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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1235

"(ii) the effect of the implementation of actions under this section on consumers and on competition in domes7tic markets for articles, and "(iii) the impact on United States industries and firms as a result of international obligations regarding compensation; "(G) the extent to which there is diversion of foreign exports to the United States market by reason of foreign restraints; "(H) the potential for circumvention of any action taken under this section; "(I) the national security interests of the United States; Defense and Qjl^

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"(J) the factors required to be considered by the Commis- ^^<^"^^*y sion under section 202(e)(5). "(3) The President may, for purposes of taking action under paragraph (1)— "(A) proclaim an increase in, or the imposition of, any duty on the imported article; "(B) proclaim a tariff-rate quota on the article; "(C) proclaim a modification or imposition of any quantitative restriction on the importation of the article into the United States; "(D) implement one or more appropriate adjustment measures, including the provision of trade adjustment assistance under chapter 2; "(E) negotiate, conclude, and carry out orderly marketing agreements with foreign countries limiting the export from foreign countries and the import into the United States of such article; "(F) proclaim procedures necessary to allocate among importers by the auction of import licenses quantities of the article that are permitted to be imported into the United States; "(G) initiate international negotiations to address the underlying cause of the increase in imports of the article or otherwise to alleviate the injury or threat thereof; "(H) submit to Congress legislative proposals to facilitate the efforts of the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition; '(I) take any other action which may be taken by the President under the authority of law and which the President considers appropriate and feasible for purposes of paragraph (1); and "(J) take any combination of actions listed in subparagraphs (A) through (I). "(4) The President shall take action under paragraph (1) within 60 days after receiving a report from the Commission containing an affirmative determination under section 202(b)(l) (or a determination under such section which he considers to be an affirmative determination by reason of section 830(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930); except that if a supplemental report is requested under paragraph (5), the President shall take action under paragraph (1) within 30 days after the supplemental report is received. '(5) The President may, within 15 days after the date on which he receives a report from the Commission containing an