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114 STAT. 890 PUBLIC LAW 106-286—OCT. 10, 2000 Federal Register, publication. Federal Register, publication. Deadline. Deadline. 19 USC 2451b. industry, its workers and the communities where production facilities of such industry are located, and on other domestic industries. "(C) The Commission, after submitting a report to the President under subparagraph (A), shall promptly make it available to the public (with the exception of confidential business information) and cause a summary thereof to be published in the Federal Register. "(f) PUBLIC COMMENT.—I f consultations fail to lead to an agreement with the People's Republic of China or the WTO member concerned within 60 days, the Trade Representative shall promptly publish notice in the Federal Register of any proposed action to prevent or remedy the trade diversion, and provide an opportunity for interested persons to present views and evidence on whether the proposed action is in the public interest. "(g) RECOMMENDATION TO THE PRESIDENT.— Within 20 days after the end of consultations pursuant to subsection (e), the Trade Representative shall make a recommendation to the President on what action, if any, should be taken to prevent or remedy the trade diversion or threat thereof. "(h) PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.— Within 20 days after receipt of the recommendation from the Trade Representative, the President shall determine what action to take to prevent or remedy the trade diversion or threat thereof. "(i) DURATION OF ACTION.— Action taken under subsection (h) shall be terminated not later than 30 days after expiration of the action taken by the WTO member or members involved against imports from the People's Republic of China. "(j) REVIEW OF CIRCUMSTANCES.—(1) The Commission shall review the continued need for action taken under subsection (h) if the WTO member or members involved notify the Committee on Safeguards of the WTO of any modification in the action taken by them against the People's Republic of China pursuant to consultation referred to in subsection (a). The Commission shall, not later than 60 days after such notification, determine whether a significant diversion of trade continues to exist and report its determination to the President. The President shall determine, within 15 days after receiving the Commission's report, whether to modify, withdraw, or keep in place the action taken under subsection (h). " SEC. 423. REGULATIONS; TERMINATION OF PROVISION. "(a) To CARRY OUT RESTRICTIONS AND MONITORING. —The President shall by regulation provide for the efficient and fair administration of any restriction proclaimed pursuant to the subtitle and to provide for effective monitoring of imports under section 422(a). "(b) To CARRY OUT AGREEMENTS.—To carry out an agreement concluded pursuant to consultations xinder section 421(j) or 422(e)(2), the President is authorized to prescribe regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from weirehouse of articles covered by such agreement. "(c) TERMINATION DATE. —T his subtitle and any regulations issued under this subtitle shall cease to be effective 12 years after the date of entry into force of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended— (1) in the item relating to title IV, by striking the following: