, the United States, or both’’ means any 
of the following: 
(A) Plants and plant products harvested or gathered 
in the territory of Panama, the United States, or both. 
(B) Live animals born and raised in the territory of 
Panama, the United States, or both. 
(C) Goods obtained in the territory of Panama, the 
United States, or both from live animals. 
(D) Goods obtained from hunting, trapping, fishing, 
or aquaculture conducted in the territory of Panama, the 
United States, or both. 
(E) Minerals and other natural resources not included 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D) that are extracted or 
taken from the territory of Panama, the United States, 
or both. 
(F) Fish, shellfish, and other marine life taken from 
the sea, seabed, or subsoil outside the territory of Panama 
or the United States by— 
(i) a vessel that is registered or recorded with 
Panama and flying the flag of Panama; or 
(ii) a vessel that is documented under the laws 
of the United States. 
(G) Goods produced on board a factory ship from goods 
referred to in subparagraph (F), if such factory ship—
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(i) is registered or recorded with Panama and flies 
the flag of Panama; or 
(ii) is a vessel that is documented under the laws 
of the United States. 
(H)(i) Goods taken by Panama or a person of Panama 
from the seabed or subsoil outside the territorial waters 
of Panama, if Panama has rights to exploit such seabed 
or subsoil. 
(ii) Goods taken by the United States or a person 
of the United States from the seabed or subsoil outside 
the territorial waters of the United States, if the United 
States has rights to exploit such seabed or subsoil. 
(I) Goods taken from outer space, if the goods are 
obtained by Panama or the United States or a person 
of Panama or the United States and not processed in 
the territory of a country other than Panama or the United 
States. 
(J) Waste and scrap derived from— 
(i) manufacturing or processing operations in the 
territory of Panama, the United States, or both; or 
(ii) used goods collected in the territory of Panama, 
the United States, or both, if such goods are fit only 
for the recovery of raw materials. 
(K) Recovered goods derived in the territory of Panama, 
the United States, or both from used goods, and used 
in the territory of Panama, the United States, or both, 
in the production of remanufactured goods. 
(L) Goods, at any stage of production, produced in 
the territory of Panama, the United States, or both, exclu-
sively 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 equip-
ment or buildings; 
(E) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equip-
ment, 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
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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, royal-
ties, shipping and packing costs, and nonallowable interest 
costs that are included in the total cost. 
(12) NONALLOWABLE INTEREST COSTS.—The term ‘‘nonallow-
able 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
MATE-
RIAL.—The term ‘‘nonoriginating good’’ or ‘‘nonoriginating mate-
rial’’ 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 transpor-
tation and does not include the packaging materials and con-
tainers in which the other good is packaged for retail sale. 
(15) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.—The term ‘‘pref-
erential tariff treatment’’ means the customs duty rate, and 
the treatment under article 3.10.4 of the Agreement, that are 
applicable to an originating good pursuant to the Agreement. 
(16) PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘producer’’ means a person who 
engages in the production of a good in the territory of Panama 
or the United States. 
(17) PRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘production’’ means growing, 
mining, harvesting, fishing, raising, trapping, hunting, manu-
facturing, processing, assembling, or disassembling a good. 
(18) REASONABLY ALLOCATE.—The term ‘‘reasonably allo-
cate’’ 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 condi-
tion of such individual parts. 
(20) REMANUFACTURED GOOD.—The term ‘‘remanufactured 
good’’ means a good that is classified under chapter 84, 85, 
87, or 90, or heading 9402, other than a good classified under 
heading 8418 or 8516, and that— 
(A) is entirely or partially comprised of recovered goods; 
and
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(B) has a similar life expectancy and enjoys a factory 
warranty similar to such a good that is new. 
(21) TOTAL COST.—The term ‘‘total cost’’ means all product 
costs, period costs, and other costs for a good incurred in 
the territory of Panama, the United States, or both. 
