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Union Calendar No. 126
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2739
[Report No. 108–225, Part I and II] 
To implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2003
Mr. DELAY (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) (both by request) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
JULY 21, 2003
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means 
JULY 21, 2003
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not 
later than July 22, 2003
JULY 22, 2003
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO, THE AGREEMENT 
Sec. 101. Approval and entry into force of the agreement. 
Sec. 102. Relationship of the agreement to United States and State law. 
Sec. 103. Consultation and layover provisions for, and effective date of, pro-
claimed actions. 
Sec. 104. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into force and initial 
regulations. 
Sec. 105. Administration of dispute settlement proceedings. 
Sec. 106. Arbitration of certain claims. 
Sec. 107. Effective dates; effect of termination. 
TITLE II—CUSTOMS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Tariff modifications. 
Sec. 202. Rules of origin. 
Sec. 203. Customs user fees. 
Sec. 204. Disclosure of incorrect information. 
Sec. 205. Enforcement relating to trade in textile and apparel goods. 
Sec. 206. Regulations. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM IMPORTS 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports Benefiting From the Agreement 
Sec. 311. Commencing of action for relief. 
Sec. 312. Commission action on petition. 
Sec. 313. Provision of relief. 
Sec. 314. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 315. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 316. Confidential business information. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures
Sec. 321. Commencement of action for relief. 
Sec. 322. Determination and provision of relief. 
Sec. 323. Period of relief. 
Sec. 324. Articles exempt from relief. 
Sec. 325. Rate after termination of import relief. 
Sec. 326. Termination of relief authority. 
Sec. 327. Compensation authority. 
Sec. 328. Business confidential information. 
Subtitle C—Cases Under Title II of the Trade Act of 1974
Sec. 331. Findings and action on goods from Singapore. 
TITLE IV—TEMPORARY ENTRY OF BUSINESS PERSONS 
Sec. 401. Nonimmigrant traders and investors. 
Sec. 402. Nonimmigrant professionals.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade 
Agreement between the United States and the Re-
public of Singapore entered into under the authority 
of section 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002; 
(2) to strengthen and develop economic rela-
tions between the United States and Singapore for 
their mutual benefit; 
(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations 
through the reduction and elimination of barriers to 
trade in goods and services and to investment; and 
(4) to lay the foundation for further coopera-
tion to expand and enhance the benefits of such 
Agreement. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
that Singapore has taken measures necessary to bring it 
into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement 
that take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters 
into force, the President is authorized to exchange notes
with the Government of Singapore providing for the entry 
into force, on or after January 1, 2004, of the Agreement 
for the United States. 
SEC. 102. RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED 
STATES AND STATE LAW. 
(a) RELATIONSHIP
OF AGREEMENT
TO UNITED 
STATES LAW.—
(1) UNITED STATES LAW TO PREVAIL IN CON-
FLICT.—No provision of the Agreement, nor the ap-
plication of any such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the 
United States shall have effect. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed—
(A) to amend or modify any law of the 
United States, or 
(B) to limit any authority conferred under 
any law of the United States, 
unless specifically provided for in this Act. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP
OF
AGREEMENT
TO
STATE 
LAW.—
(1) LEGAL CHALLENGE.—No State law, or the 
application thereof, may be declared invalid as to 
any person or circumstance on the ground that the 
provision or application is inconsistent with the 
Agreement, except in an action brought by the 
United States for the purpose of declaring such law 
or application invalid. 
(2) DEFINITION OF STATE LAW.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘‘State law’’ includes—
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a 
State; and 
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the 
business of insurance. 
(c) EFFECT OF AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PRI-
VATE REMEDIES.—No person other than the United 
States—
(1) shall have any cause of action or defense 
under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional 
approval thereof; or 
(2) may challenge, in any action brought under 
any provision of law, any action or inaction by any 
department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 
United States, any State, or any political subdivision 
of a State on the ground that such action or inaction 
is inconsistent with the Agreement.
SEC. 103. CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, 
AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED AC-
TIONS. 
(a) 
CONSULTATION
AND
LAYOVER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—If a provision of this Act provides that the imple-
mentation of an action by the President by proclamation 
is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of 
this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—
(1) the President has obtained advice regarding 
the proposed action from—
(A) the appropriate advisory committees 
established under section 135 of the Trade Act 
of 1974; and 
(B) the United States International Trade 
Commission; 
(2) the President has submitted a report to the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives that sets forth—
(A) the action proposed to be proclaimed 
and the reasons therefor; and 
(B) the advice obtained under paragraph 
(1); 
(3) a period of 60 calendar days beginning on 
the first day on which the requirements of para-
graphs (1) and (2) have been met has expired; and
(4) the President has consulted with such Com-
mittees regarding the proposed action during the pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (3). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN PROCLAIMED AC-
TIONS.—Any action proclaimed by the President under the 
authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation 
and layover provisions under subsection (a) may not take 
effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text 
of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 104. IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF 
ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULA-
TIONS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS.—
(1) PROCLAMATION
AUTHORITY.—After the 
date of enactment of this Act—
(A) the President may proclaim such ac-
tions, and 
(B) other appropriate officers of the 
United States Government may issue such reg-
ulations—
as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of 
this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes 
effect on the date the Agreement enters into force 
is appropriately implemented on such date, but no
such proclamation or regulation may have an effec-
tive date earlier than the date of entry into force. 
