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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 3026

PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984 including any such impact on employment and investment in that industry. "(C) PRIOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before making a decision

Ante, p. 3024.

pose, p. 3033.

under subparagraph (A) regarding the public interest, the administering authority shall, to the extent practicable, consult with— "(i) potentially affected consuming industries; and "(ii) potentially affected producers and workers in the domestic industry producing the like merchandise, including producers and workers not psirty to the investigation. "(3) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION BY COMMISSION.—The Commission may not terminate an investigation under paragraph (1) before a preliminary determination is made by the administering authority under section 703(b)."; (2) by amending subsection (d)— (A) by ad(ting a t the end of paragraph (1) the following: "In applying subparagraph (A) with respect to any quantitative restriction agreement under subsection (c), the administering authority shall take into account, in addition to such other factors as are considered necessary or appropriate, the factors set forth in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), (ii), and (iii) as they apply to the proposed suspension and agreement, after consulting with the appropriate consuming industries, producers, and workers referred to in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) and (ii).". (B) by striking out paragraph (2), and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3) by amending subsection (e)(3), by striking out "all parties to the investigation" and inserting in lieu thereof "all interested parties described in section 771(9)"; (4) by amending subsection (i)(l)— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (C), (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), and (C) by inserting immediately after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: "(D) if it considers the violation to be international, notify the Commissioner of Customs who shall take appropriate action under paragraph (2), and"; and (5) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(k) TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATIONS INITIATED BY ADMINISTERING

19 USC 1671a.

AuTHORTTY.—The administering authority may terminate any investigation initiated by the administering authority under section 702(a) after providing notice of such termination to all parties to the investigation.", (b) Section 734 (19 U.S.C. 1673c) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION UPON PETITION.—

Post, p. 3030.

WITHDRAWAL OF

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), an investigation under this subtitle may be terminated by either the administering authority or the Commission, after notice to all parties to the investigation, upon withdrawal of the petition by the petitioner or by the administering authority if the investigation was initiated under section 732(a). "(2) SPECIAL AGREEMENTS.—

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