#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #digi  ,,an ,,act  ,to ext5d !         
,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em ( ,pref]5ces & to make 
te*nical *anges to ! competitive ne$    
limitations provision ( ! program4  #a4 
,ext5sion ( ,g5]aliz$ ,sy/em (          
,pref]5ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eje (
 ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4   
#bdfe7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,decemb] #ca1  
#bjag & ins]t+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj4  7b7
 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply to articles ent]$ on or aft] !    
#cj? day aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  7#b7 ,retroactive application =  
c]ta9 liquidations & reliquidations     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #ead ( ! 
,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#aead7 or any o!r provision ( law &     
subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 any entry (
 a cov]$ article to :i* duty-free       
treatm5t or o!r pref]5tial treatm5t "u  
title ,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 w\ld h appli$  
if ! entry _h be5 made on ,decemb] #ca1 

#bjag1 t 0 made-- 7i7 aft] ,decemb] #ca1
 #bjag1 &  7ii7 be=e ! effective date   
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71  %all be      
liquidat$ or reliquidat$ z ?\gh su*     
entry occurr$ on ! effective date       
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,reque/s
 ,a liquidation or reliquidation may be 
made "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to an
 entry only if a reque/ !re= is fil$ )  
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act t conta9s suffici5t 
in=mation to enable ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &    
,bord] ,protection--  7i7 to locate !   
entry2 or  7ii7 to recon/ruct ! entry if
 x _c be locat$4  7,c7 ,paym5t ( am\nts 
ow$ ,any am\nts ow$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
pursuant to ! liquidation or            
reliquidation ( an entry ( a cov]$      
article "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be     
paid1 )\t int]e/1 n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date ( ! liquidation or          
reliquidation 7z ! case may be74  7#c7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
,cov]$ article ,! t]m cov]$ article     

means an article f a c\ntry t is a      
b5efici>y develop+ c\ntry "u title ,v ( 
! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdfa et seq47 z ( ! effective date     
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,ent]2  
entry ,! t]ms ent] & entry include a    
)drawal f w>eh\se = consumption4  7c7   
,annual report on en=cem5t ( eligibility
 crit]ia ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually     
!reaft] ?r\gh ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj1 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !  
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate a      
report on ef=ts to ensure t c\ntries    
designat$ z b5efici>y develop+ c\ntries 
"u title ,v ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bdfa et seq47 are meet+ !   
eligibility crit]ia set =? 9 section    
#ejb7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdfb7;c774  #b4 ,te*nical modification 
to proc$ures = competitive ne$          
limitation & waiv]s ,section #ejc ( !   
,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      

#bdfc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7c77#b7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] foll[+         
subp>agraph 7,a77i77,,ii71 by /rik+     
,july #a & ins]t+ ,novemb] #a2 &  7,b7 9
 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ on ,janu>y  
#a1 #aiie & ins]t+ 9 any ( ! prec$+ #c  
cal5d> ye>s2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71  
by /rik+ ,july #a ea* place x appe>s &  
ins]t+ ,novemb] #a4  #c4 ,cu/oms us]    
fees ,section #acjca7;j77#c77;,a7 ( !   
,consolidat$ ,omnibus ,budget           
,reconciliation ,act ( #aihe 7#ai       
,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7j77#c77;,a77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbg & ins]t+     
,augu/ #a1 #bjbg4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ac1           
#bjah4;,cl]k4