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Union Calendar No. 727 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7986 
[Report No. 118–890] 
To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
DECEMBER 17, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System of 
Preferences, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Generalized System of 
Preferences Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 ‘‘December 
31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub-
section (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 section 
514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) 
or any other provision of law and subject to sub-
paragraph (B), any entry of a covered article to 
which duty-free treatment or other preferential 
treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) would have applied if 
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the entry had been made on December 31, 2020, 
that was made— 
(i) after December 31, 2020, and 
(ii) before the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1), 
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such 
entry occurred on the effective date specified 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 therefor 
is filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act that contains sufficient in-
formation 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 of any kind, not later than 
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90 days after the date of the liquidation or re-
liquidation (as the case may be). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COVERED ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘covered 
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. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO DESIGNATIONS OF BENE-
FICIARY COUNTRIES. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO DESIGNATION ELIGIBILITY.— 
Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) China.’’. 
(2) In subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Such country has failed, in a manner 
affecting trade or investment— 
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‘‘(i) to effectively enforce its environ-
mental laws or regulations through a sus-
tained or recurring course of action or inac-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) to adopt and maintain measures 
implementing its obligations under common 
multilateral environmental agreements. 
‘‘(J) Such country engages in gross viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights 
in that country (including any designated zone 
in that country).’’; and 
(B) in the text following subparagraph (J) 
(as inserted by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and (H) (to the extent described in section 
507(6)(D))’’ and inserting ‘‘(H) (to the extent 
described in section 507(6)(D)), (I), and (J)’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘whether’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘afford’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
extent to which such country is affording’’; 
and 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) the extent to which such country allows, 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, con-
struction of military bases by a covered nation (as 
such term is defined in section 4872 of title 10, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(9) the extent to which such country— 
‘‘(A) provides open and equitable market 
access for United States agriculture, including 
through the adoption of science-based standards; 
‘‘(B) refrains from imposing unjustified 
trade restrictions that affect new agricultural 
technologies, including biotechnology; 
‘‘(C) refrains from providing domestic agri-
cultural subsidies that decrease market opportu-
nities for United States exports; and 
‘‘(D) refrains from imposing prohibitions 
on the generic use of common food and beverage 
terms; 
‘‘(10) the extent to which such country is deep-
ening its economic, diplomatic, and military rela-
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tions with covered nations (as such term is defined in 
section 4872 of title 10, United States Code); 
‘‘(11) the extent to which such country has estab-
lished, or is making continual progress toward estab-
lishing— 
‘‘(A) the rule of law, political pluralism, 
and the right to due process, a fair trial, and 
equal protection under the law; 
‘‘(B) economic policies to reduce poverty, 
increase the availability of health care and edu-
cational opportunities, expand physical infra-
structure, promote the development of private en-
terprise, and encourage the formation of capital 
markets through micro-credit or other programs; 
and 
‘‘(C) a system to combat corruption and 
bribery, such as signing and implementing the 
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 
Public 
Officials 
in 
International 
Business 
Transactions, done at Paris December 17, 1997, 
and entered into force February 15, 1999 (TIAS 
99–215); 
‘‘(12) the extent to which such country provides 
equitable and non-discriminatory tax treatment for 
United States entities; 
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‘‘(13) the extent to which such country is effec-
tively enforcing its environmental laws and regula-
tions and adopting and maintaining measures imple-
menting its obligations under common multilateral 
environmental agreements; 
‘‘(14) the extent to which such country is achiev-
ing the goals described in section 3(b) of the Women’s 
Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act 
of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 2151–2(b)); 
‘‘(15) whether such country engages in activities 
that undermine United States national security or 
foreign policy interests; and 
‘‘(16) the extent to which such country— 
‘‘(A) has imposed unreasonable digital trade 
barriers, such as unnecessary or discriminatory 
data localization or data transfer restrictions, 
discriminatory treatment of digital products, or 
forced disclosure of proprietary source code; and 
‘‘(B) has taken steps in the digital environ-
ment to support consumer protections, the pri-
vacy of personal information, and open digital 
ecosystems.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 507 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) the elimination of all forms of dis-
crimination with respect to occupation and em-
ployment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) COMMON
MULTILATERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL 
AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘common 
multilateral environmental agreement’, for pur-
poses of determining the eligibility of a country 
for designation as a beneficiary developing coun-
try under this title, means any agreement speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) to which both the 
United States and that country are full parties, 
including any current or future mutually agreed 
upon protocols, amendments, annexes, or adjust-
ments to such an agreement. 
