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 PUBLIC LAW 106-286—OCT. 10, 2000 114 STAT. 903 Subtitle C—Report on Compliance by the People's Republic of China With WTO Obligations SEC. 421. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the entry into force of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, and annually thereafter, the Trade Representative shall submit a report to Congress on compliance by the People's Republic of China with commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization, including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States. (b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— In preparing the report described in subsection (a), the Trade Representative shall seek public participation by publishing a notice in the Federal Register and holding a public hearing. TITLE V—TRADE AND RULE OF LAW ISSUES IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Subtitle A—Task Force on Prohibition of Importation of Products of Forced or Prison Labor From the People's Republic of China 22 USC 6951. Deadline. Federal Register, publication. SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. There is hereby estabhshed a task force on prohibition of importation of products of forced or prison labor from the People's Republic of China (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the "Task Force"). SEC. 502. FUNCTIONS OF TASK FORCE. The Task Force shall monitor and promote effective enforcement of and compliance with section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) by performing the following functions: (1) Coordinate closely with the United States Customs Service to promote maximum effectiveness in the enforcement by the Customs Service of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the products of the People's Republic of China. In order to assure such coordination, the Customs Service shall keep the Task Force informed, on a regular basis, of the progress of its investigations of allegations that goods are being entered into the United States, or that such entry is being attempted, in violation of the prohibition in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on entry into the United States of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the People's Republic of China by convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. Such investigations may include visits to foreign sites where goods sillegedly are 22 USC 6961. 22 USC 6962.

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