(2) WAIVER OF 15-DAY RESTRICTION.—The 15-
day restriction in section 103(b) on the taking effect 
of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that 
the application of such restriction would prevent the 
taking effect on the date the Agreement enters into 
force of any action proclaimed under this section. 
(b) INITIAL REGULATIONS.—Initial regulations nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by 
or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement 
of 
administrative 
action 
submitted 
under 
section 
101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the max-
imum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the 
date of entry into force of the Agreement. In the case of 
any implementing action that takes effect on a date after 
the date of entry into force of the Agreement, initial regu-
lations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum ex-
tent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective 
date. 
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PRO-
CEEDINGS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OR DESIGNATION OF OFFICE.—
The President is authorized to establish or designate with-
in the Department of Commerce an office that shall be
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the provisions of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act take effect on the date the Agreement 
enters into force. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) Sections 1 through 3 and this title take ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Section 205 takes effect on the date on 
which the textile and apparel provisions of the 
Agreement take effect pursuant to article 5.10 of 
the Agreement. 
(c) TERMINATION
OF
THE AGREEMENT.—On the 
date on which the Agreement ceases to be in force, the 
provisions of this Act (other than this subsection) and the 
amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective. 
TITLE II—CUSTOMS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. TARIFF MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) TARIFF MODIFICATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE 
AGREEMENT.—The President may proclaim—
(1) such modifications or continuation of any 
duty, 
(2) such continuation of duty-free or excise 
treatment, or 
(3) such additional duties—
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate 
to carry out or apply articles 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, and 2.12 and 
Annex 2B of the Agreement. 
(b) OTHER TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.—Subject to the 
consultation and layover provisions of section 103(a), the 
President may proclaim—
(1) such modifications or continuation of any 
duty, 
(2) such modifications as the United States 
may agree to with Singapore regarding the staging 
of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2B of the 
Agreement, 
(3) such continuation of duty-free or excise 
treatment, or 
(4) such additional duties—
as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate 
to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually 
advantageous concessions with respect to Singapore pro-
vided for by the Agreement. 
(c) CONVERSION TO AD VALOREM RATES.—For pur-
poses of subsections (a) and (b), with respect to any good 
for which the base rate in the Schedule of the United 
States set forth in Annex 2B of the Agreement is a spe-
cific or compound rate of duty, the President may sub-
stitute for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the Presi-
dent determines to be equivalent to the base rate. 
SEC. 202. RULES OF ORIGIN. 
(a) ORIGINATING GOODS.—For purposes of this Act 
and for purposes of implementing the tariff treatment pro-
vided for under the Agreement, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, a good is an originating good if—
(1) the good is wholly obtained or produced en-
tirely in the territory of Singapore, the United 
States, or both; 
(2) each nonoriginating material used in the 
production of the good—
(A) undergoes an applicable change in tar-
iff classification set out in Annex 3A of the 
Agreement as a result of production occurring 
entirely in the territory of Singapore, the 
United States, or both; or 
(B) if no change in tariff classification is 
required, the good otherwise satisfies the appli-
cable requirements of such Annex; or 
(3) the good itself, as imported, is listed in 
Annex 3B of the Agreement and is imported into the 
territory of the United States from the territory of 
Singapore.
(b) DE MINIMIS AMOUNTS OF NONORIGINATING MA-
TERIALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided for in 
paragraphs (2) and (3), a good shall be considered 
to be an originating good if—
(A) the value of all nonoriginating mate-
rials used in the production of the good that do 
not undergo the required change in tariff classi-
fication under Annex 3A of the Agreement does 
not exceed 10 percent of the adjusted value of 
the good; 
(B) if the good is subject to a regional 
value-content requirement, the value of such 
nonoriginating materials is taken into account 
in calculating the regional value-content of the 
good; and 
(C) the good satisfies all other applicable 
requirements of this section. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to the following: 
(A) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 of the HTS that is used in the produc-
tion of a good provided for in chapter 4 of the 
HTS.
(B) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 4 of the HTS or in subheading 
1901.90 of the HTS that is used in the produc-
tion of a good provided for in heading 2105 or 
in any of subheadings 1901.10, 1901.20, 
1901.90, 2106.90, 2202.90, and 2309.90 of the 
HTS.
(C) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 0805, or any of subheadings 
2009.11.00 through 2009.39, of the HTS, that 
is used in the production of a good provided for 
in any of subheadings 2009.11.00 through 
2009.39 or in subheading 2106.90 or 2202.90 
of the HTS. 
(D) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 15 of the HTS that is used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
headings 1501.00.00 through 1508, 1512, 
1514, and 1515 of the HTS. 
(E) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 1701 of the HTS that is used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
headings 1701 through 1703 of the HTS. 
(F) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 17 of the HTS or heading
1805.00.00 of the HTS that is used in the pro-
duction of a good provided for in subheading 
1806.10 of the HTS. 
(G) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in any of headings 2203 through 2208 of the 
HTS that is used in the production of a good 
provided for in heading 2207 or 2208 of the 
HTS. 
(H) A nonoriginating material used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
chapters 1 through 21 of the HTS, unless the 
nonoriginating material is provided for in a dif-
ferent subheading than the good for which ori-
gin is being determined under this section. 
