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making an incorrect claim that a good qualifies 
as an originating good under section 203 of the 
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act if the importer, in accord-
ance with regulations issued by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, voluntarily and promptly makes a 
corrected declaration and pays any duties 
owing. 
‘‘(B) TIME PERIODS FOR MAKING CORREC-
TIONS.—In the regulations referred to in sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary of the Treasury is 
authorized to prescribe time periods for making 
a corrected declaration and paying duties owing 
under subparagraph (A), if such periods are not 
shorter than 1 year following the date on which 
the importer makes the incorrect claim.’’. 
SEC. 206. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE 
AND APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the 
Treasury requests the Government of Australia to 
conduct a verification pursuant to article 4.3 of the 
Agreement for purposes of making a determination 
under paragraph (2), the President may direct the 
Secretary to take appropriate action described in
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subsection (b) while the verification is being con-
ducted. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under this 
paragraph is a determination— 
(A) that an exporter or producer in Aus-
tralia is complying with applicable customs 
laws, regulations, procedures, requirements, or 
practices affecting trade in textile or apparel 
goods; or 
(B) that a claim that a textile or apparel 
good exported or produced by such exporter or 
producer— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good 
under section 203 of this Act; or 
(ii) is a good of Australia, 
is accurate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate 
action under subsection (a)(1) includes— 
(1) suspension of liquidation of the entry 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), in a case in which the request 
for verification was based on a reasonable suspicion 
of unlawful activity related to such goods; and
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(2) suspension of liquidation of the entry of a 
textile or apparel good for which a claim has been 
made that is the subject of a verification under sub-
section (a)(1) regarding a claim described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B). 
(c) ACTION
WHEN
INFORMATION
IS
INSUFFI-
CIENT.—If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
the information obtained within 12 months after making 
a request for a verification under subsection (a)(1) is in-
sufficient to make a determination under subsection 
(a)(2), the President may direct the Secretary to take ap-
propriate action described in subsection (d) until such 
time as the Secretary receives information sufficient to 
make a determination under subsection (a)(2) or until 
such earlier date as the President may direct. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
ACTION
DESCRIBED.—Appro-
priate action referred to in subsection (c) includes— 
(1) publication of the name and address of the 
person that is the subject of the verification; 
(2) denial of preferential tariff treatment under 
the Agreement 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 subsection (a)(2)(A); or
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(B) a textile or apparel good for which a 
claim has been made that is the subject of a 
verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a 
claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B); and 
(3) denial of entry into the United States of— 
(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 subsection (a)(2)(A); or 
(B) a textile or apparel good for which a 
claim has been made that is the subject of a 
verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a 
claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
SEC. 207. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out— 
(1) subsections (a) through (n) of section 203 
and section 204; 
(2) amendments to existing law made by the 
sections referred to in paragraph (1); and 
(3) proclamations issued under section 203(o). 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM 
IMPORTS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: