,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cedc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,smith1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,grassley1  
,mr4 ,peters1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,trade ,facilitation and      
,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae to    
modify the description of interest for  
purposes of certain distributions of    
antidumping duties and countervailing   
duties and to authorize a special       
distribution of those amounts1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,trade         
,cheating ,restitution ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,modification of description of     
interest for purposes of certain        
distributions of antidumping duties and 
countervailing duties and special       
distribution of amounts  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #fje7;c77#a7 of the ,trade    

,facilitation and ,trade ,enforcement   
,act of #bjae 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4            
#ddja7;c77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b72   
and  7#b7 by striking ,october #a1      
#bjad1 by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection under1 or in connection     
with-- and inserting ,october #a1 #bjjj1
 by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border         
,protection44  7b7 ,funding ,in carrying
 out the amendments made by subsection  
7a71 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection shall  
use amounts available for such purpose  
in the ,refund of ,moneys ,erroneously  
,received and ,covered account of the   
,department of the ,treasury4  7c7      
,special distribution of amounts  7#a7  
,in general ,in carrying out the        
amendments made by subsection 7a71 all  
interest realized under section         
#fje7;c77#a7 of the ,trade ,facilitation
 and ,trade ,enforcement ,act of #bjae  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ddja7;c77#a771 as       
amended by that subsection1 for a fiscal

 year ending before the date of the     
enactment of this ,act shall be subject 
to a special distribution carried out in
 accordance with this subsection4  7#b7 
,general notice ,the ,commissioner of   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
shall publish a general notice in the   
,federal ,register announcing the timing
 of the special distribution required   
under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,eligibility
 ,each person seeking a special         
distribution under paragraph 7#a7 must--
 7,a7 have received at least one        
distribution under the ,continued       
,dumping and ,subsidy ,offset ,act of   
#bjjj 7section #ged of the ,tariff ,act 
of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afge;c2        
repealed by subtitle ,f of title ,,vii  
of the ,deficit ,reduction ,act of #bjje
 7,public ,law #aji-aga2 #abj ,stat4    
#aed777 during a prior fiscal year2     
7,b7 timely file a certification for the
 special distribution1 as determined by 
the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection2 and  7,c7 meet the

 eligibility criteria contained in the  
,continued ,dumping and ,subsidy ,offset
 ,act of #bjjj at the time of filing    
that certification4  7#d7 ,distribution 
,interest specified under paragraph 7#a7
 shall be aggregated by antidumping duty
 or countervailing duty order or finding
 and distributed on a pro rata basis to 
persons eligible under paragraph 7#c7 as
 follows3 7,a7 ,for interest realized on
 or after ,october #a1 #bjaj1 as soon as
 possible following the date of the     
enactment of this ,act but not later    
than the date that is #baj days after   
such date of enactment4  7,b7 ,for      
interest realized on or after ,october  
#a1 #bjjj1 and on or before ,september  
#cj1 #bjaj1 as soon as possible         
following the date of the enactment of  
this ,act but not later than the date   
that is #baj days after the distribution
 under subparagraph 7,a74