(3) GOODS
PROVIDED
FOR
IN
CHAPTERS
THROUGH 63 OF THE HTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a good provided for in any 
of chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS that is 
not an originating good because certain fibers 
or yarns used in the production of the compo-
nent of the good that determines the tariff clas-
sification of the good do not undergo an appli-
cable change in tariff classification set out in 
Annex 3A of the Agreement shall be considered
to be an originating good if the total weight of 
all such fibers or yarns in that component is 
not more than 7 percent of the total weight of 
that component. 
(B) 
CERTAIN
TEXTILE
OR
APPAREL 
GOODS.—
(i) 
TREATMENT
AS
ORIGINATING 
GOOD.—A textile or apparel good con-
taining elastomeric yarns in the component 
of the good that determines the tariff clas-
sification of the good shall be considered to 
be an originating good only if such yarns 
are wholly formed in the territory of Singa-
pore or the United States. 
(ii) DEFINITION OF TEXTILE OR AP-
PAREL GOOD.—For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘textile or apparel 
good’’ means a product 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)). 
(c) ACCUMULATION.—
(1) ORIGINATING
GOODS
INCORPORATED
IN 
GOODS OF OTHER COUNTRY.—Originating materials
from the territory of either Singapore or the United 
States that are used in the production of a good in 
the territory of the other country shall be considered 
to originate in the territory of the other country. 
(2) MULTIPLE PROCEDURES.—A good that is 
produced in the territory of Singapore, the United 
States, or both, by 1 or more producers is an origi-
nating good if the good satisfies the requirements of 
subsection (a) and all other applicable requirements 
of this section. 
(d) REGIONAL VALUE-CONTENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(2), the regional value-content of a good referred 
to in Annex 3A of the Agreement shall be calculated, 
at the choice of the person claiming preferential tar-
iff treatment for the good, on the basis of the build-
down method described in paragraph (2) or the 
build-up method described in paragraph (3), unless 
otherwise provided in Annex 3A of the Agreement. 
(2) BUILD-DOWN METHOD.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The regional value-con-
tent of a good may be calculated on the basis 
of the following build-down method:
AV–VNM
RVC = ———— × 100
AV
(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A): 
(i) The term ‘‘RVC’’ means the re-
gional value-content, expressed as a per-
centage. 
(ii) The term ‘‘AV’’ means the ad-
justed value. 
(iii) The term ‘‘VNM’’ means the 
value of nonoriginating materials that are 
acquired and used by the producer in the 
production of the good. 
(3) BUILD-UP METHOD.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The regional value-con-
tent of a good may be calculated on the basis 
of the following build-up method:
VOM
RVC = ———— × 100
AV
(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A): 
(i) The term ‘‘RVC’’ means the re-
gional value-content, expressed as a per-
centage. 
(ii) The term ‘‘AV’’ means the ad-
justed value.
(iii) The term ‘‘VOM’’ means the 
value of originating materials that are ac-
quired or self-produced and are used by 
the producer in the production of the good. 
(e) VALUE OF MATERIALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of calculating 
the regional value-content of a good under sub-
section (d), and for purposes of applying the de 
minimis rules under subsection (b), the value of a 
material is—
(A) in the case of a material imported by 
the producer of the good, the adjusted value of 
the material; 
(B) in the case of a material acquired in 
the territory in which the good is produced, ex-
cept for a material to which subparagraph (C) 
applies, the adjusted value of the material; or 
(C) in the case of a material that is self-
produced, or in a case in which the relationship 
between the producer of the good and the seller 
of the material influenced the price actually 
paid or payable for the material, including a 
material obtained without charge, the sum of—
(i) all expenses incurred in the pro-
duction of the material, including general 
expenses; and 
(ii) an amount for profit. 
(2) FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE VALUE OF 
MATERIALS.—
(A) ORIGINATING
MATERIALS.—The fol-
lowing expenses, if not included in the value of 
an originating material calculated under para-
graph (1), may be added to the value of the 
originating material: 
(i) The costs of freight, insurance, 
packing, and all other costs incurred in 
transporting the material to the location of 
the producer. 
(ii) Duties, taxes, and customs broker-
age fees on the material paid in the terri-
tory of Singapore, the United States, or 
both, other than duties and taxes that are 
waived, refunded, refundable, or otherwise 
recoverable, including credit against duty 
or tax paid or payable. 
(iii) The cost of waste and spoilage re-
sulting from the use of the material in the
production of the good, less the value of 
renewable scrap or by-product. 
(B) NONORIGINATING
MATERIALS.—The 
following expenses, if included in the value of a 
nonoriginating material calculated under para-
graph (1), may be deducted from the value of 
the nonoriginating material: 
(i) The costs of freight, insurance, 
packing, and all other costs incurred in 
transporting the material to the location of 
the producer. 
(ii) Duties, taxes, and customs broker-
age fees on the material paid in the terri-
tory of Singapore, the United States, or 
both, other than duties and taxes that are 
waived, refunded, refundable, or otherwise 
recoverable, including credit against duty 
or tax paid or payable. 
(iii) The cost of waste and spoilage re-
sulting from the use of the material in the 
production of the good, less the value of 
renewable scrap or by-product. 
