§2254 Monitoring, modification, and termination of action

Summary

The Commission must keep watching the domestic industry while any trade action is in place. If the action lasts more than 3 years, the Commission must send a report to the President and Congress by the midpoint of that period or any extension. The Commission must hold a hearing for each such report so people can give evidence and be heard. The President can ask the Commission for advice on what would happen if the action were cut back, changed, or ended. The President may reduce, change, or end the action only after getting the midpoint report and after asking the Commerce and Labor departments. The President may act if the industry has not made enough effort to adjust, if changing economic conditions have made the action less effective, or if a majority of the industry’s representatives petition that the industry has adjusted. The President may also act to stop any evasion of the action and may act after a specific Commission finding and consulting key congressional committees. Before an action ends, the President or the industry can ask the Commission to investigate. An industry petition must be filed not earlier than 9 months and not later than 6 months before the action ends. The Commission must publish notice, hold a public hearing, and send its report to the President at least 60 days before the action ends unless the President sets another date. After the action ends, the Commission must evaluate how well it helped the industry adjust, hold a public hearing, and report to the President and Congress within 180 days. The President may act without following one other procedural rule, but must consider U.S. international obligations. If the industry is treated as concentrated in a major region, the President must consider how production and imports are geographically concentrated.