I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4105 
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 
Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. HERGER, Mr. NUNES, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. SCHOCK, 
Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. REED, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. KIND, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Ohio, Mr. KELLY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RIBBLE, 
Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. STARK, Mr. GENE 
GREEN
of Texas, Mr. DONNELLY
of Indiana, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. 
SCHWARTZ, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
CRAVAACK, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. HAS-
TINGS of Florida, Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LONG, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Ms. SUTTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 
RYAN of Ohio, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. CLAY, 
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Ms. MOORE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. SHULER, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. 
CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, 
Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
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A BILL 
To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY PRO-
VISIONS TO NONMARKET ECONOMY COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY
TO PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING 
NONMARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the merchandise on which countervailing 
duties shall be imposed under subsection (a) includes 
a class or kind of merchandise imported, or sold (or 
likely to be sold) for importation, into the United 
States from a nonmarket economy country. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—A countervailing duty is not 
required to be imposed under subsection (a) on a 
class or kind of merchandise imported, or sold (or 
likely to be sold) for importation, into the United 
States from a nonmarket economy country if the ad-
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ministering authority is unable to identify and meas-
ure subsidies provided by the government of the non-
market economy country or a public entity within 
the territory of the nonmarket economy country be-
cause the economy of that country is essentially 
comprised of a single entity.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 701 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section, applies to— 
(1) all proceedings initiated under subtitle A of 
title VII of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) on or 
after November 20, 2006; 
(2) all resulting actions by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection; and 
(3) all civil actions, criminal proceedings, and 
other proceedings before a Federal court relating to 
proceedings referred to in paragraph (1) or actions 
referred to in paragraph (2). 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY IN CERTAIN 
PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO IMPORTS FROM 
NONMARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 777A of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677f–1) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY IN CER-
TAIN PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO IMPORTS FROM NON-
MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the administering au-
thority determines, with respect to a class or kind of 
merchandise from a nonmarket economy country for 
which an antidumping duty is determined using nor-
mal value pursuant to section 773(c), that— 
‘‘(A) pursuant to section 701(a)(1), a 
countervailable subsidy (other than an export 
subsidy referred to in section 772(c)(1)(C)) has 
been provided with respect to the class or kind 
of merchandise, 
‘‘(B) such countervailable subsidy has been 
demonstrated to have reduced the average price 
of imports of the class or kind of merchandise 
during the relevant period, and 
‘‘(C) the administering authority can rea-
sonably estimate the extent to which the 
countervailable subsidy referred to in subpara-
graph (B), in combination with the use of nor-
mal value determined pursuant to section 
773(c), has increased the weighted average 
dumping margin for the class or kind of mer-
chandise, 
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the administering authority shall, except as provided 
in paragraph (2), reduce the antidumping duty by 
the amount of the increase in the weighted average 
dumping margin estimated by the administering au-
thority under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
REDUCTION
IN
ANTIDUMPING 
DUTY.—The administering authority may not reduce 
the antidumping duty applicable to a class or kind 
of merchandise from a nonmarket economy country 
under this subsection by more than the portion of 
the countervailing duty rate attributable to a 
countervailable subsidy that is provided with respect 
to the class or kind of merchandise and that meets 
the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) of paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 
777A of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection 
(a) of this section, applies to— 
(1) all investigations and reviews initiated pur-
suant to title VII of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1671 et 
seq.) on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) subject to subsection (c) of section 129 of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3538), all determinations issued under subsection 
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(b)(2) of that section on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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