(iv) The cost of processing incurred in 
the territory of Singapore or the United
States in the production of the nonorigi-
nating material. 
(v) The cost of originating materials 
used in the production of the nonorigi-
nating material in the territory of Singa-
pore or the United States. 
(f) ACCESSORIES, SPARE PARTS, OR TOOLS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
accessories, spare parts, or tools delivered with the 
good that form part of the good’s standard acces-
sories, spare parts, or tools shall—
(A) be treated as originating goods if the 
good is an originating good; and 
(B) be disregarded in determining whether 
all the nonoriginating materials used in the pro-
duction of the good undergo an applicable 
change in tariff classification set out in Annex 
3A of the Agreement. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall apply 
only if—
(A) the accessories, spare parts, or tools 
are not invoiced separately from the good; 
(B) the quantities and value of the acces-
sories, spare parts, or tools are customary for 
the good; and
(C) if the good is subject to a regional 
value-content requirement, the value of the ac-
cessories, spare parts, or tools is taken into ac-
count as originating or nonoriginating mate-
rials, as the case may be, in calculating the re-
gional value-content of the good. 
(g) FUNGIBLE GOODS AND MATERIALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) CLAIM
FOR
PREFERENTIAL
TREAT-
MENT.—A person claiming preferential tariff 
treatment for a good may claim that a fungible 
good or material is originating either based on 
the physical segregation of each fungible good 
or material or by using an inventory manage-
ment method. 
(B) INVENTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD.—
In this subsection, the term ‘‘inventory manage-
ment method’’ means—
(i) averaging; 
(ii) ‘‘last-in, first-out’’; 
(iii) ‘‘first-in, first-out’’; or 
(iv) any other method—
(I) recognized in the generally 
accepted accounting principles of the 
country in which the production is
performed (whether Singapore or the 
United States); or 
(II) otherwise accepted by that 
country. 
(2) ELECTION
OF
INVENTORY
METHOD.—A 
person selecting an inventory management method 
under paragraph (1) for particular fungible goods or 
materials shall continue to use that method for those 
fungible goods or materials throughout the fiscal 
year of that person. 
(h) 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 out in Annex 3A 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 mate-
rials, as the case may be, in calculating the regional value-
content of the good. 
(i) PACKING MATERIALS
AND CONTAINERS
FOR 
SHIPMENT.—Packing materials and containers in which
a good is packed for shipment shall be disregarded in de-
termining whether—
(1) the nonoriginating materials used in the 
production of a good undergo an applicable change 
in tariff classification set out in Annex 3A of the 
Agreement; and 
(2) the good satisfies a regional value-content 
requirement. 
(j) INDIRECT MATERIALS.—An indirect material 
shall be considered to be an originating material without 
regard to where it is produced, and its value shall be the 
cost registered in the accounting records of the producer 
of the good. 
(k) THIRD COUNTRY OPERATIONS.—A good shall not 
be considered to be an originating good by reason of hav-
ing undergone production that satisfies the requirements 
of subsection (a) if, subsequent to that production, the 
good undergoes further production or any other operation 
outside the territories of Singapore and the United States, 
other than unloading, reloading, or any other operation 
necessary to preserve it in good condition or to transport 
the good to the territory of Singapore or the United 
States. 
(l) SPECIAL RULE FOR APPAREL GOODS LISTED IN 
CHAPTER 61 OR 62 OF THE HTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An apparel good listed in 
chapter 61 or 62 of the HTS shall be considered to 
be an originating good if it is both cut (or knit to 
shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in the terri-
tory of Singapore, the United States, or both, from 
fabric or yarn, regardless of origin, designated in the 
manner described in paragraph (2) as fabric or yarn 
not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in the United States. 
(2) DESIGNATION
OF
CERTAIN
FABRIC
AND 
YARN.—The designation referred to in paragraph 
(1) means a designation made in a notice published 
in the Federal Register on or before November 15, 
2002, identifying apparel goods made from fabric or 
yarn eligible for entry into the United States under 
subheading 9819.11.24 or 9820.11.27 of the HTS. 
For purposes of this subsection, a reference in the 
notice to fabric or yarn formed in the United States 
is deemed to include fabric or yarn formed in Singa-
pore. 
(m) APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION.—In this 
section: 
(1) The basis for any tariff classification is the 
HTS.
(2) Any cost or value referred to in this section 
shall be recorded and maintained in accordance with 
the generally accepted accounting principles applica-
ble in the territory of the country in which the good 
is produced (whether Singapore or the United 
States). 
(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADJUSTED
VALUE.—The term ‘‘adjusted 
value’’ means the value of a good determined under 
articles 1 through 8, article 15, and the cor-
responding interpretative notes of the Agreement on 
Implementation of Article VII of the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in sec-
tion 101(d)(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act, except that such value may be adjusted to ex-
clude any costs, charges, or expenses incurred for 
transportation, insurance, and related services inci-
dent to the international shipment of the good from 
the country of exportation to the place of importa-
tion. 
(2) FUNGIBLE GOODS AND FUNGIBLE MATE-
RIALS.—The terms ‘‘fungible goods’’ and ‘‘fungible 
materials’’ mean goods or materials, as the case may 
be, that are interchangeable for commercial purposes 
and the properties of which are essentially identical.
