(v) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Notwith-
standing section 103(a)(2), a proclamation 
made under clause (iii) shall take effect on 
the date on which the text of the proclama-
tion is published in the Federal Register. 
(vi) SUBSEQUENT ACTION.—Not later 
than 6 months after proclaiming under 
clause (iii) that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is 
added to the list in Annex 3-B of the 
Agreement in a restricted quantity, the 
President may eliminate the restriction if 
the President determines that the fabric, 
yarn, or fiber is not available in commer-
cial quantities in a timely manner in Co-
lombia and the United States. 
(D) DEEMED APPROVAL OF REQUEST.—If, 
after an interested entity submits a request 
under subparagraph (C)(i), the President does 
not, within the applicable time period specified 
in subparagraph (C)(iv), make a determination 
under subparagraph (C)(ii) regarding the re-
quest, the fabric, yarn, or fiber that is the sub-
ject of the request shall be considered to be 
added, in an unrestricted quantity, to the list in 
Annex 3-B of the Agreement beginning— 
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(i) 45 days after the date on which 
the request is submitted; or 
(ii) 60 days after the date on which 
the request is submitted, if the President 
made a determination under subparagraph 
(C)(iv)(II). 
(E) REQUESTS TO RESTRICT OR REMOVE 
FABRICS, YARNS, OR FIBERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), an interested entity may request the 
President to restrict the quantity of, or re-
move from the list in Annex 3-B of the 
Agreement, any fabric, yarn, or fiber— 
(I) that has been added to that 
list in an unrestricted quantity pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) or subparagraph 
(C)(iii) or (D) of this paragraph; or 
(II) with respect to which the 
President has eliminated a restriction 
under subparagraph (C)(vi). 
(ii) TIME PERIOD FOR SUBMISSION.— 
An interested entity may submit a request 
under clause (i) at any time beginning on 
the date that is 6 months after the date of 
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the action described in subclause (I) or (II) 
of that clause. 
(iii) PROCLAMATION
AUTHORITY.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which a request under clause (i) is sub-
mitted, the President may proclaim an ac-
tion provided for under clause (i) if the 
President determines that the fabric, yarn, 
or fiber that is the subject of the request 
is available in commercial quantities in a 
timely manner in Colombia or the United 
States. 
(iv) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A proclama-
tion issued under clause (iii) may not take 
effect earlier than the date that is 6 
months after the date on which the text of 
the proclamation is published in the Fed-
eral Register. 
(F) PROCEDURES.—The President shall 
establish procedures— 
(i) governing the submission of a re-
quest under subparagraphs (C) and (E); 
and 
(ii) providing an opportunity for inter-
ested entities to submit comments and sup-
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porting evidence before the President 
makes a determination under subpara-
graph (C) (ii) or (vi) or (E)(iii). 
SEC. 204. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is 
amended by adding after paragraph (19), the following: 
‘‘(20) No fee may be charged under subsection (a) 
(9) or (10) with respect to goods that qualify as origi-
nating goods under section 203 of the United States–Co-
lombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. 
Any service for which an exemption from such fee is pro-
vided by reason of this paragraph may not be funded with 
money contained in the Customs User Fee Account.’’. 
SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION; 
FALSE CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN; DENIAL 
OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT. 
(a) DISCLOSURE
OF INCORRECT INFORMATION.— 
Section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as 
paragraph (13); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(12) PRIOR DISCLOSURE REGARDING CLAIMS 
UNDER THE UNITED STATES–COLOMBIA TRADE PRO-
MOTION
AGREEMENT.—An importer shall not be 
subject to penalties under subsection (a) for making 
an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an origi-
nating good under section 203 of the United States– 
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementa-
tion Act if the importer, in accordance with regula-
tions issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
promptly and voluntarily makes a corrected declara-
tion and pays any duties owing with respect to that 
good.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) FALSE CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN UNDER THE 
UNITED STATES–COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
it is unlawful for any person to certify falsely, by 
fraud, gross negligence, or negligence, in a CTPA 
certification of origin (as defined in section 508 of 
this Act) that a good exported from the United 
States qualifies as an originating good under the 
rules of origin provided for in section 203 of the 
United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agree-
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ment Implementation Act. The procedures and pen-
alties of this section that apply to a violation of sub-
section (a) also apply to a violation of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) PROMPT AND VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF 
INCORRECT INFORMATION.—No penalty shall be im-
posed under this subsection if, promptly after an ex-
porter or producer that issued a CTPA certification 
of origin has reason to believe that such certification 
contains or is based on incorrect information, the ex-
porter or producer voluntarily provides written no-
tice of such incorrect information to every person to 
whom the certification was issued. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—A person shall not be con-
sidered to have violated paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) the information was correct at the 
time it was provided in a CTPA certification of 
origin but was later rendered incorrect due to 
a change in circumstances; and 
‘‘(B) the person promptly and voluntarily 
provides written notice of the change in cir-
cumstances to all persons to whom the person 
provided the certification.’’. 