‘‘(B) AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The agree-
ments specified in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(i) The Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora, done at Washington 
March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249). 
‘‘(ii) The Montreal Protocol on Sub-
stances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done 
at Montreal September 16, 1987. 
‘‘(iii) The Protocol of 1978 Relating to 
the International Convention for the Pre-
vention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, done 
at London February 17, 1978. 
‘‘(iv) The Convention on Wetlands of 
International Importance, Especially as 
Waterfowl Habitat, done at Ramsar Feb-
ruary 2, 1971 (TIAS 11084). 
‘‘(v) The Convention on the Conserva-
tion of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 
done at Canberra May 20, 1980 (33 UST 
3476). 
‘‘(vi) The International Convention for 
the Regulation of Whaling, done at Wash-
ington December 2, 1946 (62 Stat. 1716). 
‘‘(vii) The Convention for the Estab-
lishment of an Inter-American Tropical 
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Tuna Commission, done at Washington 
May 31, 1949 (1 UST 230).’’. 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO WITH-
DRAWAL, SUSPENSION, OR LIMITATION OF 
COUNTRY DESIGNATION. 
Section 502(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
(2462(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the President shall consider the 
factors’’ and inserting ‘‘the President— 
‘‘(A) shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the factors’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) the likely impacts of any such ac-
tion on working toward, or continuing to 
meet, the criteria and factors described in 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section; and 
‘‘(iii) the likely impacts of any such 
action on workers and populations in the 
country that such criteria and factors are 
intended to help; 
‘‘(B) take all available steps to facilitate 
continued duty-free treatment under this title for 
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products with respect to which the imposition of 
duties is likely— 
‘‘(i) to have an adverse effect on meet-
ing the criteria and factors described in 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section; or 
‘‘(ii) result in severe economic harm to 
the populations that such criteria and fac-
tors are intended to help; and’’. 
SEC. 5. PROCEDURAL ENFORCEMENT REFORMS. 
Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462), 
as amended by sections 3 and 4, is further amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) In subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) hold a public hearing or provide for a 
period of not less than 30 days for submission of 
comments by the public.’’. 
(2) In subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR SUSPENSION’’ after ‘‘TERMINATION’’.; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or suspend’’ after ‘‘termi-
nate’’ each place it appears; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or suspension’’ after ‘‘ter-
mination’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS RELATING TO 
PETITIONS FOR REVIEW.—The United States Trade Rep-
resentative shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
of, and the rationale for, any determination of the Trade 
Representative with respect to a petition for review of the 
eligibility of a country for designation as a beneficiary de-
veloping country, including a determination— 
‘‘(1) to accept or deny such a petition; 
‘‘(2) to continue to review the eligibility of the 
country; or 
‘‘(3) to withdraw, suspend, or limit the applica-
tion of duty-free treatment under this title with re-
spect to the country.’’. 
SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by 
sections 3 through 5, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 
‘‘(A) on an annual basis— 
‘‘(i) conduct assessments of the compli-
ance of an appropriate number of countries 
designated as beneficiary developing coun-
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tries for purposes of this title in meeting or 
continuing to meet the eligibility require-
ments under this title; and 
‘‘(ii) make determinations with respect 
to whether to initiate full reviews of the 
practices of those countries to assess the con-
tinued eligibility of those countries for des-
ignation as beneficiary developing countries 
under this title; and 
‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report consisting 
of the results of such assessments and determina-
tions. 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—The President shall conduct 
an assessment described in clause (i) of paragraph 
(1)(A) and make a determination described in clause 
(ii) of that paragraph with respect to each country 
designated as a beneficiary developing country for 
purposes of this title not less frequently than once 
every 3 years.’’. 
