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 3.25 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 
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-
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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 Panama 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-
porting evidence before the President 
makes a determination under subpara-
graph (C) (ii) or (vi) or (E)(iii). 
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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 (20) the following: 
‘‘(21) No fee may be charged under subsection (a)(9) 
or (10) with respect to goods that qualify as originating 
goods under section 203 of the United States–Panama 
Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Any 
service for which an exemption from such fee is provided 
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 (13) as 
paragraph (14); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) PRIOR DISCLOSURE REGARDING CLAIMS 
UNDER THE UNITED STATES–PANAMA TRADE PRO-
MOTION
AGREEMENT.—An importer shall not be 
subject to penalties under subsection (a) for making 
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an incorrect claim that a good qualifies as an origi-
nating good under section 203 of the United States– 
Panama 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: 
‘‘(l) FALSE CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN UNDER THE 
UNITED STATES–PANAMA 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 Panama 
TPA 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–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement 
Implementation Act. The procedures and penalties 
of this section that apply to a violation of subsection 
(a) also apply to a violation of this subsection. 
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‘‘(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 Panama TPA cer-
tification of origin has reason to believe that such 
certification contains or is based on incorrect infor-
mation, the exporter or producer voluntarily provides 
written notice 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 Panama TPA certifi-
cation 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. 
1514) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT 
UNDER
THE UNITED STATES–PANAMA TRADE PRO-
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MOTION AGREEMENT.—If U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of 
the Department of Homeland Security finds indications 
of a pattern of conduct by an importer, exporter, or pro-
ducer of false or unsupported representations that goods 
qualify under the rules of origin provided for in section 
203 of the United States–Panama 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–Panama 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 
(2) by striking ‘‘for which’’ and inserting ‘‘, or 
section 203 of the United States–Panama Trade 
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act for 
which’’. 
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SEC. 207. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1508) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (l); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS EX-
PORTED UNDER THE UNITED STATES–PANAMA 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 
indirect materials, used in the production 
of the good; and 
‘‘(iii) the production of the good in 
the form in which it was exported. 
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‘‘(B) PANAMA TPA CERTIFICATION OF ORI-
GIN.—The term ‘Panama TPA certification of 
origin’ means the certification established under 
article 4.15 of the United States–Panama 
Trade Promotion Agreement that a good quali-
fies as an originating good under such Agree-
ment. 
‘‘(2) EXPORTS TO PANAMA.—Any person who 
completes and issues a Panama TPA certification of 
origin for a good exported from the United States 
shall make, keep, and, pursuant to rules and regula-
tions 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 Panama TPA 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 
(3) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(i), or (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i), (j), or (k)’’. 
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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 Panama to 
conduct a verification pursuant to article 3.21 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 enterprise in Panama is complying 
with applicable customs laws, regulations, and 
procedures regarding trade in textile or apparel 
goods, or 
(B) a claim that a textile or apparel good 
exported or produced by such enterprise— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good 
under section 203, or 
(ii) is a good of Panama, 
is accurate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate 
action under subsection (a)(1) includes— 
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(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 
verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding 
compliance described in subsection (a)(2)(A), if 
the Secretary determines that the person has 
provided incorrect information to support any 
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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 a person has provided incorrect in-
formation to support that claim; 
(3) detention of any textile or apparel good ex-
ported 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 subsection (a)(2)(B), if the Sec-
retary determines that there is insufficient informa-
tion to determine the country of origin of any such 
good; and 
(4) 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 
the person has provided incorrect information as to 
the country of origin of any such good. 
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(c) ACTION ON COMPLETION OF A VERIFICATION.— 
On completion of a verification under subsection (a), 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 
(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 
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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 3.21.9 of the Agreement, the Secretary 
of the Treasury may publish the name of any person that 
the Secretary has determined— 
(1) is engaged in intentional circumvention of 
applicable laws, regulations, or procedures affecting 
trade in textile or apparel goods; or 
(2) has failed to demonstrate that it produces, 
or is capable of producing, the textile or apparel 
goods that are the subject of a verification under 
subsection (a)(1). 
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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) PANAMANIAN ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘Pan-
amanian article’’ means an article that qualifies as 
an originating good under section 203(b). 
