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 119 STAT. 492

PUBLIC LAW 109–53—AUG. 2, 2005

(2) the rate of duty for that article after December 31 of the year in which termination occurs shall be, at the discretion of the President, either— (A) the applicable rate of duty for that article set out in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement; or (B) the rate of duty resulting from the elimination of the tariff in equal annual stages ending on the date set out in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement for the elimination of the tariff. (f) ARTICLES EXEMPT FROM RELIEF.—No import relief may be provided under this section on— (1) any article subject to import relief under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); or (2) imports of a CAFTA–DR article of a CAFTA–DR country that is a de minimis supplying country with respect to that article. SEC. 314. TERMINATION OF RELIEF AUTHORITY.

19 USC 4064.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to subsection (b), no import relief may be provided under this subtitle after the date that is 10 years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. (b) EXCEPTION.—If an article for which relief is provided under this subtitle is an article for which the period for tariff elimination, set out in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement, is greater than 10 years, no relief under this subtitle may be provided for that article after the date on which that period ends. SEC. 315. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY.

19 USC 4065.

For purposes of section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133), any import relief provided by the President under section 313 shall be treated as action taken under chapter 1 of title II of such Act. SEC. 316. CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION.

Section 202(a)(8) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, and title III of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’’.

Subtitle B—Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures SEC. 321. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION FOR RELIEF.

President. 19 USC 4081.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—A request under this subtitle for the purpose of adjusting to the obligations of the United States under the Agreement may be filed with the President by an interested party. Upon the filing of a request, the President shall review the request to determine, from information presented in the request, whether to commence consideration of the request. (b) PUBLICATION OF REQUEST.—If the President determines that the request under subsection (a) provides the information necessary

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