(b) DENIAL
OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREAT-
MENT.—Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
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1514) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) DENIAL
OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREAT-
MENT UNDER THE UNITED STATES–COLOMBIA TRADE 
PROMOTION AGREEMENT.—If U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security finds indi-
cations of a pattern of conduct by an importer, exporter, 
or producer of false or unsupported representations that 
goods qualify under the rules of origin provided for in sec-
tion 203 of the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion 
Agreement Implementation Act, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, in accordance with regulations issued by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, may suspend preferential tariff 
treatment under the United States–Colombia Trade Pro-
motion Agreement to entries of identical goods covered by 
subsequent representations by that importer, exporter, or 
producer until U.S. Customs and Border Protection deter-
mines that representations of that person are in con-
formity with such section 203.’’. 
SEC. 206. RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES. 
Section 520(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1520(d)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and inserting ‘‘, or 
section 203 of the United States–Colombia Trade 
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act for 
which’’. 
SEC. 207. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1508) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS EX-
PORTED UNDER THE UNITED STATES–COLOMBIA TRADE 
PROMOTION AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) RECORDS
AND
SUPPORTING
DOCU-
MENTS.—The term ‘records and supporting 
documents’ means, with respect to an exported 
good under paragraph (2), records and docu-
ments related to the origin of the good, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the purchase, cost, and value of, 
and payment for, the good; 
‘‘(ii) the purchase, cost, and value of, 
and payment for, all materials, including 
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indirect materials, used in the production 
of the good; and 
‘‘(iii) the production of the good in 
the form in which it was exported. 
‘‘(B) CTPA CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN.— 
The term ‘CTPA certification of origin’ means 
the certification established under article 4.15 
of the United States–Colombia Trade Pro-
motion Agreement that a good qualifies as an 
originating good under such Agreement. 
‘‘(2) EXPORTS TO COLOMBIA.—Any person who 
completes and issues a CTPA certification of origin 
for a good exported from the United States shall 
make, keep, and, pursuant to rules and regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
render for examination and inspection all records 
and supporting documents related to the origin of 
the good (including the certification or copies there-
of). 
‘‘(3) RETENTION
PERIOD.—The person who 
issues a CTPA certification of origin shall keep the 
records and supporting documents relating to that 
certification of origin for a period of at least 5 years 
after the date on which the certification is issued.’’; 
and 
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(3) in subsection (k), as so redesignated by 
striking ‘‘(h), or (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(h), (i), or (j)’’. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE 
OR APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the 
Treasury requests the Government of Colombia to 
conduct a verification pursuant to article 3.2 of the 
Agreement for purposes of making a determination 
under paragraph (2), the President may direct the 
Secretary to take appropriate action described in 
subsection (b) while the verification is being con-
ducted. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under 
this paragraph is a determination of the Secretary 
that— 
(A) an exporter or producer in Colombia is 
complying with applicable customs laws, regula-
tions, and procedures regarding trade in textile 
or apparel goods, or 
(B) a claim that a textile or apparel good 
exported or produced by such exporter or pro-
ducer— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good 
under section 203, or 
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(ii) is a good of Colombia, 
is accurate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate 
action under subsection (a)(1) includes— 
(1) suspension of preferential tariff treatment 
under the Agreement with respect to— 
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or 
produced by the person that is the subject of a 
verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A), if 
the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
there is insufficient information to support any 
claim for preferential tariff treatment that has 
been made with respect to any such good; or 
(B) the textile or apparel good for which a 
claim of preferential tariff treatment has been 
made that is the subject of a verification under 
subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary deter-
mines that there is insufficient information to 
support that claim; 
(2) denial of preferential tariff treatment under 
the Agreement with respect to— 
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or 
produced by the person that is the subject of a 
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subsection (a)(2)(A) or a claim described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that 
the person has provided incorrect information as to 
the country of origin of any such good. 