(3) GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRIN-
CIPLES.—The term ‘‘generally accepted accounting 
principles’’ means the recognized consensus or sub-
stantial authoritative support in the territory of 
Singapore or the United States, as the case may be, 
with respect to the recording of revenues, expenses, 
costs, and assets and liabilities, the disclosure of in-
formation, and the preparation of financial state-
ments. The standards may encompass broad guide-
lines of general application as well as detailed stand-
ards, practices, and procedures. 
(4) GOODS WHOLLY OBTAINED OR PRODUCED 
ENTIRELY IN THE TERRITORY OF SINGAPORE, THE 
UNITED STATES, OR BOTH.—The term ‘‘goods whol-
ly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of 
Singapore, the United States, or both’’ means—
(A) mineral goods extracted in the terri-
tory of Singapore, the United States, or both; 
(B) vegetable goods, as such goods are de-
fined in the Harmonized System, harvested in 
the territory of Singapore, the United States, or 
both; 
(C) live animals born and raised in the ter-
ritory of Singapore, the United States, or both;
(D) goods obtained from hunting, trap-
ping, fishing, or aquaculture conducted in the 
territory of Singapore, the United States, or 
both; 
(E) goods (fish, shellfish, and other marine 
life) taken from the sea by vessels registered or 
recorded with Singapore or the United States 
and flying the flag of that country; 
(F) goods produced exclusively from prod-
ucts referred to in subparagraph (E) on board 
factory ships registered or recorded with Singa-
pore or the United States and flying the flag of 
that country; 
(G) goods taken by Singapore or the 
United States, or a person of Singapore or the 
United States, from the seabed or beneath the 
seabed outside territorial waters, if Singapore 
or the United States has rights to exploit such 
seabed; 
(H) goods taken from outer space, if the 
goods are obtained by Singapore or the United 
States or a person of Singapore or the United 
States and not processed in the territory of a 
country other than Singapore or the United 
States;
(I) waste and scrap derived from—
(i) production in the territory of 
Singapore, the United States, or both; or 
(ii) used goods collected in the terri-
tory of Singapore, the United States, or 
both, if such goods are fit only for the re-
covery of raw materials; 
(J) recovered goods derived in the territory 
of Singapore, the United States, or both, from 
used goods; or 
(K) goods produced in the territory of 
Singapore, the United States, or both, exclu-
sively—
(i) from goods referred to in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (I); or 
(ii) from the derivatives of goods re-
ferred to in clause (i). 
(5) HARMONIZED
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Har-
monized System’’ means the Harmonized Com-
modity Description and Coding System. 
(6) INDIRECT MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘indirect 
material’’ means a good used in the production, test-
ing, or inspection of a good but not physically incor-
porated into the good, or a good used in the mainte-
nance of buildings or the operation of equipment as-
sociated with the production of a 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 ma-
terials, and other materials used in production 
or used to operate equipment or buildings; 
(E) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, 
safety equipment, and supplies; 
(F) equipment, devices, and supplies used 
for testing or inspecting the good; 
(G) catalysts and solvents; and 
(H) any other goods that are not incor-
porated into the good but the use of which in 
the production of the good can reasonably be 
demonstrated to be a part of that production. 
(7) MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘material’’ means a 
good that is used in the production of another good. 
(8) MATERIAL THAT IS SELF-PRODUCED.—The 
term ‘‘material that is self-produced’’ means a mate-
rial, such as a part or ingredient, produced by a pro-
ducer of a good and used by the producer in the pro-
duction of another good.
(9) NONORIGINATING
MATERIAL.—The term 
‘‘nonoriginating material’’ means a material that 
does not qualify as an originating good under the 
rules set out in this section. 
(10) PREFERENTIAL
TARIFF
TREATMENT.—
The term ‘‘preferential tariff treatment’’ means the 
customs duty rate that is applicable to an origi-
nating good pursuant to chapter 2 of the Agree-
ment. 
(11) PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘producer’’ means 
a person who grows, raises, mines, harvests, fishes, 
traps, hunts, manufactures, processes, assembles, or 
disassembles a good. 
(12) PRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘production’’ 
means growing, mining, harvesting, fishing, raising, 
trapping, hunting, manufacturing, processing, as-
sembling, or disassembling a good. 
(13) RECOVERED GOODS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘recovered 
goods’’ means materials in the form of indi-
vidual parts that are the result of—
(i) the complete disassembly of used 
goods into individual parts; and
(ii) the cleaning, inspecting, testing, 
or other processing of those parts as nec-
essary for improvement to sound working 
condition by one or more of the processes 
described in subparagraph (B), in order 
for such parts to be assembled with other 
parts, including other parts that have un-
dergone the processes described in this 
paragraph, in the production of a remanu-
factured good described in Annex 3C of 
the Agreement. 
(B) PROCESSES.—The processes referred 
to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are welding, flame 
spraying, surface machining, knurling, plating, 
sleeving, and rewinding. 
(14) REMANUFACTURED GOOD.—The term ‘‘re-
manufactured good’’ means an industrial good as-
sembled in the territory of Singapore or the United 
States, that is listed in Annex 3C of the Agreement, 
and—
(A) is entirely or partially comprised of re-
covered goods; 
(B) has the same life expectancy and 
meets the same performance standards as a 
new good; and 
(C) enjoys the same factory warranty as 
such a new good.
