IMPORTS THAT THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY.

SEC. 1501. IMPORTS THAT THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY. (a) In General.— Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) is amended— (1) by striking out “subsection (b)” each place it appears in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof “subsection (c)”, (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively, and (3) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsections: “(b) (1) (A) Upon request of the head of any department or agency, upon application of an interested party, or upon his own motion, the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall immediately initiate an appropriate investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of the article which is the subject of such request, application, or motion. “(B) The Secretary shall immediately provide notice to the Secretary of Defense of any investigation initiated under this section. “(2) (A) In the course of any investigation conducted under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 102 STAT. 1258 “(i) consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the methodological and policy questions raised in any investigation initiated under paragraph (1), “(ii) seek information and advice from, and consult with, appropriate officers of the United States, and “(iii) if it is appropriate and after reasonable notice, hold public hearings or otherwise afford interested parties an opportunity to present information and advice relevant to such investigation. “(B) Upon the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Secretary an assessment of the defense requirements of any article that is the subject of an investigation conducted under this section. “(3) (A) By no later than the date that is 270 days after the date on which an investigation is initiated under paragraph (1) with respect to any article, the Secretary shall submit to the President a report on the findings of such investigation with respect to the effect of the importation of such article in such quantities or under such circumstances upon the national security and, based on such findings, the recommendations of the Secretary for action or inaction under this section. If the Secretary finds that such article is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security, the Secretary shall so advise the President in such report. “(B) Any portion of the report submitted by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) which does not contain classified information or proprietary information shall be published in the Federal Register. “(4) The Secretary shall prescribe such procedural regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. “(c) (1) (A) Within 90 days after receiving a report submitted under subsection (b)(3)(A) in which the Secretary finds that an article is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security, the President shall— “(i) determine whether the President concurs with the finding of the Secretary, and “(ii) if the President concurs, determine the nature and duration of the action that, in the judgment of the President, must be taken to adjust the imports of the article and its derivatives so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security. “(B) If the President determines under subparagraph (A) to take action to adjust imports of an article and its derivatives, the President shall implement that action by no later than the date that is 15 days after the day on which the President determines to take action under subparagraph (A). “(2) By no later than the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President makes any determinations under paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the Congress a written statement of the reasons why the President has decided to take action, or refused to take action, under paragraph (1). Such statement shall be included in the report published under subsection (e). “(3) (A) If— “(i) the action taken by the President under paragraph (1) is the negotiation of an agreement which limits or restricts the importation into, or the exportation to, the United States of the article that threatens to impair national security, and 102 STAT. 1259 “(ii) either— “(I) no such agreement is entered into before the date that is 180 days after the date on which the President makes the determination under paragraph (1)(A) to take such action, or “(II) such an agreement that has been entered into is not being carried out or is ineffective in eliminating the threat to the national security posed by imports of such article, the President shall take such other actions as the President deems necessary to adjust the imports of such article so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security. The President shall publish in the Federal Register notice of any additional actions being taken under this section by reason of this subparagraph “(B) If— “(i) clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) apply, and “(ii) the President determines not to take any additional actions under this subsection, the President shall publish in the Federal Register such determination and the reasons on which such determination is based.”. (b) Reports.— (1) Subsection (e) of section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended to read as follows: “(d) (1) Upon the disposition of each request, application, or motion under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress, and publish in the Federal Register, a report on such disposition. “(2) The President shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the operation of the provisions of this section.”. (2) Section 127 (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 1863) is repealed. (c) Enforcement of Machine Tool Import Arrangements.— (1) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to request the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure the attainment of the objectives of the machine tool decision of the President on May 20, 1986, and to enforce any quantitative limitation, restriction, or other terms contained in related bilateral arrangements. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, requirements that valid export licenses or other documentation issued by a foreign government be presented as a condition for the entry into the United States of assembled and unassembled machine tool products. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “related bilateral arrangement’ means any arrangement, agreement, or under-standing entered into or undertaken, or previously entered into or undertaken, by the United States and any foreign country or customs union containing such quantitative limitations, restrictions, or other terms relating to the importation into, or exportation to, the United States of categories of assembled and unassembled machine tool products as may be necessary to implement such machine tool decision of May 20, 1986. (d) Application of Amendments.— (1) Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to investigations initiated under section 232(b) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 102 STAT. 1260 (2) The provisions of subsection (c) of section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to any report submitted by the Secretary of Commerce to the President under section 232(b) of such Act after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) By no later than the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall make the determinations described in section 232(c)(1)(A) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended by this section, with respect to any report— (A) which was submitted by the Secretary of Commerce to the President under section 232(b) of such Act before the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) with respect to which no action has been taken by the President before the date of enactment of this Act.