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[119 STAT. 495]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2005
[119 STAT. 495]

PUBLIC LAW 109–53—AUG. 2, 2005

119 STAT. 495

the time such injury determination is submitted to the President) whether imports of the article of each CAFTA–DR country that qualify as originating goods under section 203(b) are a substantial cause of serious injury or threat thereof. (b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION REGARDING IMPORTS OF CAFTA–DR COUNTRIES.—In determining the nature and extent of action to be taken under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, the President may exclude from the action goods of a CAFTA–DR country with respect to which the Commission has made a negative finding under subsection (a).

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS.

Section 308(4)(A) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: ‘‘(iv) a party to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, a product or service of that country or instrumentality which is covered under that Agreement for procurement by the United States.’’. SEC. 402. MODIFICATIONS TO THE CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.

(a) FORMER BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.—Section 212(a)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(F) The term ‘former beneficiary country’ means a country that ceases to be designated as a beneficiary country under this title because the country has become a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.’’. (b) COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.—Section 212(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)) is amended by striking from the list of countries eligible for designation as beneficiary countries— (1) ‘‘Costa Rica’’, effective on the date the President terminates the designation of Costa Rica as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3); (2) ‘‘Dominican Republic’’, effective on the date the President terminates the designation of the Dominican Republic as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3); (3) ‘‘El Salvador’’, effective on the date the President terminates the designation of El Salvador as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3); (4) ‘‘Guatemala’’, effective on the date the President terminates the designation of Guatemala as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3); (5) ‘‘Honduras’’, effective on the date the President terminates the designation of Honduras as a beneficiary country pursuant to section 201(a)(3); and

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