I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2714 
To require the President to delay or reverse the implementation of a decision 
of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel or the Appellate 
Body that is adverse to the United States involving the calculation 
of dumping margins and weighted average dumping margins, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2007 
Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. SPRATT, and 
Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the President to delay or reverse the implementa-
tion of a decision of a World Trade Organization dispute 
settlement panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse 
to the United States involving the calculation of dumping 
margins and weighted average dumping margins, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE URUGUAY ROUND 
AGREEMENTS ACT. 
(a) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PANELS
AND PROCE-
DURES.—Section 123 of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DELAY OR REVERSAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 
ADVERSE DECISIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, the President shall delay or reverse 
the implementation of a decision of a dispute settlement 
panel or the Appellate Body that is adverse to the United 
States involving the calculation of dumping margins and 
weighted average dumping margins (commonly known as 
‘zeroing’ decisions) until the United States has obtained 
clarification of rights and obligations within WTO multi-
lateral negotiations such that historic practices of the 
United States are permitted in investigations under sec-
tion 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673), re-
views under section 751 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1675), 
and under any other phase of an antidumping pro-
ceeding.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION
FOLLOWING
WTO 
PANEL REPORTS.—Section 129(b) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3538(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) DELAY
OR
REVERSAL
OF
IMPLEMENTA-
TION
OF
ADVERSE
DECISIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the President 
shall delay or reverse the implementation of a deci-
sion of a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate 
Body that is adverse to the United States involving 
the calculation of dumping margins and weighted av-
erage dumping margins (commonly known as ‘zero-
ing’ decisions) until the United States has obtained 
clarification of rights and obligations within WTO 
multilateral negotiations such that historic practices 
of the United States are permitted in investigations 
under section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673), reviews under section 751 of such Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1675), and under any other phase of an 
antidumping proceeding.’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 
Paragraph (7) of section 771 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
evaluating whether there is material injury, or 
threat thereof, by reason of imports of the sub-
ject merchandise, the Commission shall make 
its determination without regard to— 
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‘‘(i) whether other imports are likely 
to replace subject imports; or 
‘‘(ii) the effect of a potential order on 
the domestic industry.’’. 
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