§ 3204. International Trade Commission reports on impact of this chapter
(a)
Reporting requirements
(1)
In general
The United States International Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) shall submit to Congress and the President biennial reports regarding the economic impact of this chapter on United States industries and consumers, and, in conjunction with other agencies, the effectiveness of this chapter in promoting drug-related crop eradication and crop substitution efforts of the beneficiary countries.
(2)
Submission
During the period that this chapter is in effect, the report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted on December 31 of each year that the report required by section
2704 of this title is not submitted.
(b)
Report requirements
(1)
Each report required under subsection (a) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment by the Commission regarding—
(A)
the actual effect, during the period covered by the report, of this chapter on the United States economy generally as well as on those specific domestic industries which produce articles that are like, or directly competitive with, articles being imported into the United States from beneficiary countries;
(2)
In preparing the assessments required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall, to the extent practicable—
(A)
analyze the production, trade and consumption of United States products affected by this chapter, taking into consideration employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities with respect to the domestic industries concerned, and such other economic factors in such industries as it considers relevant, including prices, wages, sales, inventories, patterns of demand, capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification of production; and
(c)
Submission dates; public comment