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(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
proclaim—
(i) modifications to the provisions proclaimed under
the authority of paragraph (1)(A) as are necessary
to implement an agreement with Morocco pursuant
to article 4.3.6 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. 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 Morocco to conduct a verification pursuant
to article 4.4 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 para-
graph is a determination—
(A) that an exporter or producer in Morocco 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 Morocco,
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 referred to in 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
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(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 referred to in 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 referred
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in
subsection (a)(2)(A); or
(B) a textile or apparel good for which a claim has
been made that is the subject of a verification referred
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B); and
(3) denial of entry into the United States of—
(A) any textile or apparel good exported or produced
by the person that is the subject of a verification referred
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding compliance described in
subsection (a)(2)(A); or
(B) a textile or apparel good for which a claim has
been made that is the subject of a verification referred
to in subsection (a)(1) regarding a claim described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B).
SEC. 205. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out—
(1) subsections (a) through (i) of section 203;
(2) amendments to existing law made by the subsections
referred to in paragraph (1); and
(3) proclamations issued under section 203(j).
TITLE III—RELIEF FROM IMPORTS
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) MOROCCAN
ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘Moroccan article’’
means an article that qualifies as an originating good under
section 203(b) of this Act or receives preferential tariff treat-
ment under paragraphs 9 through 15 of article 4.3 of the
Agreement.
(2) MOROCCAN TEXTILE OR APPAREL ARTICLE.—The term
‘‘Moroccan textile or apparel article’’ means an article that—
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(A) is listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)); and
(B) is a Moroccan article.
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the
United States International Trade Commission.
Subtitle A—Relief From Imports Benefiting
From the Agreement
SEC. 311. COMMENCING OF ACTION FOR RELIEF.
(a) FILING OF PETITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A petition requesting action 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 group of workers, that is rep-
resentative of an industry. The Commission shall transmit
a copy of any petition filed under this subsection to the United
States Trade Representative.
(2) PROVISIONAL RELIEF.—An entity filing a petition under
this subsection may request that provisional relief be provided
as if the petition had been filed under section 202(a) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(a)).
(3) CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—Any allegation that critical
circumstances exist shall be included in the petition.
(b) INVESTIGATION
AND DETERMINATION.—Upon the filing of
a petition under subsection (a), the Commission, 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 Moroccan 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 Moroccan article constitute a substan-
tial 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 provisions 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 (d).
(4) Subsection (i).
(d) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM INVESTIGATION.—No investigation
may be initiated under this section with respect to any Moroccan
article if, after the date on which the Agreement enters into force,
import relief has been provided with respect to that Moroccan
article under this subtitle.
SEC. 312. COMMISSION ACTION ON PETITION.
(a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 120 days (180 days if
critical circumstances have been alleged) after the date on which
an investigation is initiated under section 311(b) with respect to
a petition, the Commission shall make the determination required
under that section.
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(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 DETERMINA-
TION AFFIRMATIVE.—If the determination made by the Commission
under subsection (a) with respect to imports of an article is affirma-
tive, or if the President may consider a determination of the
Commission to be an affirmative determination as provided for
under paragraph (1) of section 330(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930)
(19 U.S.C. 1330(d)), the Commission shall find, and recommend
to the President 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. The import relief recommended
by the Commission under this subsection shall be limited to that
described in section 313(c). Only those members of the Commission
who voted in the affirmative under subsection (a) are eligible to
vote on the proposed action to remedy or prevent the injury found
by the Commission. Members of the Commission who did not vote
in the affirmative may submit, in the report required under sub-
section (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 determination is made under
subsection (a) with respect to an investigation, 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 determination;
(2) if the determination under subsection (a) is affirmative,
any findings and recommendations for import relief made under
subsection (c) and an explanation of the basis for each rec-
ommendation; and
(3) any dissenting or separate views by members of the
Commission regarding the determination and recommendation
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(e) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Upon submitting a report to the President
under subsection (d), the Commission shall promptly make public
such report (with the exception of information which the Commis-
sion determines to be confidential) and shall cause a summary
thereof to be published 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 the report of the
Commission in which the Commission’s determination 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 deter-
mination to the extent that the President determines necessary
to remedy or prevent the injury found by the Commission and