97 STAT. 394 PUBLIC LAW 98-67 —AUG. 5, 1983 Infra. Assessment. Submittal period. Public comment. Report to Congress. 19 USC 2705. (1) the twenty-four-month period beginning with the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) each calendar year occurring thereafter until duty-free treatment under this title is terminated under section 216(b). For purposes of this section, industries in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the insular possessions of the United States shall be considered to be United States industries. (b)(1) Each report required under subsection (a) 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 Act 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; and (B) the probable future effect which this Act will have on the United States economy generally, as well as on such domestic industries, before the provisions of this Act terminate. (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 Act, 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 diversifica- tion of production; and (B) describe the nature and extent of any significant change in employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities, and such other conditions as it deems relevant in the domestic industries concerned, which it believes are attributable to this Act. (c)(1) Each report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Congress and to the President before the close of the nine- month period beginning on the day after the last day of the period covered by the report. (2) The Commission shall provide opportunity for the submission by the public, either orally or in writing, or both, of information relating to matters that will be addressed in the reports. SEC. 216. IMPACT STUDY BY SECRETARY OF LABOR. The Secretary of Labor, in consulation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall undertake a continuing review and analysis of the impact which the implementation of the provisions of this title have with respect to United States labor; and shall make an annual written report to Congress on the results of such review and analysis. SEC. 217. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING A CARIBBEAN TRADE INSTITUTE. (a) The Secretary of State shall prepare a study regarding the feasibility of establishing a Caribbean Trade Institute in Harlem, New York City, supported by a combination of Federal and private funds. (b) The study shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the extent to which, and the means by which, a Caribbean Trade Institute could—
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