§2254 Monitoring, Modification, and Termination of Action

Summary

The Commission must watch how the U.S. industry is doing while any trade-relief action is in effect. If the initial action or any extension lasts more than 3 years, the Commission must send a report to the President and Congress at the midpoint of that period. While making that report, the Commission must hold a hearing where interested people can attend, give evidence, and be heard. The Commission must also advise the President, if asked, about the likely economic effects of reducing, changing, or ending the action. The President can reduce, change, or end the action only after getting the Commission’s report and advice from the Commerce and Labor Secretaries, and may do so if the industry has not made an adequate adjustment or if circumstances have changed. A majority of the industry can petition for reduction if they say they have adjusted. The President can act to stop circumvention of the action and, after consulting Congress, can act following certain Commission determinations. For extensions, the Commission will investigate if action is still needed when asked by the President or when the industry files a petition not earlier than 9 months and not later than 6 months before the action ends; the Commission must report to the President at least 60 days before the action ends unless the President sets a different date. After the action ends, the Commission must evaluate effectiveness, hold a public hearing, and send a report to the President and Congress within 180 days. The President may act without following one other specific procedural rule but must consider U.S. international obligations and, if production is concentrated in a major area, must consider that geographic concentration.