SEC. 7. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES OF ORIGIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(a)(2) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter following 
clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘the percentage described in subparagraph (B)’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) PERCENTAGE
DESCRIBED.—The per-
centage described in this subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) in the case of articles entered be-
fore January 1, 2027, 35 percent; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of articles entered on 
or after January 1, 2027, and before Janu-
ary 1, 2029, 40 percent; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of articles entered on 
or after January 1, 2029, and before Janu-
ary 1, 2031, 45 percent; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of articles entered on 
or after January 1, 2031, 50 percent.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) PASS-THROUGH AND COST OR VALUE 
OF MATERIALS PRODUCED IN THE CUSTOMS TER-
RITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The duty-free treat-
ment provided under this title shall apply 
to any article that meets the requirements of 
this paragraph. 
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
MATERIALS
PRODUCED
IN
THE
CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.—To 
the extent that the cost or value of materials 
produced in the customs territory of the 
United States is included with respect to an 
article, an amount not to exceed 15 percent 
of the appraised value of the article at the 
time it is entered that is attributed to such 
United States cost or value may be applied 
toward determining the applicable percent-
age described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(iii) NO
PASS-THROUGH
TO
OTHER 
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding 
clause 
(i), 
duty-free treatment under any other pro-
gram providing such treatment for an arti-
cle, conditional on the eligibility of an arti-
cle to be treated as originating for purposes 
of this paragraph, may only be extended to 
an article that is otherwise eligible for duty- 
free treatment under this title in a calendar 
year— 
‘‘(I) if the article would remain 
eligible for such treatment even if sub-
paragraph (A) were applied by sub-
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stituting ‘35 percent’ for ‘the percent-
age described in subparagraph (B)’ 
with respect to that calendar year; and 
‘‘(II) if no amount attributable to 
United States cost or value, as author-
ized by clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph, would be required to be applied 
in order to achieve such eligibility.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2026, the United States Trade Representative shall 
submit to Congress a report on the impact of the Gen-
eralized System of Preferences rule of origin require-
ments under section 503(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) in fos-
tering regional economic integration through program 
cumulation among regional associations. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under this subsection shall include rec-
ommendations regarding— 
(A) new regional associations eligible for 
treatment as one country under the provisions of 
section 507(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2467(2)); and 
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(B) updates to the rule of origin method-
ology under section 503 of such Act that would 
better maximize content from beneficiary devel-
oping countries and the United States. 
SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPETITIVE NEED LIMITA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for 
1996, $75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘for cal-
endar year 2023, $500,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2.5 percent of 
such applicable amount’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘may, 
subject’’ and inserting ‘‘should, subject’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘for 
calendar year 1996, $13,000,000’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘for 
calendar 
year 
2023, 
$50,000,000’’; and 
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(ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2.5 percent of 
such applicable amount’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) Clause (ii)(II) shall not apply with 
respect to any article if a like or directly com-
petitive article was not produced in the United 
States in any of the preceding 3 calendar 
years.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) RESTORATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.— 
(A) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall— 
(i) list each article with respect to 
which duty-free treatment was eliminated 
(as of the date of the enactment of this Act) 
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 503 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 that is eligible for 
such treatment pursuant to such section 503 
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as amended by subsection (a) of this section; 
and 
(ii) determine, with respect to each 
such article, whether the article is a poten-
tially sensitive product that warrants re-
view pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of such 
section 503 for the continued withholding of 
duty-free treatment. 
(B) PROMPT RESTORATION.—Except for ar-
ticles for which the President makes an affirma-
tive determination pursuant to subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the President shall restore duty-free 
treatment to each article included in the list de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) on such 120th 
day after date of enactment. 
