(4) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting after ‘‘(C)’’ the following: ‘‘if 
the determination relates to covered mer-
chandise under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
subsection (a)(3),’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting after 
‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘of this paragraph’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘(D)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘if the determination relates to 
covered merchandise under subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of subsection (a)(3),’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) and (B)’’ the following: ‘‘of this para-
graph’’. 
(b) TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCE-
MENT ACT OF 2015.—The Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 is amended— 
(1) in section 402 (19 U.S.C. 4361)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) an action taken under section 203 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2253).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting after 
‘‘applicable antidumping or countervailing du-
ties’’ the following: ‘‘or any applicable safe-
guard action’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘and chapter 1 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2251 et seq.)’’; and 
(2) in section 412 (19 U.S.C. 4372)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) as subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) a person reasonably suspected of en-
tering covered merchandise into the customs 
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territory of the United States through eva-
sion’’;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii) as clauses (ii), (iii), and 
(iv), respectively; and 
(II) by inserting before clause 
(ii), as redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(i) a person from whom information 
was requested pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2)(A);’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘clause (ii) or (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause 
(i), (iii), or (iv)’’. 
SEC. 503. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO CER-
TAIN PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 517 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1517), as amended by section 502(a), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION
OF PROVISIONS RELATING
TO 
CERTAIN PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the provisions of subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) of section 777, relating to information submitted 
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in connection with proceedings under title VII of 
this Act, shall apply with respect to information sub-
mitted in connection with proceedings under this 
section to the same extent and in the same manner 
as such provisions apply to information submitted in 
connection with proceedings under such title VII. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 
section 777 shall be applied and administered as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) By substituting ‘the Commissioner’ 
for ‘the administering authority or the Commis-
sion’ and ‘the administering authority and the 
Commission’ each place either such term ap-
pears. 
‘‘(B) Paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) and (3) of such 
subsection (b) shall not apply. 
‘‘(C) The second and third sentences of 
such subsection (c)(1)(A) shall not apply. 
‘‘(D) In such subsection (c)— 
‘‘(i) in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(I) in subparagraph (B), by 
substituting ‘determine to be appro-
priate’ for ‘determine to be appro-
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priate, including disbarment from 
practice before the agency’; and 
‘‘(II) in subparagraph (C)— 
‘‘(aa) in clause (i), by sub-
stituting ‘14 days’ for ‘14 days 
(7 days if the submission per-
tains to a proceeding under sec-
tion 703(a) or 733(a))’; and 
‘‘(bb) in the text following 
clause (ii)(II), by substituting ‘30 
days’ for ‘30 days (10 days if the 
submission pertains to a pro-
ceeding under section 703(a) or 
733(a))’; and 
‘‘(ii) in paragraph (2), by substituting 
‘United States Court of International 
Trade’ 
for 
‘United 
States 
Customs 
Court’.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection shall prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to implement subsection (i) of 
section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1517), 
as added by subsection (a). 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. APPLICATION TO CANADA AND MEXICO. 
Pursuant to section 418 of the United States-Mexico- 
Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4588), 
the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to 
goods from Canada and Mexico. 
SEC. 602. REPEAL OF THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER ACT OF 
2008. 
The second title VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1683 et seq.; relating to softwood lumber), as 
added by section 3301 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1844), 
is repealed. 
SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided and 
except as provided by subsection (b) or (c), the amend-
ments made by this Act apply to countervailing duty inves-
tigations initiated under subtitle A of title VII of the Tar-
iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), antidumping 
duty investigations initiated under subtitle B of title VII 
of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1673 et seq.), reviews initiated 
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(B) ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INQUIRY 
REQUESTS.—In this case of a circumvention in-
quiry described in paragraph (1)(C), the admin-
istering authority (as defined in section 771(1) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(1))) 
shall, not later than 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, take an action de-
scribed in subsection (f)(3) of section 781 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by section 
301, with respect to the inquiry. 
Æ 
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