(c) ACTION ON COMPLETION OF A VERIFICATION.— 
On completion of a verification under subsection (a)(1), 
the President may direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
to take appropriate action described in subsection (d) until 
such time as the Secretary receives information sufficient 
to make the determination under subsection (a)(2) or until 
such earlier date as the President may direct. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
ACTION
DESCRIBED.—Appro-
priate action under subsection (c) includes— 
(1) denial of preferential tariff treatment under 
the Agreement with respect to— 
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or 
produced by the person that is the subject of a 
verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A), if 
the Secretary of the Treasury determines that 
there is insufficient information to support, or 
that the person has provided incorrect informa-
tion to support, any claim for preferential tariff 
treatment that has been made with respect to 
any such good; or 
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(B) the textile or apparel good for which a 
claim of preferential tariff treatment has been 
made that is the subject of a verification under 
subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary deter-
mines that there is insufficient information to 
support, or that a person has provided incorrect 
information to support, that claim; and 
(2) denial of entry into the United States of 
any textile or apparel good exported or produced by 
the person that is the subject of a verification under 
subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A) or a claim described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B), if the Secretary determines that 
there is insufficient information to determine, or 
that the person has provided incorrect information 
as to, the country of origin of any such good. 
(e) PUBLICATION OF NAME OF PERSON.—In accord-
ance with article 3.2.6 of the Agreement, the Secretary 
of the Treasury may publish the name of any person that 
the Secretary has determined— 
(1) is engaged in circumvention of applicable 
laws, regulations, or procedures affecting trade in 
textile or apparel goods; or 
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(2) has failed to demonstrate that it produces, 
or is capable of producing, textile or apparel goods. 
SEC. 209. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out— 
(1) subsections (a) through (n) of section 203; 
(2) the amendment made by section 204; and 
(3) any proclamation issued under section 
203(o). 
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM 
IMPORTS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COLOMBIAN ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘Colom-
bian article’’ means an article that qualifies as an 
originating good under section 203(b). 
(2) COLOMBIAN
TEXTILE
OR
APPAREL
ARTI-
CLE.—The term ‘‘Colombian textile or apparel arti-
cle’’ means a textile or apparel good (as defined in 
section 3(4)) that is a Colombian article. 
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports 
Benefitting From the Agreement 
SEC. 311. COMMENCING OF ACTION FOR RELIEF. 
(a) FILING OF PETITION.—A petition requesting ac-
tion under this subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to 
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the obligations of the United States under the Agreement 
may be filed with the Commission by an entity, including 
a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or 
group of workers, that is representative of an industry. 
The Commission shall transmit a copy of any petition filed 
under this subsection to the United States Trade Rep-
resentative. 
(b) INVESTIGATION
AND DETERMINATION.—Upon 
the filing of a petition under subsection (a), the Commis-
sion, unless subsection (d) applies, shall promptly initiate 
an investigation to determine whether, as a result of the 
reduction or elimination of a duty provided for under the 
Agreement, a Colombian article is being imported into the 
United States in such increased quantities, in absolute 
terms or relative to domestic production, and under such 
conditions that imports of the Colombian article constitute 
a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof to 
the domestic industry producing an article that is like, or 
directly competitive with, the imported article. 
(c) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The following provi-
sions of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2252) apply with respect to any investigation initiated 
under subsection (b): 
(1) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) of subsection 
(b). 
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(2) Subsection (c). 
(3) Subsection (i). 
(d) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM INVESTIGATION.—No 
investigation may be initiated under this section with re-
spect to any Colombian article if, after the date on which 
the Agreement enters into force, import relief has been 
provided with respect to that Colombian article under this 
subtitle. 
SEC. 312. COMMISSION ACTION ON PETITION. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date on which an investigation is initiated under sec-
tion 311(b) with respect to a petition, the Commission 
shall make the determination required under that section. 
(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of this 
subtitle, the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1330(d) (1), (2), and (3)) shall be applied with respect 
to determinations and findings made under this section 
as if such determinations and findings were made under 
section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252). 
(c) ADDITIONAL FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION IF 
DETERMINATION AFFIRMATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the determination made 
by the Commission under subsection (a) with respect 
to imports of an article is affirmative, or if the 
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President may consider a determination of the Com-
mission to be an affirmative determination as pro-
vided for under paragraph (1) of section 330(d) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d)(1)), the 
Commission shall find, and recommend to the Presi-
dent in the report required under subsection (d), the 
amount of import relief that is necessary to remedy 
or prevent the injury found by the Commission in 
the determination and to facilitate the efforts of the 
domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to 
import competition. 
(2) LIMITATION ON RELIEF.—The import relief 
recommended by the Commission under this sub-
section shall be limited to the relief described in sec-
tion 313(c). 