(2) PANAMANIAN TEXTILE OR APPAREL ARTI-
CLE.—The term ‘‘Panamanian textile or apparel ar-
ticle’’ means a textile or apparel good (as defined in 
section 3(4)) that is a Panamanian 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 
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 
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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 Panamanian 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 Panamanian article con-
stitute 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). 
(2) Subsection (c). 
(3) Subsection (i). 
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(d) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM INVESTIGATION.—No 
investigation may be initiated under this section with re-
spect to any Panamanian article if, after the date on which 
the Agreement enters into force, import relief has been 
provided with respect to that Panamanian 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 
President may consider a determination of the Com-
mission to be an affirmative determination as pro-
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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. 
(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-
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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 
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 
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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 3.3 of the Agree-
ment in the duty imposed on the article. 
(B) An increase in the rate of duty im-
posed on the article to a level that does not ex-
ceed the lesser of— 
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(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 8.2.3 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, in the aggregate, be in effect 
for more than 4 years. 
(2) EXTENSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the initial period for 
any import relief provided under this section is 
less than 4 years, the President, after receiving 
a determination from the Commission under 
subparagraph (B) that is affirmative, or which 
the President considers to be affirmative under 
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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, subject to the limi-
tation under paragraph (1), if the President de-
termines 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-
ous injury and whether there is evidence 
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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. 
(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 
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year in which such termination occurs shall be the 
rate that, according to the Schedule of the United 
States to Annex 3.3 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 3.3 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 3.3 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— 
(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 
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(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 3.3 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.). 
SEC. 316. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
Section 202(a)(8) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2252(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
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(2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, 
and title III of the United States–Panama Trade 
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act’’. 
Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel 
Safeguard Measures 
SEC. 321. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION FOR RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A request for action under this 
subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to the obligations of 
the United States under the Agreement may be filed with 
the President by an interested party. Upon the filing of 
a request, the President shall review the request to deter-
mine, from information presented in the request, whether 
to commence consideration of the request. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF REQUEST.—If the President de-
termines that the request under subsection (a) provides 
the information necessary for the request to be considered, 
the President shall publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of commencement of consideration of the request, and 
notice seeking public comments regarding the request. The 
notice shall include a summary of the request and the 
dates by which comments and rebuttals must be received. 
SEC. 322. DETERMINATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a positive determination is 
made under section 321(b), the President shall de-
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termine whether, as a result of the elimination of a 
duty under the Agreement, a Panamanian textile or 
apparel article is being imported into the United 
States in such increased quantities, in absolute 
terms or relative to the domestic market for that ar-
ticle, and under such conditions as to cause serious 
damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic in-
dustry producing an article that is like, or directly 
competitive with, the imported article. 
(2) SERIOUS
DAMAGE.—In making a deter-
mination under paragraph (1), the President— 
(A) shall examine the effect of increased 
imports on the domestic industry, as reflected 
in changes in such relevant economic factors as 
output, productivity, utilization of capacity, in-
ventories, market share, exports, wages, em-
ployment, domestic prices, profits, and invest-
ment, no one of which is necessarily decisive; 
and 
(B) shall not consider changes in consumer 
preference or changes in technology as factors 
supporting a determination of serious damage 
or actual threat thereof. 
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
DETERMINATION.—The 
President shall make the determination under para-
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graph (1) not later than 30 days after the comple-
tion of any consultations held pursuant to article 
3.24.4 of the Agreement. 
(b) PROVISION OF RELIEF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a determination under 
subsection (a) is affirmative, the President may pro-
vide relief from imports of the article that is the 
subject of such determination, as provided in para-
graph (2), to the extent that the President deter-
mines necessary to remedy or prevent the serious 
damage and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic 
industry. 
(2) NATURE OF RELIEF.—The relief that the 
President is authorized to provide under this sub-
section with respect to imports of an article is an in-
crease in the rate of duty imposed on the article to 
a level that does not exceed the lesser of— 
(A) the column 1 general rate of duty im-
posed under the HTS on like articles at the 
time the import relief is provided; or 
(B) the column 1 general rate of duty im-
posed under the HTS on like articles on the 
day before the date on which the Agreement en-
ters into force. 
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SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), any im-
port relief that the President provides under section 
322(b) may not, in the aggregate, be in effect for more 
than 3 years. 
