Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/655

 PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 3027

"(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the administering authority may not terminate an investigation under paragraph (1) by accepting an understanding or other kind of agreement to limit the volume of imports into the United States of the merchandise that is subject to the investigation unless the administering authority is satisfied that termination on the basis of that agreement is in the public interest. "(B) PuBuc INTEREST FACTORS.—In making a decision under subparagraph (A) regarding the public interest the administering authority shall take into account— "(i) whether, based upon the relative impact on consumer prices and the availability of supplies of the merchandise, the agreement would have a greater adverse impact on United States consumers than the imposition of antidumping duties; "(ii) the relative impact on the international economic interests of the United States; and "(iii) the relative impact on the competitiveness of the domestic industry producing the like merchandise, including any such impact on employment and investment in that industry. "(C) PRIOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before making a decision under subparagraph (A) regarding the public interest, the administering authority shall, to the extent practicable, consult with— "(i) potentially affected consuming industries; and "(ii) potentially affected producers and workers in the domestic industry producing the like merchandise, including producers and workers not party to the investigation. "(3) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION BY COMMISSION.—The Commission may not terminate an investigation under paragraph (1) before a preliminary determination is made by the administering authority under section 733(b)."; 19 USC 1673b. (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: "(d) ADDITIONAL RULES AND CONDITIONS.—The administering authority may not accept an agreement under subsection (b) or (c) unless— "(1) it is satisfied that suspension of the investigation is in the public interest, and "(2) effective monitoring of the agreement by the United States is practicable."; (3) by amending subsection (e)(3) by striking out "all parties to the investigation" and inserting in lieii thereof "all interested parties described in section 771(9)"; Post, p. 3033. (4) by amending subsection (i)(l)— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (C), (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), and (C) by inserting immediately after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: "(D) if it considers the violation to be intentional, notify the Commissioner of Customs who shall take appropriate action under paragraph (2), and"; and (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

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