(15) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ has 
the meaning given that term in Annex 1A of the 
Agreement. 
(16) USED.—The term ‘‘used’’ means used 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 out in Annexes 3A, 
3B, and 3C of the Agreement; and 
(B) any additional subordinate category 
necessary to carry out this title consistent with 
the Agreement. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consulta-
tion and layover provisions of section 103(a), 
the President may proclaim modifications to the 
provisions proclaimed under the authority of 
paragraph (1)(A), other than—
(i) the provisions of Annex 3B of the 
Agreement; and 
(ii) provisions of chapters 50 through 
63 of the HTS, as included in Annex 3A 
of the Agreement.
(B) ADDITIONAL
PROCLAMATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (A), and subject to 
the consultation and layover provisions of sec-
tion 103(a), the President may proclaim—
(i) modifications to the provisions pro-
claimed under the authority of paragraph 
(1)(A) that are necessary to implement an 
agreement with Singapore pursuant to ar-
ticle 3.18.4(c) of the Agreement; and 
(ii) before the 1st anniversary of the 
date of enactment of this Act, modifica-
tions to correct any typographical, clerical, 
or other nonsubstantive technical error re-
garding the provisions of chapters 50 
through 63 of the HTS, as included in 
Annex 3A of the Agreement. 
SEC. 203. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: 
‘‘(13) No fee may be charged under subsection 
(a) (9) or (10) with respect to goods that qualify as 
originating goods under section 202 of the United 
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implemen-
tation 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. 204. DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION. 
Section 592(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1592(c)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PRIOR
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING
CLAIMS 
UNDER
THE
UNITED
STATES-SINGAPORE
FREE 
TRADE AGREEMENT.—
‘‘(A) An importer shall not be subject to 
penalties under subsection (a) for making an 
incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an origi-
nating good under section 202 of the United 
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation Act if the importer, in accordance 
with regulations issued by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, voluntarily and promptly makes a 
corrected declaration and pays any duties 
owing. 
‘‘(B) 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 that a 
good qualifies as an originating good.’’. 
SEC. 205. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE 
AND APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) DENIAL OF PERMISSION TO CONDUCT SITE VIS-
ITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 
the Secretary of the Treasury proposes to conduct a 
site visit at an enterprise registered under article 5.3 
of the Agreement, and responsible officials of the en-
terprise do not consent to the proposed visit, the 
President may exclude from the customs territory of 
the United States textile and apparel goods pro-
duced or exported by that enterprise. 
(2) TERMINATION OF EXCLUSION.—An exclu-
sion of textile and apparel goods produced or ex-
ported by an enterprise under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate when the President determines that the 
enterprise’s production of, and capability to produce, 
the goods are consistent with statements by the en-
terprise that textile or apparel goods the enterprise
produces or has produced are originating goods or 
products of Singapore, as the case may be. 
(b) KNOWING OR WILLFUL CIRCUMVENTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President finds that 
an enterprise of Singapore has knowingly or willfully 
engaged in circumvention, the President may exclude 
from the customs territory of the United States tex-
tile and apparel goods produced or exported by the 
enterprise. An exclusion under this paragraph may 
be imposed on the date beginning on the date a find-
ing of knowing or willful circumvention is made and 
shall be in effect for a period not longer than the ap-
plicable period described in paragraph (2). 
(2) TIME PERIODS.—
(A) FIRST
FINDING.—With respect to a 
first finding under paragraph (1), the applica-
ble period is 6 months. 
(B) SECOND FINDING.—With respect to a 
second finding under paragraph (1), the appli-
cable period is 2 years. 
(C) THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT FINDING.—
With respect to a third or subsequent finding 
under paragraph (1), the applicable period is 2 
years. If, at the time of a third or subsequent 
finding, an exclusion is in effect as a result of
a previous finding, the 2-year period applicable 
to the third or subsequent finding shall begin 
on the day after the day on which the previous 
exclusion terminates. 
(c) CERTAIN OTHER INSTANCES
OF CIRCUMVEN-
TION.—If the President consults with Singapore pursuant 
to article 5.8 of the Agreement, the consultations fail to 
result in a mutually satisfactory solution to the matters 
at issue, and the President presents to Singapore clear 
evidence of circumvention under the Agreement, the Presi-
dent may—
(1) deny preferential tariff treatment to the 
goods involved in the circumvention; and 
(2) deny preferential tariff treatment, for a pe-
riod not to exceed 4 years from the date on which 
consultations pursuant to article 5.8 of the Agree-
ment conclude, to—
(A) textile and apparel goods produced by 
the enterprise found to have engaged in the cir-
cumvention, including any successor of such en-
terprise; and 
(B) textile and apparel goods produced by 
any other entity owned or operated by a prin-
cipal of the enterprise, if the principal also is a 
principal of the other entity.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘cir-
cumvention’’, ‘‘preferential tariff treatment’’, ‘‘prin-
cipal’’, and ‘‘textile and apparel goods’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in chapter 5 of the 
Agreement. 
(2) ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘enterprise’’ has 
the meaning given that term in article 1.2.3 of the 
Agreement. 
SEC. 206. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out—
(1) subsections (a) through (n) of section 202, 
and section 203; 
(2) amendments made by the sections referred 
to in paragraph (1); and 
(3) proclamations issued under section 202(o). 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM 
IMPORTS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the United States International Trade Com-
mission.
