#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #digi  ,,an ,,act  ,to extend the   
,generalized ,system of ,preferences and
 to make technical changes to the       
competitive need limitations provision  
of the program4  #a4 ,extension of      
,generalized ,system of ,preferences    
7a7 ,in general ,section #eje of the    
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdfe7 is amended by striking ,december 
#ca1 #bjag and inserting ,december #ca1 
#bjbj4  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the amendment made by          
subsection 7a7 shall apply to articles  
entered on or after the #cjth day after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,retroactive application for       
certain liquidations and reliquidations 
7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding       
section #ead of the ,tariff ,act of     
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #aead7 or any other
 provision of law and subject to        
subparagraph 7,b71 any entry of a       
covered article to which duty-free      
treatment or other preferential         

treatment under title ,v of the ,trade  
,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et   
seq47 would have applied if the entry   
had been made on ,december #ca1 #bjag1  
that was made-- 7i7 after ,december #ca1
 #bjag1 and  7ii7 before the effective  
date specified in paragraph 7#a71  shall
 be liquidated or reliquidated as though
 such entry occurred on the effective   
date specified in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 
,requests ,a liquidation or             
reliquidation may be made under         
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to an    
entry only if a request therefor is     
filed with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act that contains sufficient           
information to enable ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection--  7i7 to locate
 the entry2 or  7ii7 to reconstruct the 
entry if it cannot be located4  7,c7    
,payment of amounts owed ,any amounts   
owed by the ,united ,states pursuant to 
the liquidation or reliquidation of an  

entry of a covered article under        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be paid1 without
 interest1 not later than #ij days after
 the date of the liquidation or         
reliquidation 7as the case may be74     
7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,covered article ,the term covered 
article means an article from a country 
that is a beneficiary developing country
 under title ,v of the ,trade ,act of   
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 as  
of the effective date specified in      
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,enter2 entry ,the
 terms enter and entry include a        
withdrawal from warehouse for           
consumption4  7c7 ,annual report on     
enforcement of eligibility criteria ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter through ,december #ca1      
#bjbj1 the ,united ,states ,trade       
,representative shall submit to the     
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 

report on efforts to ensure that        
countries designated as beneficiary     
developing countries under title ,v of  
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdfa et seq47 are meeting the          
eligibility criteria set forth in       
section #ejb7;c7 of such ,act 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfb7;c774  #b4 ,technical   
modification to procedures for          
competitive need limitation and waivers 
,section #ejc of the ,trade ,act of     
#aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfc7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in  
the matter following subparagraph       
7,a77i77,,ii71 by striking ,july #a and 
inserting ,november #a2 and  7,b7 in    
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking on       
,january #a1 #aiie and inserting in any 
of the preceding #c calendar years2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking     
,july #a each place it appears and      
inserting ,november #a4  #c4 ,customs   
user fees ,section #acjca7;j77#c77;,a7  
of the ,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget   
,reconciliation ,act of #aihe 7#ai      

,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7j77#c77;,a77 is amended 
by striking ,february #bd1 #bjbg and    
inserting ,august #a1 #bjbg4  ,passed   
the ,house of ,representatives ,february
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