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(o) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to proclaim, 
as part of the HTS— 
(A) the provisions set out in Annex 4–A and Annex 
5–A of the Agreement; and 
(B) any additional subordinate category necessary to 
carry out this title consistent with the Agreement. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the consultation and lay-
over provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim 
modifications to the provisions proclaimed under the 
authority of paragraph (1)(A), other than provisions of chap-
ters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as included in Annex 
4–A of the Agreement. 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
PROCLAMATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), and subject to the consultation and lay-
over provisions of section 104, the President may pro-
claim— 
(i) modifications to the provisions proclaimed under 
the authority of paragraph (1)(A) as are necessary 
to implement an agreement with Australia pursuant 
to article 4.2.5 of the Agreement; and 
(ii) before the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, modifications 
to correct any typographical, clerical, or other nonsub-
stantive technical error regarding the provisions of 
chapters 50 through 63 of the HTS, as included in 
Annex 4–A of the Agreement. 
SEC. 204. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)) is amended by adding after 
paragraph (13) the following: 
‘‘(14) 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-Australia Free Trade Agreement Imple-
mentation 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. 
Section 592(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) PRIOR
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING
CLAIMS
UNDER
THE 
UNITED STATES-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An importer shall not be subject 
to penalties under subsection (a) for making an incorrect 
claim that a good qualifies as an originating good under 
section 203 of the United States-Australia Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act if the importer, in accord-
ance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, voluntarily and promptly makes a corrected dec-
laration and pays any duties owing. 
‘‘(B) TIME PERIODS FOR MAKING CORRECTIONS.—In the 
regulations referred to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary
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of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe time periods 
for making a corrected declaration and paying duties owing 
under subparagraph (A), if such periods are not shorter 
than 1 year following the date on which the importer 
makes the incorrect claim.’’. 
SEC. 206. ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO TRADE IN TEXTILE AND 
APPAREL GOODS. 
(a) ACTION DURING VERIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Treasury requests 
the Government of Australia to conduct a verification pursuant 
to article 4.3 of the Agreement for purposes of making a deter-
mination under paragraph (2), the President may direct the 
Secretary to take appropriate action described in subsection 
(b) while the verification is being conducted. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination under this paragraph 
is a determination— 
(A) that an exporter or producer in Australia is com-
plying with applicable customs laws, regulations, proce-
dures, requirements, or practices affecting trade in textile 
or apparel goods; or 
(B) that a claim that a textile or apparel good exported 
or produced by such exporter or producer— 
(i) qualifies as an originating good under section 
203 of this Act; or 
(ii) is a good of Australia, 
is accurate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate action under 
subsection (a)(1) includes— 
(1) suspension of liquidation of the entry 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), in a case in which 
the request for verification was based on a reasonable suspicion 
of unlawful activity related to such goods; and 
(2) suspension of liquidation of the entry of a textile or 
apparel good for which a claim has been made that is the 
subject of a verification under subsection (a)(1) regarding a 
claim described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
(c) ACTION WHEN INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT.—If the Sec-
retary of the Treasury determines that the information obtained 
within 12 months after making a request for a verification under 
subsection (a)(1) is insufficient to make a determination under 
subsection (a)(2), the President may direct the Secretary to take 
appropriate action described in subsection (d) until such time as 
the Secretary receives information sufficient to make a determina-
tion under subsection (a)(2) or until such earlier date as the Presi-
dent may direct. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
ACTION
DESCRIBED.—Appropriate action 
referred to in subsection (c) includes— 
(1) publication of the name and address of the person 
that is the subject of the verification; 
(2) denial of preferential tariff treatment under the Agree-
ment to— 
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced 
by the person that is the subject of a verification under