MONITORING.

SEC. 316. MONITORING. For purposes of expediting an investigation concerning provisional relief under this subtitle or section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding— (1) fresh or chilled tomatoes provided for in subheading 0702.00.00 of the HTS; and (2) fresh or chilled peppers, other than chili peppers provided for in subheading 0709.60.00 of the HTS; the International Trade Commission, until January 1, 2009, shall monitor imports of such goods as if proper requests for such monitoring had been made under subsection 202(d)(1)(C)(i) of such section 202. At the request of the International Trade Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Customs shall provide to the International Trade Commission information relevant to the monitoring carried out under this section.