19 U.S.C. § 1676a — Required determinations

(a) In general. Before the expiration date of a quantitative restriction agreement accepted under section 1671c(a)(2) or (c)(3), if the related investigation is still suspended: (1) at the President’s direction, the administering authority must begin a proceeding to decide whether the subject merchandise is receiving a countervailable subsidy and, if so, its net amount; and (2) if that proceeding begins, the Commission must decide whether ending the agreement would materially injure or threaten material injury to a United States industry, or materially delay establishing one.
(b) Determinations. The administering authority and the Commission must use procedures set by their regulations. Their determinations are treated as final determinations under section 1671d for judicial review under section 1516a. If both determinations are affirmative, the administering authority must (1) issue a countervailing duty order under section 1671e effective for merchandise entered on or after the agreement ends, and (2) order liquidation suspended for covered merchandise entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after the order is published in the Federal Register.
(c) Hearings. The required procedures must allow either agency, upon an interested party’s request, to hold a hearing under section 1677c on the issues involved.