(2) SINGAPOREAN ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘Singa-
porean article’’ means an article that qualifies as an 
originating good under section 202(a) of this Act. 
(3) SINGAPOREAN TEXTILE OR APPAREL ARTI-
CLE.—The term ‘‘Singaporean textile or apparel ar-
ticle’’ means an article—
(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: 
(A) The suspension of any further reduc-
tion provided for under Annex 2B of the Agree-
ment in the duty imposed on such article. 
(B) An increase in the rate of duty im-
posed on such article to a level that does not 
exceed the lesser of—
(i) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles at 
the time the import relief is provided; or 
(ii) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles on 
the day before the date on which the 
Agreement enters into force. 
(C) In the case of a duty applied on a sea-
sonal basis to such article, an increase in the 
rate of duty imposed on the article to a level 
that does not exceed the lesser of—
(i) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles for 
the immediately preceding corresponding 
season; or
(ii) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles on 
the day before the date on which the 
Agreement enters into force. 
(2) PROGRESSIVE LIBERALIZATION.—If the pe-
riod for which import relief is provided under this 
section is greater than 1 year, the President shall 
provide for the progressive liberalization (described 
in article 7.28 of the Agreement) of such relief at 
regular intervals during the period of its application. 
(d) PERIOD OF RELIEF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the import relief that the President is authorized to 
provide under this section may not exceed 2 years. 
(2) EXTENSION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the President, after receiving an af-
firmative determination from the Commission 
under subparagraph (B), may extend the effec-
tive period of any import relief provided under 
this section if the President determines that—
(i) the import relief continues to be 
necessary to prevent or remedy serious in-
jury and to facilitate adjustment; and
(ii) there is evidence that the industry 
is making a positive adjustment to import 
competition. 
(B) ACTION BY COMMISSION.—
(i) Upon a petition on behalf of the 
industry concerned, filed with the Commis-
sion not earlier than the date which is 9 
months, and not later than the date which 
is 6 months, before the date on which any 
action taken under subsection (a) is to ter-
minate, the Commission shall conduct an 
investigation to determine whether action 
under this section continues to be nec-
essary to remedy or prevent serious injury 
and whether there is evidence that the in-
dustry is making a positive adjustment to 
import competition. 
(ii) The Commission shall publish no-
tice of the commencement of any pro-
ceeding under this subparagraph in the 
Federal Register and shall, within a rea-
sonable time thereafter, hold a public hear-
ing at which the Commission shall afford 
interested parties and consumers an oppor-
tunity to be present, to present evidence,
and to respond to the presentations of 
other parties and consumers, and other-
wise to be heard. 
(iii) The Commission shall transmit to 
the President a report on its investigation 
and determination under this subpara-
graph not later than 60 days before the ac-
tion under subsection (a) is to terminate, 
unless the President specifies a different 
date. 
(C) PERIOD OF IMPORT RELIEF.—The ef-
fective period of any import relief imposed 
under this section, including any extensions 
thereof, may not, in the aggregate, exceed 4 
years. 
(e) RATE AFTER TERMINATION
OF IMPORT RE-
LIEF.—When import relief under this section is termi-
nated with respect to an article, the rate of duty on that 
article shall be the rate that would have been in effect, 
but for the provision of such relief, on the date the relief 
terminates. 
(f) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF.—No import 
relief may be provided under this section on any article 
that has been subject to import relief, after the entry into 
force of the Agreement, 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. 314. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—No import relief may be pro-
vided under this subtitle after the date that is 10 years 
after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Import relief may be provided 
under this subtitle in the case of a Singaporean article 
after the date on which such relief would, but for this sub-
section, terminate under subsection (a), if the President 
determines that Singapore has consented to such relief. 
SEC. 315. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. 
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2133), any import relief provided by the Presi-
dent under section 313 shall be treated as action taken 
under chapter 1 of title II of such Act.
SEC. 316. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
Section 202(a)(8) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2252(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, 
and title III of the United States-Singapore Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act’’. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel 
Safeguard Measures 
SEC. 321. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION FOR RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A request under this subtitle for 
the purpose of adjusting to the obligations of the United 
States under the Agreement may be filed with the Presi-
dent by an interested party. Upon the filing of a request, 
the President shall review the request to determine, from 
information presented in the request, whether to com-
mence consideration of the request. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF REQUEST.—If the President de-
termines that the request under subsection (a) provides 
the information necessary for the request to be considered, 
the President shall cause to be published in the Federal 
Register a notice of commencement of consideration of the 
request, and notice seeking public comments regarding the 
request. The notice shall include the request and the dates 
by which comments and rebuttals must be received.
SEC. 322. DETERMINATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to a request made 
by an interested party, the President shall determine 
whether, as a result of the reduction or elimination 
of a duty under the Agreement, a Singaporean tex-
tile or apparel article is being imported into the 
United States in such increased quantities, in abso-
lute terms or relative to the domestic market for 
that article, and under such conditions that imports 
of the article constitute a substantial cause of seri-
ous damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic 
industry producing an article that is like, or directly 
competitive with, the imported article. 
