SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF 
PREFERENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(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 De-
cember 31, 2017, that was made— 
(i) after December 31, 2017, and 
(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: 
(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. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF ELIGI-
BILITY CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through December 31, 2020, the United States Trade 
Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate a report on efforts to 
ensure that countries designated as beneficiary developing 
countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) are meeting the eligibility criteria set 
forth in section 502(c) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)). 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO PROCEDURES FOR 
COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITATION AND WAIV-
ERS. 
Section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) in the matter following subparagraph 
(A)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘July 1’’ and inserting 
‘‘November 1’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘on 
January 1, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘in any of the 
preceding 3 calendar years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘July 1’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 1’’. 
SEC. 3. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(j)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1985 
(19 
U.S.C. 
58c(j)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘February 24, 2027’’ 
and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2027’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4979 
AN ACT 
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences 
and to make technical changes to the competitive 
need limitations provision of the program.