(22) USED.—The term ‘‘used’’ means utilized or consumed 
in the production of goods. 
(o) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to proclaim, 
as part of the HTS— 
(A) the provisions set forth in Annex 4.1 of the Agree-
ment; and 
(B) any additional subordinate category that is nec-
essary to carry out this title consistent with the Agreement. 
(2) FABRICS, YARNS, OR FIBERS NOT AVAILABLE IN COMMER-
CIAL
QUANTITIES
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The President is 
authorized to proclaim that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is added 
to the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement in an unrestricted 
quantity, as provided in article 3.25.4(e) of the Agreement. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consultation and lay-
over provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim 
modifications to the provisions proclaimed under the 
authority of paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of chap-
ters 50 through 63 (as included in Annex 4.1 of the Agree-
ment). 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
PROCLAMATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), and subject to the consultation and lay-
over provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim 
before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date 
on which the Agreement enters into force, modifications 
to correct any typographical, clerical, or other nonsub-
stantive technical error regarding the provisions of chapters 
50 through 63 (as included in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement). 
(4) FABRICS, YARNS, OR FIBERS NOT AVAILABLE IN COMMER-
CIAL QUANTITIES IN PANAMA AND THE UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), 
the list of fabrics, yarns, and fibers set forth in Annex 
3.25 of the Agreement may be modified as provided for 
in this paragraph. 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) INTERESTED
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘interested 
entity’’ means the Government of Panama, a potential 
or actual purchaser of a textile or apparel good, or 
a potential or actual supplier of a textile or apparel 
good. 
(ii) DAY; DAYS.—All references to ‘‘day’’ and ‘‘days’’ 
exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays 
observed by the Government of the United States. 
(C) REQUESTS TO ADD FABRICS, YARNS, OR FIBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An interested entity may request 
the President to determine that a fabric, yarn, or fiber 
is not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in Panama and the United States and to add 
that fabric, yarn, or fiber to the list in Annex 3.25 
of the Agreement in a restricted or unrestricted 
quantity.
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(ii) DETERMINATIONS.—After receiving a request 
under clause (i), the President may determine 
whether— 
(I) the fabric, yarn, or fiber is available in 
commercial quantities in a timely manner in 
Panama or the United States; or 
(II) any interested entity objects to the 
request. 
(iii) PROCLAMATION
AUTHORITY.—The President 
may, within the time periods specified in clause (iv), 
proclaim that the fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the 
subject of the request is added to the list in Annex 
3.25 of the Agreement in an unrestricted quantity, 
or in any restricted quantity that the President may 
establish, if the President has determined under clause 
(ii) that— 
(I) the fabric, yarn, or fiber is not available 
in commercial quantities in a timely manner in 
Panama and the United States; or 
(II) no interested entity has objected to the 
request. 
(iv) TIME PERIODS.—The time periods within which 
the President may issue a proclamation under clause 
(iii) are— 
(I) not later than 30 days after the date on 
which a request is submitted under clause (i); or 
(II) not later than 44 days after the request 
is submitted, if the President determines, within 
30 days after the date on which the request is 
submitted, that the President does not have suffi-
cient information to make a determination under 
clause (ii). 
(v) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Notwithstanding section 
103(a)(2), a proclamation made under clause (iii) shall 
take effect on the date on which the text of the 
proclamation is published in the Federal Register. 
(vi) ELIMINATION OF RESTRICTION.—Not later than 
6 months after proclaiming under clause (iii) that a 
fabric, yarn, or fiber is added to the list in Annex 
3.25 of the Agreement in a restricted quantity, the 
President may eliminate the restriction if the President 
determines that the fabric, yarn, or fiber is not avail-
able in commercial quantities in a timely manner in 
Panama and the United States. 
