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 2–B of the 
Agreement 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 9.2.7 of the Agreement) of such relief at 
regular intervals during the period in which the re-
lief is in effect. 
(d) PERIOD OF RELIEF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
any import relief that the President provides under 
this section may not be in effect for more than 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 remedy or prevent serious in-
jury and to facilitate adjustment by the do-
mestic industry to import competition; 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