(b) EXTENSION.—If the initial period for any import 
relief provided under section 322 is less than 3 years, the 
President may extend the effective period of any import 
relief provided under that section, subject to the limitation 
set forth in subsection (a), if the President determines 
that— 
(1) the import relief continues to be necessary 
to remedy or prevent serious damage and to facili-
tate adjustment by the domestic industry to import 
competition; and 
(2) there is evidence that the industry is mak-
ing a positive adjustment to import competition. 
SEC. 324. ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF. 
The President may not provide import relief under 
this subtitle with respect to an article if— 
(1) import relief previously has been provided 
under this subtitle with respect to that article; or 
(2) the article is subject to import relief 
under— 
(A) subtitle A; or 
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(B) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.). 
SEC. 325. RATE AFTER TERMINATION OF IMPORT RELIEF. 
On the date on which import relief under this subtitle 
is terminated with respect to an article, the rate of duty 
on that article shall be the rate that would have been in 
effect but for the provision of such relief. 
SEC. 326. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY. 
No import relief may be provided under this subtitle 
with respect to any article after the date that is 5 years 
after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. 
SEC. 327. 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 this subtitle shall be treated as action taken 
under chapter 1 of title II of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2251 
et seq.). 
SEC. 328. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
The President may not release information received 
in connection with an investigation or determination under 
this subtitle which the President considers to be confiden-
tial business information unless the party submitting the 
confidential business information had notice, at the time 
of submission, that such information would be released by 
the President, or such party subsequently consents to the 
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release of the information. To the extent a party submits 
confidential business information, the party shall also pro-
vide a nonconfidential version of the information in which 
the confidential business information is summarized or, if 
necessary, deleted. 
Subtitle C—Cases Under Title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 
SEC. 331. FINDINGS AND ACTION ON PANAMANIAN ARTI-
CLES. 
(a) EFFECT OF IMPORTS.—If, in any investigation 
initiated under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.), the Commission makes an 
affirmative determination (or a determination which the 
President may treat as an affirmative determination under 
such chapter by reason of section 330(d) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d))), the Commission shall also 
find (and report to the President at the time such injury 
determination is submitted to the President) whether im-
ports of the Panamanian article are a substantial cause 
of serious injury or threat thereof. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION REGARDING IM-
PORTS OF PANAMANIAN ARTICLES.—In determining the 
nature and extent of action to be taken under chapter 1 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et 
seq.), the President may exclude from the action Panama-
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nian articles with respect to which the Commission has 
made a negative finding under subsection (a). 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS. 
Section 308(4)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (viii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ix) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(x) a party to the United States– 
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, a 
product or service of that country or in-
strumentality which is covered under that 
agreement for procurement by the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 402. MODIFICATION TO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN ECO-
NOMIC RECOVERY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(b) of the Caribbean 
Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Panama’’ from the list of countries 
eligible for designation as beneficiary countries. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) takes effect on the date on which the Presi-
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dent terminates the designation of Panama as a bene-
ficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3) of this Act. 
TITLE V—OFFSETS 
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(i), fees may 
be charged under paragraphs (1) through (8) of sub-
section (a) during the period beginning on September 1, 
2021, and ending on September 30, 2021.’’. 
SEC. 502. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
Notwithstanding section 6655 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, in the case of a corporation with assets 
of not less than $1,000,000,000 (determined as of the end 
of the preceding taxable year)— 
(1) the amount of any required installment of 
corporate estimated tax which is otherwise due in 
July, August, or September of 2012 shall be in-
creased by 0.25 percent of such amount (determined 
without regard to any increase in such amount not 
contained in such Code); 
(2) the amount of any required installment of 
corporate estimated tax which is otherwise due in 
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July, August, or September of 2016 shall be in-
creased by 0.25 percent of such amount (determined 
without regard to any increase in such amount not 
contained in such Code); and 
(3) the amount of the next required installment 
after an installment referred to in paragraph (1) or 
(2) shall be appropriately reduced to reflect the 
amount of the increase by reason of such paragraph. 
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Union Calendar No. 157 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
[Report No. 112–238] 
A BILL 
To implement the United States–Panama Trade 
Promotion Agreement. 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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