(D) DEEMED
APPROVAL
OF
REQUEST.—If, after an 
interested entity submits a request under subparagraph 
(C)(i), the President does not, within the applicable time 
period specified in subparagraph (C)(iv), make a determina-
tion under subparagraph (C)(ii) regarding the request, the 
fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the subject of the request 
shall be considered to be added, in an unrestricted quantity, 
to the list in Annex 3.25 of the Agreement beginning— 
(i) 45 days after the date on which the request 
is submitted; or 
(ii) 60 days after the date on which the request 
is submitted, if the President made a determination 
under subparagraph (C)(iv)(II).
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(E) REQUESTS TO RESTRICT OR REMOVE FABRICS, YARNS, 
OR FIBERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), an 
interested entity may request the President to restrict 
the quantity of, or remove from the list in Annex 
3.25 of the Agreement, any fabric, yarn, or fiber— 
(I) that has been added to that list in an 
unrestricted quantity pursuant to paragraph (2) 
or subparagraph (C)(iii) or (D) of this paragraph; 
or 
(II) with respect to which the President has 
eliminated a restriction under subparagraph 
(C)(vi). 
(ii) TIME PERIOD FOR SUBMISSION.—An interested 
entity may submit a request under clause (i) at any 
time beginning on the date that is 6 months after 
the date of the action described in subclause (I) or 
(II) of that clause. 
(iii) PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which a request under clause 
(i) is submitted, the President may proclaim an action 
provided for under clause (i) if the President deter-
mines that the fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the subject 
of the request is available in commercial quantities 
in a timely manner in Panama or the United States. 
(iv) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—A proclamation issued 
under clause (iii) may not take effect earlier than the 
date that is 6 months after the date on which the 
text of the proclamation is published in the Federal 
Register. 
(F) PROCEDURES.—The President shall establish proce-
dures— 
(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 subpara-
graph (C) (ii) or (vi) or (E)(iii). 
SEC. 204. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is amended by adding after 
paragraph (20) the following: 
‘‘(21) No fee may be charged under subsection (a)(9) or (10) 
with respect to goods that qualify as originating goods under section 
203 of the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
Implementation Act. Any service for which an exemption from 
such fee is provided by reason of this paragraph may not be funded 
with money contained in the Customs User Fee Account.’’. 
SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION; FALSE CERTIFI-
CATIONS OF ORIGIN; DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF 
TREATMENT. 
(a) DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION.—Section 592 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); 
and
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) PRIOR
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING
CLAIMS
UNDER
THE 
UNITED
STATES–PANAMA
TRADE
PROMOTION
AGREEMENT.—An 
importer shall not be subject to penalties under subsection 
(a) for making an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as 
an originating good under section 203 of the United States– 
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act if 
the importer, in accordance with regulations issued by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, promptly and voluntarily makes 
a corrected declaration and pays any duties owing with respect 
to that good.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) FALSE CERTIFICATIONS
OF ORIGIN UNDER
THE UNITED 
STATES–PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), it is unlawful 
for any person to certify falsely, by fraud, gross negligence, 
or negligence, in a Panama TPA certification of origin (as 
defined in section 508 of this Act) that a good exported from 
the United States qualifies as an originating good under the 
rules of origin provided for in section 203 of the United States– 
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. The 
procedures and penalties of this section that apply to a violation 
of subsection (a) also apply to a violation of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) PROMPT AND VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT 
INFORMATION.—No penalty shall be imposed under this sub-
section if, promptly after an exporter or producer that issued 
a Panama TPA certification of origin has reason to believe 
that such certification contains or is based on incorrect informa-
tion, the exporter or producer voluntarily provides written 
notice of such incorrect information to every person to whom 
the certification was issued. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—A person shall not be considered to have 
violated paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) the information was correct at the time it was 
provided in a Panama TPA certification of origin but was 
later rendered incorrect due to a change in circumstances; 
and 
‘‘(B) the person promptly and voluntarily provides writ-
ten notice of the change in circumstances to all persons 
to whom the person provided the certification.’’. 
