TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION.

SEC. 217. TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION. (a) Countervailing Duty Investigations.—Section 704(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1671c(a)(1) is amended— (1) by striking “Except” and inserting “(A) Withdrawal of petition.— Except”; (2) by indenting the text so as to align it with subparagraph (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection); and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Refiling of petition.—If, within 3 months after the withdrawal of a petition under subparagraph (A), a new petition is filed seeking the imposition of duties on both the subject merchandise of the withdrawn petition and the subject merchandise from another country, the administering authority and the Commission may use in the investigation initiated pursuant to the new petition any records compiled in an investigation conducted pursuant to the withdrawn petition. This subparagraph applies only with respect to the first withdrawal of a petition.”. (b) Antidumping Duty Investigations.—Section 734(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1673c(a)(D) is amended— (1) by striking “Except” and inserting “(A) Withdrawal of petition.—Except”; (2) by indenting the text so as to align it with subparagraph (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection); and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Refiling of petition.—If, within 3 months after the withdrawal of a petition under subparagraph (A), a new petition is filed seeking the imposition of duties on 108 STAT. 4854both the subject merchandise of the withdrawn petition and the subject merchandise from another country, the administering authority and the Commission may use in the investigation initiated pursuant to the new petition any records compiled in an investigation conducted pursuant to the withdrawn petition. This subparagraph applies only with respect to the first withdrawal of a petition.”.