in which an affirmative determination under section 705(b) or 735(b) was issued by the Commission with respect to imports of a class or kind of merchandise that are the same or similar to imports of a class or kind of merchandise that are the subject of a successive investigation not more than 2 years before the date of initiation of the successive investigation. (C) Successive investigation The term successive investigation means an investigation that has been initiated by the administering authority following a petition filed pursuant to section 702(f) or 732(f). . 102. Initiation of successive antidumping and countervailing duty investigations (a) Countervailing duty investigation Section 702 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1671a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Initiation by administering authority of successive countervailing duty investigation A successive investigation shall be initiated— (1) under subsection (a), if— (A) the requirements under that subsection are met with respect to imports of a class or kind of merchandise