(b) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.—Section 514 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER THE 
UNITED STATES–PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.—If U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security finds indica-
tions of a pattern of conduct by an importer, exporter, or producer 
of false or unsupported representations that goods qualify under 
the rules of origin provided for in section 203 of the United States– 
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, in accordance with regulations 
issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, may suspend preferential 
tariff treatment under the United States–Panama Trade Promotion 
Agreement to entries of identical goods covered by subsequent rep-
resentations by that importer, exporter, or producer until U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection determines that representations 
of that person are in conformity with such section 203.’’. 
SEC. 206. RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES. 
Section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) 
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and inserting ‘‘, or section 203 
of the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
Implementation Act for which’’. 
SEC. 207. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1508) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS EXPORTED UNDER 
THE UNITED STATES–PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) RECORDS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.—The term 
‘records and supporting documents’ means, with respect 
to an exported good under paragraph (2), records and docu-
ments related to the origin of the good, including— 
‘‘(i) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment 
for, the good; 
‘‘(ii) the purchase, cost, and value of, and payment 
for, all materials, including indirect materials, used 
in the production of the good; and 
‘‘(iii) the production of the good in the form in 
which it was exported. 
‘‘(B) PANAMA TPA CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN.—The term 
‘Panama TPA certification of origin’ means the certification 
established under article 4.15 of the United States–Panama 
Trade Promotion Agreement that a good qualifies as an 
originating good under such Agreement. 
‘‘(2) EXPORTS TO PANAMA.—Any person who completes and 
issues a Panama TPA certification of origin for a good exported 
from the United States shall make, keep, and, pursuant to 
rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, render for examination and inspection all records 
and supporting documents related to the origin of the good 
(including the certification or copies thereof). 
‘‘(3) RETENTION PERIOD.—The person who issues a Panama 
TPA certification of origin shall keep the records and supporting 
documents relating to that certification of origin for a period 
of at least 5 years after the date on which the certification 
is issued.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘(i), 
or (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i), (j), or (k)’’. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE OR 
APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Treasury requests 
the Government of Panama to conduct a verification pursuant 
to article 3.21 of the Agreement for purposes of making a 
determination under paragraph (2), the President may direct
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the Secretary to take appropriate action described in subsection 
(b) while the verification is being conducted. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under this para-
graph is a determination of the Secretary that— 
(A) an enterprise in Panama is complying with 
applicable customs laws, regulations, and procedures 
regarding trade in textile or apparel goods, or 
(B) a claim that a textile or apparel good exported 
or produced by such enterprise— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good under section 
203, or 
(ii) is a good of Panama, 
is accurate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate action under 
subsection (a)(1) includes— 
(1) suspension of preferential tariff treatment under the 
Agreement with respect to— 
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced 
by the person that is the subject of a verification under 
subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in sub-
section (a)(2)(A), if the Secretary of the Treasury deter-
mines that there is insufficient information to support any 
claim for preferential tariff treatment that has been made 
with respect to any such good; or 
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim of 
preferential tariff treatment has been made that is the 
subject of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
a claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary 
determines that there is insufficient information to support 
that claim; 
(2) denial of preferential tariff treatment under the Agree-
ment 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 sub-
section (a)(2)(A), if the Secretary determines that the per-
son has provided incorrect information to support any claim 
for preferential tariff treatment that has been made with 
respect to any such good; or 
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a claim of 
preferential tariff treatment has been made that is the 
subject of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
a claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary 
determines that a person has provided incorrect informa-
tion to support that claim; 
(3) detention of any textile or apparel good exported or 
produced by the person that is the subject of a verification 
under subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in sub-
section (a)(2)(A) or a claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B), 
if the Secretary determines that there is insufficient informa-
tion to determine the country of origin of any such good; and 
(4) denial of entry into the United States of any textile 
or apparel good exported or produced by the person that is 
the subject of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A) or a claim described 
in subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that the