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tion, 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 may not be consid-
ered to have violated paragraph (1) if—
‘‘(A) the information was correct at the 
time it was provided in a CAFTA–DR 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: 
‘‘(h) DENIAL
OF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREAT-
MENT
UNDER
THE
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC-CENTRAL 
AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.—
If the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection or the 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement finds 
indications of a pattern of conduct by an importer, ex-
porter, or producer of false or unsupported representa-
tions that goods qualify under the rules of origin set out
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in section 203 of the Dominican Republic-Central Amer-
ica-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, may suspend preferential tariff treatment under 
the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 
Free Trade Agreement to entries of identical goods cov-
ered by subsequent representations by that importer, ex-
porter, or producer until the Bureau of Customs and Bor-
der Protection determines that representations of that 
person are in conformity with such section 203.’’. 
SEC. 207. RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES. 
Subsection (d) of section 520 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘or section 202 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, section 202 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or sec-
tion 203 of the Dominican Republic-Central Amer-
ica-United States Free Trade Agreement Implemen-
tation Act’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or certifi-
cations’’ after ‘‘other certificates’’.
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SEC. 208. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1508) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CERTIFICATIONS OF ORIGIN FOR GOODS EX-
PORTED UNDER
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL 
AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE 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) CAFTA–DR CERTIFICATION OF ORI-
GIN.—The term ‘CAFTA–DR certification of 
origin’ means the certification established under 
article 4.16 of the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
that a good qualifies as an originating good 
under such Agreement. 
‘‘(2) EXPORTS TO CAFTA–DR COUNTRIES.—Any 
person who completes and issues a CAFTA–DR cer-
tification of origin for a good exported from the 
United States shall make, keep, and, pursuant to 
rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, render for examination and inspec-
tion all records and supporting documents related to 
the origin of the good (including the certification or 
copies thereof). 
‘‘(3) RETENTION PERIOD.—Records and sup-
porting documents shall be kept by the person who 
issued a CAFTA–DR certification of origin for at 
least 5 years after the date on which the certifi-
cation was issued.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), as so redesignated—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or (g)’’ after ‘‘(f)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘either such subsection’’.
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SEC. 209. 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 a CAFTA–DR 
country to conduct a verification pursuant to article 
3.24 of the Agreement for purposes of making a de-
termination under paragraph (2), the President may 
direct the Secretary to take appropriate action de-
scribed 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 that 
country is complying with applicable customs 
laws, regulations, and procedures regarding 
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 a CAFTA–DR coun-
try, 
is accurate.
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(b) APPROPRIATE ACTION DESCRIBED.—Appropriate 
action under subsection (a)(1) includes—
(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 determines there is insufficient 
information to support any claim for pref-
erential 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 there is insufficient information to sup-
port 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