§ 3204. — International Trade Commission reports on impact of this chapter.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3204]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 20--ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE
Sec. 3204. International Trade Commission reports on impact of
this chapter
(a) Reporting requirements
(1) In general
The United States International Trade Commission (in this
section referred to as the ``Commission'') shall submit to Congress
and the President biennial reports regarding the economic impact of
this chapter on United States industries and consumers, and, in
conjunction with other agencies, the effectiveness of this chapter
in promoting drug-related crop eradication and crop substitution
efforts of the beneficiary countries.
(2) Submission
During the period that this chapter is in effect, the report
required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted on December 31 of each
year that the report required by section 2704 of this title is not
submitted.
(3) Treatment of Puerto Rico, etc.
For purposes of this section, industries in the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and the insular possessions of the United States are
considered to be United States industries.
(b) Report requirements
(1) Each report required under subsection (a) of this section shall
include, but not be limited to, an assessment by the Commission
regarding--
(A) the actual effect, during the period covered by the report,
of this chapter on the United States economy generally as well as on
those specific domestic industries which produce articles that are
like, or directly competitive with, articles being imported into the
United States from beneficiary countries;
(B) the probable future effect that this chapter will have on
the United States economy generally, as well as on such domestic
industries, before the provisions of this chapter terminate; and
(C) the estimated effect that this chapter has had on the drug-
related crop eradication and crop substitution efforts of the
beneficiary countries.
(2) In preparing the assessments required under paragraph (1), the
Commission shall, to the extent practicable--
(A) analyze the production, trade and consumption of United
States products affected by this chapter, taking into consideration
employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities with
respect to the domestic industries concerned, and such other
economic factors in such industries as it considers relevant,
including prices, wages, sales, inventories, patterns of demand,
capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification
of production; and
(B) describe the nature and extent of any significant change in
employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities, and
such other conditions as it deems relevant in the domestic
industries concerned, which it believes are attributable to this
chapter.
(c) Submission dates; public comment
(1) Each report required under subsection (a) of this section shall
be submitted to the Congress before the close of the 9-month period
beginning on the day after the last day of the period covered by the
report.
(2) The Commission shall provide an opportunity for the submission
by the public, either orally or in writing, or both, of information
relating to matters that will be addressed in the reports.
(Pub. L. 102-182, title II, Sec. 206, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1243; Pub.
L. 106-200, title II, Sec. 211(d)(2), May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 287.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-200 amended heading and text of
subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ``The
United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the `Commission') shall prepare, and submit to
the Congress, a report regarding the economic impact of this chapter on
United States industries and consumers, and, in conjunction with other
agencies, the effectiveness of this chapter in promoting drug-related
crop eradication and crop substitution efforts of the beneficiary
countries, during--
``(1) the 24-month period beginning with December 4, 1991; and
``(2) each calendar year occurring thereafter until duty-free
treatment under this chapter is terminated under section 3206(b) of
this title.
For purposes of this section, industries in the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico and the insular possessions of the United States shall be
considered to be United States industries.''
