Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4083 Period of relief
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - RELIEF FROM IMPORTS › Part Part B— - Textile and Apparel Safeguard Measures › § 4083
Summary
Import relief the President gives can't last more than 3 years in total. If the first period is shorter, the President can extend it up to that 3‑year limit only if the relief is still needed to stop or fix serious harm and there is proof the industry is improving.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §4083
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(a)Subject to subsection (b), any import relief that the President provides under subsection (b) of section 4082 of this title may not, in the aggregate, be in effect for more than 3 years.
(b)If the initial period for any import relief provided under section 4082 of this title is less than 3 years, the President may extend the effective period of any import relief provided under that section, subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (a), if the President determines that—
(1)the import relief continues to be necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition; and
(2)there is evidence that the industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective and Termination Dates Section effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 4083
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73