,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #digi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjah,mr4
 ,rei*]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1    
,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mrs4 
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,curbelo ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,kelly (   
,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4 ,meehan7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,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 #bjag2 &  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 "o 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$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7c77#b7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] foll[+        
subp>agraph 7,a77i77,,ii71 by /rik+     
,july #a & ins]t+ ,novemb] #a2 &  7,b7 9
 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ on ,janu>y  
#a1 #aiie & ins]t+ 9 any ( ! prec$+ ?ree
 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+ ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf & ins]t+ ,june
 #ba1 #bjbf4