MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.

SEC. 1862. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION. Section 251(c)(1)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:“(B) that—“(i) sales or production, or both, of the firm have decreased absolutely,“(ii) sales or production, or both, of an article or service that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total sales or production of the firm during the 12-month period preceding the most recent 12-month period for which date are available have decreased absolutely,“(iii) sales or production, or both, of the firm during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased compared to—“(I) the average annual sales or production for the firm during the 24-month period preceding that 12-month period, or“(II) the average annual sales or production for the firm during the 36-month period preceding that 12-month period, and“(iv) sales or production, or both, of an article or service that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total sales or production of the firm during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased compared to—“(I) the average annual sales or production for the article or service during the 24-month period preceding that 12-month period, or123 STAT. 397“(II) the average annual sales or production for the article or service during the 36-month period preceding that 12-month period, and”.