                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
    SUBCHAPTER III--ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER TRADE 
       AGREEMENTS AND RESPONSE TO CERTAIN FOREIGN TRADE PRACTICES
 
Sec. 2415. Implementation of actions


(a) Actions to be taken under section 2411

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Trade Representative 
shall implement the action the Trade Representative determines under 
section 2414(a)(1)(B) of this title to take under section 2411 of this 
title, subject to the specific direction, if any, of the President 
regarding any such action, by no later than the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which such determination is made.
    (2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Trade 
Representative may delay, by not more than 180 days, the implementation 
of any action that is to be taken under section 2411 of this title--
        (i) if--
            (I) in the case of an investigation initiated under section 
        2412(a) of this title, the petitioner requests a delay, or
            (II) in the case of an investigation initiated under section 
        2412(b)(1) of this title or to which section 2414(a)(3)(B) of 
        this title applies, a delay is requested by a majority of the 
        representatives of the domestic industry that would benefit from 
        the action, or

        (ii) if the Trade Representative determines that substantial 
    progress is being made, or that a delay is necessary or desirable, 
    to obtain United States rights or a satisfactory solution with 
    respect to the acts, policies, or practices that are the subject of 
    the action.

    (B) The Trade Representative may not delay under subparagraph (A) 
the implementation of any action that is to be taken under section 2411 
of this title with respect to any investigation to which section 
2414(a)(3)(A) of this title applies.
    (C) The Trade Representative may not delay under subparagraph (A) 
the implementation of any action that is to be taken under section 2411 
of this title with respect to any investigation to which section 
2414(a)(3)(B) of this title applies by more than 90 days.

(b) Alternative actions in certain cases of export targeting

    (1) If the Trade Representative makes an affirmative determination 
under section 2414(a)(1)(A) of this title involving export targeting by 
a foreign country and determines to take no action under section 2411 of 
this title with respect to such affirmation determination, the Trade 
Representative--
        (A) shall establish an advisory panel to recommend measures 
    which will promote the competitiveness of the domestic industry 
    affected by the export targeting,
        (B) on the basis of the report of such panel submitted under 
    paragraph (2)(B) and subject to the specific direction, if any, of 
    the President, may take any administrative actions authorized under 
    any other provision of law, and, if necessary, propose legislation 
    to implement any other actions, that would restore or improve the 
    international competitiveness of the domestic industry affected by 
    the export targeting, and
        (C) shall, by no later than the date that is 30 days after the 
    date on which the report of such panel is submitted under paragraph 
    (2)(B), submit a report to the Congress on the administrative 
    actions taken, and legislative proposals made, under subparagraph 
    (B) with respect to the domestic industry affected by the export 
    targeting.

    (2)(A) The advisory panels established under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
consist of individuals appointed by the Trade Representative who--
        (i) earn their livelihood in the private sector of the economy, 
    including individuals who represent management and labor in the 
    domestic industry affected by the export targeting that is the 
    subject of the affirmative determination made under section 
    2414(a)(1)(A) of this title, and
        (ii) by education or experience, are qualified to serve on the 
    advisory panel.

    (B) By no later than the date that is 6 months after the date on 
which an advisory panel is established under paragraph (1)(A), the 
advisory panel shall submit to the Trade Representative and to the 
Congress a report on measures that the advisory panel recommends be 
taken by the United States to promote the competitiveness of the 
domestic industry affected by the export targeting that is the subject 
of the affirmative determination made under section 2414(a)(1)(A) of 
this title.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title III, Sec. 305, as added Pub. L. 96-39, title IX, 
Sec. 901, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 299; amended Pub. L. 98-573, title 
III, Sec. 304(g), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3006; Pub. L. 100-418, title 
I, Sec. 1301(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1172.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-418 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to implementation of actions for provisions relating 
to requests for information. See section 2418 of this title.
    1984--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-573 added subsec. (c).


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-418 applicable to petitions filed, and 
investigations initiated, under section 2412 of this title on or after 
Aug. 23, 1988, and petitions filed, and investigations initiated, before 
Aug. 23, 1988, if by such date no decision had been made under section 
2414 of this title regarding the petition or investigation, see section 
1301(c) of Pub. L. 100-418, set out as a note under section 2411 of this 
title.
