vided for that article after the date on which that period 
ends. 
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 (19 U.S.C. 2251 
et seq.). 
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-Colombia Trade 
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act’’. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel 
Safeguard Measures 
SEC. 321. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION FOR RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A request for action under this 
subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to the obligations of 
the United States under the Agreement may be filed with 
the President by an interested party. Upon the filing of 
a request, the President shall review the request to deter-
mine, from information presented in the request, whether 
to commence consideration of the request. 
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(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 publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of commencement of consideration of the request, and 
notice seeking public comments regarding the request. The 
notice shall include a summary of 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.—If a positive determination is 
made under section 321(b), the President shall de-
termine whether, as a result of the elimination of a 
duty under the Agreement, a Colombian textile or 
apparel article is being imported into the United 
States in such increased quantities, in absolute 
terms or relative to the domestic market for that ar-
ticle, and under such conditions as to cause serious 
damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic in-
dustry 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 
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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 losses, 
and investment, no one of which is necessarily 
decisive; and 
(B) shall not consider changes in consumer 
preference or changes in technology in the 
United States as factors supporting a deter-
mination of serious damage or actual threat 
thereof. 
(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 provided 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 an in-
crease in the rate of duty imposed on the article to 
a level that does not exceed the lesser of— 
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(A) the column 1 general rate of duty im-
posed under the HTS on like articles at the 
time the import relief is provided; or 
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty im-
posed under the HTS on like articles on the 
day before the date on which the Agreement en-
ters into force. 
SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the im-
port relief that the President provides under section 
322(b) may not be in effect for more than 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 for a pe-
riod of not more than 1 year, if the President deter-
mines that— 
(A) the import relief continues to be nec-
essary to remedy or prevent serious damage 
and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic in-
dustry to import competition; and 
(B) there is evidence that the industry is 
making a positive adjustment to import com-
petition. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—Any relief provided under 
this subtitle, including any extensions thereof, may 
not, in the aggregate, be in effect for more than 3 
years. 
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF. 
The President may not provide import relief under 
this subtitle with respect to an article if— 
(1) import relief previously has been provided 
under this subtitle with respect to that article; or 
(2) the article is subject to import relief 
under— 
(A) subtitle A; or 
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.). 
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF. 
On the date on which 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. 
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle 
with respect to any article after the date that is 5 years 
after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. 
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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 (19 U.S.C. 2251 
et seq.). 
SEC. 328. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
The President may not release information received 
in connection with an investigation or determination under 
this subtitle which the President considers to be confiden-
tial business information 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 information. To the extent a party submits 
confidential business information, the party shall also pro-
vide a nonconfidential version of the information in which 
the confidential business 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 OF COLOMBIA. 
(a) EFFECT OF IMPORTS.—If, in any investigation 
initiated under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.), the Commission makes an 
affirmative determination (or a determination which the 
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President may treat as an affirmative determination under 
such chapter by reason of section 330(d) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930), the Commission shall also find (and report to 
the President at the time such injury determination is sub-
mitted to the President) whether imports of the article of 
Colombia that qualify as originating goods under section 
203(b) are a substantial cause of serious injury or threat 
thereof. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION REGARDING IM-
PORTS OF COLOMBIA.—In determining the nature and ex-
tent of action to be taken under chapter 1 of title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.), the Presi-
dent may exclude from the action goods of Colombia with 
respect to which the Commission has made a negative 
finding under subsection (a). 
TITLE IV—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS. 
Section 308(4)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vi); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(vii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
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‘‘(viii) a party to the United States- 
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, a 
product or service of that country or in-
strumentality which is covered under that 
agreement for procurement by the United 
States.’’. 
TITLE V—OFFSETS 
SEC. 501. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
(19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(A)) shall be applied by extending by 
155 days the date in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act after which fees may not be charged under 
paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a) of such section 
13031. 
(b) OTHER FEES.—Section 13031(j)(3)(B)(i) of the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
(19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(B)(i)) shall be applied by extending 
by 155 days the date in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act after which fees may not be charged 
under paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a) of 
such section 13031. 
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SEC. 502. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
(a) CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAX DUE IN 2012.— 
The percentage under subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) 
of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–222; 26 U.S.C. 6655 note) in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act is increased 
by 1 percentage point. 
(b) CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAX DUE IN 2013.— 
The percentage under subparagraph (C) of section 401(1) 
of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–222; 26 U.S.C. 6655 note) in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act is increased 
by 2 percentage points. 
Æ 
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