(3) EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CERTAIN ARTICLES 
FOR EXCLUSION FROM DUTY-FREE TREATMENT.—The 
President shall review, pursuant to section 503(c)(1) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(1)), 
whether duty-free treatment should continue to be 
withheld from each article for which the President 
makes an affirmative determination pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(A)(ii). Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
restore duty-free treatment to each article for which 
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such review determines that such treatment should not 
be withheld. 
(4) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate a report containing— 
(A) the results of the reviews conducted pur-
suant to paragraph (3); and 
(B) justifications for the reasons for which 
duty-free treatment was withheld or restored 
with respect to articles described in such para-
graph. 
SEC. 9. EXPEDITED PRODUCT COVERAGE PETITION PROC-
ESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal 
Register and on a publicly available internet website of the 
Commission a notice requesting interested parties to submit 
to the Commission, during the 60-day period beginning on 
the date of such publication, a petition— 
(1) to add one or more headings or subheadings 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to, or remove one or more such headings or 
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subheadings from, the list of articles that may not be 
designated as an eligible article for duty-free treat-
ment pursuant to section 503(b) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)); or 
(2) to provide duty-free treatment to one or more 
headings or subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule under the Generalized System of Preferences 
that are— 
(A) not restricted under such section 503(b) 
from designation as an eligible article; and 
(B) not otherwise designated an eligible ar-
ticle by the President pursuant to section 501 or 
section 503(a) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2461; 
2463(a)). 
(b) CONTENTS OF PETITION.—A petition submitted 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be eligible for consideration 
under the process provided by this section only if such peti-
tion includes— 
(1) the name and address of the petitioner; 
(2) the 8-digit subheading level or levels under 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule with respect to which 
the petition is submitted; and 
(3) for a petition submitted pursuant to sub-
section (a), a certification that the petitioner is an 
interested party and a brief description of the manner 
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and extent to which the petitioner is a likely bene-
ficiary with respect to the addition or removal of the 
heading or subheading level concerned. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF PETITIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the 60-day period described in subsection (a), 
and not later than 30 days after the end of such period, 
the Commission shall publish on a publicly available inter-
net website of the Commission the contents of each petition 
received. 
(d) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—During 
the 45-day period beginning on the date of the publication 
of petitions pursuant to subsection (c), the Commission 
shall publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly 
available internet website of the Commission a notice re-
questing members of the public to submit comments to the 
Commission with respect to the changes sought by the peti-
tions. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on each 
eligible petition submitted pursuant to the process provided 
by this section that includes, with respect to the article or 
articles concerned in each such petition— 
(1) data from the 5 most recent calendar years 
for which complete information is available on— 
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(A) sources of imports; 
(B) values of imports; 
(C) market share of imports (to the extent 
practical); and 
(D) domestic production (to the extent prac-
tical); 
(2) any information on whether the product is 
used as an input in United States manufacturing; 
and 
(3) a summary of information provided in the 
form of comments rebutting or objecting to the peti-
tion. 
(f) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PROCEDURES.—The Commission shall pre-
scribe and publish in the Federal Register and on a 
publicly available internet website of the Commission 
all procedures to be complied with by members of the 
public submitting petitions. 
(2) JUDICIAL REVIEW PRECLUDED.—The exercise 
of functions under this section shall not be subject to 
judicial review. 
(g) INTERESTED PARTY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘interested party’’ has the definition given such 
term in section 771 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
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1677), except that an interested party under this section 
may not include— 
(1) any person described in paragraph (9)(A) of 
such section, other than a person that is an importer 
or a business association of importers; or 
(2) any person described in paragraph (9)(B) or 
(9)(G) of such section. 
SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2033’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2033’’. 
(b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.— 
Section 503 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 U.S.C. 
3805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2031’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2033’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 727 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7986 
[Report No. 118–890] 
A BILL 
To modify and reauthorize the Generalized System 
of Preferences, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 17, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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