On the recordJune 26, 1996
I simply want to make a few points to refute what has been alleged by the amendment's sponsors. I want to repeat, this bill does not say that we cannot buy this computer. What it says is that if there is either a preliminary or a final determination by the Commerce Department that this constitutes dumping by the Japanese, that then that computer cannot be purchased. The reason it is worded that way is very simple: It can take up to a year to reach a final determination, whereas a preliminary determination, which has not yet been made, if a preliminary determination is reached it usually takes about 4 months. The problem with waiting over a year and the problem of doing what the gentleman from Arizona wants us to do, and simply rely on the post-fact additional tariff if there is found to be dumping, is that that suits the situation if we are talking about consumables.
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