(1) Establishment. The Agriculture Wool Trust has been established to provide funding for payments under this subpart.

(2) Purpose. The purpose of the Agriculture Wool Trust is to reduce the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of wool fabric.

(3) Funding availability. Not more than $30,000,000 will be available annually for payments authorized under this subpart.

(4) Definitions. As used in this subpart:

(1) Affidavits. FAS shall annually, not later than February 15 of the year of the applicable payment, make affidavits available on the FAS website. Affidavits must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided on the FAS website.

(2) Filing deadline. Any person filing an affidavit under this subpart for a particular year must file the affidavit not later than March 1 of such year.

(3) Affirmation. By submitting an affidavit under this subpart, an applicant is affirming that all information contained in the application is complete and correct and that the information does not contain a false claim, statement, or representation.

(4) Document retention. All persons receiving a payment under this subpart must maintain all pertinent documentation for three years after the year of receipt of the payment.

(5) False statements. Persons providing false or fraudulent claims or making materially false statements or representations are subject to civil or criminal penalties pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001.

(6) Confidential information. Specific business information provided in affidavits that is marked “business confidential” will be protected from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law.

(7) Review of affidavits. Affidavits will be reviewed to determine whether they are complete and responsive to the content and form of affidavit requirements in this subpart.

(8) Finality of determination by the Secretary. A determination by the Secretary about a payment under this subpart shall be final and is not subject to appeal or protest.

(9) Timing of payments. A payment for which a person is eligible under this subpart will be disbursed not later than April 15 of the applicable year.

(10) Proration and sequester. Payments covered by this subpart will be subject to proration in the event that insufficient funds exist in the Agriculture Wool Trust during the year of the payment, and will be subject to sequester, if required by law.

(11) HTS subheadings. All references to subheadings of the HTS in this subpart are to the subheadings as described in the HTS in 2014.