TITLE II—EXTENSION OF GEN-
ERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREF-
ERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to articles entered on or 
after the 30th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN 
LIQUIDATIONS AND RELIQUIDATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1514) or any other provision of law and subject 
to subparagraph (B), any entry of a covered ar-
ticle to which duty-free treatment or other pref-
erential treatment under title V of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would 
have applied if the entry had been made on 
July 31, 2013, that was made— 
(i) after July 31, 2013, and 
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(ii) before the effective date specified 
in paragraph (1), 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though 
such entry occurred on the effective date speci-
fied in paragraph (1). 
(B) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliqui-
dation may be made under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an entry only if a request there-
for is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act that contains suffi-
cient information to enable U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection— 
(i) to locate the entry; or 
(ii) to reconstruct the entry if it can-
not be located. 
(C) PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWED.—Any 
amounts owed by the United States pursuant to 
the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of a 
covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be 
paid, without interest, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation 
(as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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(A) COVERED ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered article’’ means an article from a country 
that is a beneficiary developing country under 
title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified 
in paragraph (1). 
(B) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ 
and ‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from ware-
house for consumption. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN COTTON AR-
TICLES AS ELIGIBLE ARTICLES ONLY FOR 
LEAST-DEVELOPED 
BENEFICIARY 
DEVEL-
OPING 
COUNTRIES 
UNDER 
GENERALIZED 
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES. 
Section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2463(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN
COTTON
ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3), the President may designate 
as an eligible article or articles under subsection 
(a)(1)(B) only for countries designated as least-de-
veloped beneficiary developing countries under sec-
tion 502(a)(2) cotton articles classifiable under sub-
heading 
5201.00.18, 
5201.00.28, 
5201.00.38, 
5202.99.30, or 5203.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States.’’. 
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