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 118 STAT. 2595 PUBLIC LAW 108–429—DEC. 3, 2004 from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to open meetings, public notice, public participation, and public availability of documents), whenever and to the extent it is determined by the President or the President’s designee that such meetings will be concerned with matters the disclosure of which would seriously compromise the development by the United States Government of trade policy, priorities, negotiating objectives, or bargaining posi tions with respect to matters referred to in subsection (a) of this section, and that meetings may be called of such special task forces, plenary meetings of chairmen, or other such groups made up of members of the committees established under subsections (b) and (c) of this section; and ‘‘(B) notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, any committee established under subsection (b) or (c) may, in the discre tion of the President or the President’s designee, terminate not later than the expiration of the 4 year period beginning on the date of their establishment.’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 135(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years or until the committee is scheduled to expire’’. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub section shall take effect on February 1, 2006. (j) RETROACTIVITY FOR CERTAIN AGOA PROVISIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(d) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–274) is amended by striking ‘‘sec tion 112(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 112’’. (2) APPLICABILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 8 of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. (B) REQUESTS FOR RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Section 8(b) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 shall be applied with respect to the amendment made by paragraph (1) by substituting ‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004’’ for ‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act’’. (k) MAURITIUS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3271(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: ‘‘(iv) SEPARATE LIMITATION FOR MAURITIUS.—For the 1 year period beginning October 1, 2004— ‘‘(I) the term ‘lesser developed beneficiary sub Saharan African country’ includes Mauritius; and ‘‘(II) the applicable percentage with respect to Mauritius shall be 5 percent of the applicable percentage described in clause (ii)(II).’’. (2) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper request filed with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection before the 90th day after 19 USC 3721 note. Effective date. 19 USC 3721. Deadline. 19 USC 3701 note. 19 USC 3701 note. 19 USC 2155 note.

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