(3) VOTING; SEPARATE
VIEWS.—Only those 
members of the Commission who voted in the af-
firmative under subsection (a) are eligible to vote on 
the proposed action to remedy or prevent the injury 
found by the Commission. Members of the Commis-
sion who did not vote in the affirmative may submit, 
in the report required under subsection (d), separate 
views regarding what action, if any, should be taken 
to remedy or prevent the injury. 
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(d) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—Not later than the 
date that is 30 days after the date on which a determina-
tion is made under subsection (a) with respect to an inves-
tigation, the Commission shall submit to the President a 
report that includes— 
(1) the determination made under subsection 
(a) and an explanation of the basis for the deter-
mination; 
(2) if the determination under subsection (a) is 
affirmative, any findings and recommendations for 
import relief made under subsection (c) and an ex-
planation of the basis for each recommendation; and 
(3) any dissenting or separate views by mem-
bers of the Commission regarding the determination 
referred to in paragraph (1) and any finding or rec-
ommendation referred to in paragraph (2). 
(e) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Upon submitting a report to 
the President under subsection (d), the Commission shall 
promptly make public the report (with the exception of 
information which the Commission determines to be con-
fidential) and shall publish a summary of the report in 
the Federal Register. 
SEC. 313. PROVISION OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 
30 days after the date on which the President receives a 
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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 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 2.3 of the Agree-
ment in the duty imposed on the article. 
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(B) An increase in the rate of duty im-
posed on the article to a level that does not ex-
ceed 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. 
(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 8.2.2 of the Agreement) of such relief at 
regular intervals during the period of its application. 
(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 a de-
termination from the Commission under sub-
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paragraph (B) that is affirmative, or which 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)), may ex-
tend the effective period of any import relief 
provided under this section by up to 2 years, 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) INVESTIGATION.—Upon a petition 
on behalf of the industry concerned that is 
filed with the Commission not earlier than 
the date that is 9 months, and not later 
than the date that is 6 months, before the 
date on which any action taken under sub-
section (a) is to terminate, the Commission 
shall conduct an investigation to determine 
whether action under this section continues 
to be necessary to remedy or prevent seri-
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ous injury and whether there is evidence 
that the industry is making a positive ad-
justment to import competition. 
(ii) 
NOTICE
AND
HEARING.—The 
Commission shall publish notice of the 
commencement of any proceeding under 
this subparagraph in the Federal Register 
and shall, within a reasonable time there-
after, hold a public hearing at which the 
Commission shall afford interested parties 
and consumers an opportunity to be 
present, to present evidence, and to re-
spond to the presentations of other parties 
and consumers, and otherwise to be heard. 
(iii) REPORT.—The Commission shall 
submit to the President a report on its in-
vestigation and determination under this 
subparagraph not later than 60 days be-
fore the action under subsection (a) is to 
terminate, unless the President specifies a 
different date. 
(C) PERIOD OF IMPORT RELIEF.—Any im-
port relief provided under this section, including 
any extensions thereof, may not, in the aggre-
gate, be in effect for more than 4 years. 
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(e) RATE AFTER TERMINATION
OF IMPORT RE-
LIEF.—When import relief under this section is termi-
nated with respect to an article— 
(1) the rate of duty on that article after such 
termination and on or before December 31 of the 
year in which such termination occurs shall be the 
rate that, according to the Schedule of the United 
States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement, would have 
been in effect 1 year after the provision of relief 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) the rate of duty for that article after De-
cember 31 of the year in which such termination oc-
curs shall be, at the discretion of the President, ei-
ther— 
(A) the applicable rate of duty for that ar-
ticle set forth in the Schedule of the United 
States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement; or 
(B) the rate of duty resulting from the 
elimination of the tariff in equal annual stages 
ending on the date set forth in the Schedule of 
the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agree-
ment for the elimination of the tariff. 
(f) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF.—No import 
relief may be provided under this section on— 
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(1) any article that is subject to import relief 
under— 
(A) subtitle B; or 
(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); or 
(2) any article on which an additional duty as-
sessed under section 202(b) is in effect. 
SEC. 314. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to subsection (b), no 
import relief may be provided under this subtitle after the 
date that is 10 years after the date on which the Agree-
ment enters into force. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—If an article for which relief is pro-
vided under this subtitle is an article for which the period 
for tariff elimination, set forth in the Schedule of the 
United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement, is greater 
than 10 years, no relief under this subtitle may be pro-
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.). 
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