§2254 Monitoring, Modification, and Termination of Action

Summary

The Commission must keep watching how the U.S. industry adjusts while any trade relief is in effect. If the initial period or any extension of the relief goes beyond 3 years, the Commission must send a report at the midpoint of that period. While preparing that report it must hold a public hearing. If the President asks, the Commission must give its view on how cutting back or ending the relief would likely affect the industry. The President may reduce, change, or end the relief, but not before getting the required mid‑point report. The President can act after getting the Commission’s report and advice from the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor if the industry has not made adequate adjustment or changed conditions have weakened the relief. The President can also act if a majority of the industry’s representatives petition that the industry has made a positive adjustment. The President may take extra steps to stop any circumvention. If the President or the industry asks between 9 months and 6 months before the relief ends, the Commission must investigate, publish notice, hold a hearing, and give a report at least 60 days before the relief ends (unless the President sets another date). After the relief ends, the Commission must evaluate its effectiveness, hold a hearing, and report to the President and Congress within 180 days. The President may act without following one specified procedural rule, but must consider U.S. international obligations and must consider geographic concentration if production and imports are concentrated in a major region.