(2) SERIOUS
DAMAGE.—In making a deter-
mination under paragraph (1), the President—
(A) shall examine the effect of increased 
imports on the domestic industry, as reflected 
in changes in such relevant economic factors as 
output, productivity, utilization of capacity, in-
ventories, market share, exports, wages, em-
ployment, domestic prices, profits, and invest-
ment, none of which is necessarily decisive; and 
(B) shall not consider changes in tech-
nology or consumer preference as factors sup-
porting a determination of serious damage or 
actual threat thereof. 
(3) SUBSTANTIAL CAUSE.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘substantial cause’’ means a 
cause that is important and not less than any other 
cause. 
(b) PROVISION OF RELIEF.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a determination under 
subsection (a) is affirmative, the President may pro-
vide relief from imports of the article that is the 
subject of such determination, as described in para-
graph (2), to the extent that the President deter-
mines necessary to remedy or prevent the serious 
damage and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic 
industry. 
(2) NATURE OF RELIEF.—The relief that the 
President is authorized to provide under this sub-
section with respect to imports of an article is—
(A) the suspension of any further reduc-
tion provided for under Annex 2B of the Agree-
ment in the duty imposed on the article; or 
(B) an increase in the rate of duty im-
posed on the article to a level that does not ex-
ceed the lesser of—
(i) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles at 
the time the import relief is provided; or 
(ii) the column 1 general rate of duty 
imposed under the HTS on like articles on 
the day before the date on which the 
Agreement enters into force. 
SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the im-
port relief that the President is authorized to provide 
under section 322 may not exceed 2 years. 
(b) EXTENSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the President may extend the effective period of any 
import relief provided under this subtitle if the 
President determines that—
(A) the import relief continues to be nec-
essary to remedy or prevent serious damage 
and to facilitate adjustment; and 
(B) there is evidence that the industry is 
making a positive adjustment to import com-
petition. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The effective period of any 
action under this subtitle, including any extensions 
thereof, may not, in the aggregate, exceed 4 years.
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF. 
The President may not provide import relief under 
this subtitle with respect to any article if import relief pre-
viously has been provided under this subtitle with respect 
to that article. 
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF. 
When import relief under this subtitle is terminated 
with respect to an article, the rate of duty on that article 
shall be the rate that would have been in effect, but for 
the provision of such relief, on the date the relief termi-
nates. 
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle 
with respect to an article after the date that is 10 years 
after the date on which the provisions of the Agreement 
relating to trade in textile and apparel goods take effect 
pursuant to article 5.10 of the Agreement. 
SEC. 327. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. 
For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2133), any import relief provided by the Presi-
dent under this subtitle shall be treated as action taken 
under chapter 1 of title II of such Act. 
SEC. 328. BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
The President may not release information which the 
President considers to be confidential business informa-
tion unless the party submitting the confidential business
information had notice, at the time of submission, that 
such information would be released by the President, or 
such party subsequently consents to the release of the in-
formation. To the extent business confidential information 
is provided, a nonconfidential version of the information 
shall also be provided, in which the business confidential 
information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. 
Subtitle C—Cases Under Title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974
SEC. 331. FINDINGS AND ACTION ON GOODS FROM SINGA-
PORE. 
(a) EFFECT OF IMPORTS.—If, in any investigation 
initiated under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, the Commission makes an affirmative determination 
(or a determination which the President may treat as an 
affirmative determination under such chapter by reason 
of section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930), the Commis-
sion shall also find (and report to the President at the 
time such injury determination is submitted to the Presi-
dent) whether imports of the article from Singapore are 
a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL
DETERMINATION
REGARDING 
SINGAPOREAN IMPORTS.—In determining the nature and 
extent of action to be taken under chapter 1 of title II 
of the Trade Act of 1974, the President shall determine
whether imports from Singapore are a substantial cause 
of the serious injury or threat thereof found by the Com-
mission and, if such determination is in the negative, may 
exclude from such action imports from Singapore.
TITLE IV—TEMPORARY ENTRY 
OF BUSINESS PERSONS 
SEC. 401. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS. 
Upon a basis of reciprocity secured by the Agree-
ment, an alien who is a national of Singapore (and any 
spouse or child (as defined in section 101(b)(1) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) of 
such alien, if accompanying or following to join the alien) 
may, if otherwise eligible for a visa and if otherwise admis-
sible into the United States under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), be considered to 
be classifiable as a nonimmigrant under section 
101(a)(15)(E) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) if 
entering solely for a purpose specified in clause (i) or (ii) 
of such section 101(a)(15)(E). For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘national’’ has the meaning given such term 
in Annex 1A of the Agreement. 
SEC. 402. NONIMMIGRANT PROFESSIONALS. 
Section 214(g)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(8)) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8)(A) The agreements referred to in section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1) are—
‘‘(i) the United States-Chile Free Trade Agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) the United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement.’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(ii) The annual numerical limitations described in 
clause (i) shall not exceed—
‘‘(I) 1,400 for nationals of Chile (as defined in 
article 14.9 of the United States-Chile Free Trade 
Agreement) for any fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) 5,400 for nationals of Singapore (as de-
fined in Annex 1A of the United States-Singapore 
Free Trade Agreement) for any fiscal year.’’.
Union Calendar No. 126
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2739
[Report No. 108–225, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To implement the United States-Singapore Free 
Trade Agreement. 
JULY 22, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed