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19 U.S. Code § 2902 - Trade agreement negotiating authority | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 19 › Chapter 17 › § 2902 19 U.S. Code § 2902 - Trade agreement negotiating authority
Agreements regarding tariff barriers (1)
Whenever the President determines that one or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purposes, policies, and objectives of this title will be promoted thereby, the President—
may, subject to paragraphs (2) through (5), proclaim—
No proclamation may be made under subsection (a) of this section that—
No staging under subparagraph (A) is required with respect to a rate reduction that is proclaimed under paragraph (1) for an article of a kind that is not produced in the United States. The United States International Trade Commission shall advise the President of the identity of articles that may be exempted from staging under this subparagraph.
If the President determines that such action will simplify the computation of reductions under paragraph (3), the President may round an annual reduction by the lesser of—
No reduction in a rate of duty under a trade agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section on any article may take effect more than 10 years after the effective date of the first reduction under paragraph (1) that is proclaimed to carry out the trade agreement with respect to such article.
Agreements regarding nontariff barriers (1)
Whenever the President determines that any barrier to, or other distortion of, international trade—
Bilateral agreements regarding tariff and nontariff barriers (1)
A trade agreement may be entered into under paragraph (1) with any foreign country only if—
the President, at least 60 days before the date notice is provided under section 2903
The 60-day period of time described in paragraph (3)(C) shall be computed in accordance with section 2903
Consultation with Congress before agreements entered into (1)
Before the President enters into any trade agreement under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the President shall consult with—
The consultation under paragraph (1) shall include—
Special provisions regarding Uruguay Round trade negotiations (1)
In general Notwithstanding the time limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade has not resulted in trade agreements by May 31, 1993, the President may, during the period after May 31, 1993, and before April 16, 1994, enter into, under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, trade agreements resulting from such negotiations.
Application of tariff proclamation authority No proclamation under subsection (a) of this section to carry out the provisions regarding tariff barriers of a trade agreement that is entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) may take effect before the effective date of a bill that implements the provisions regarding nontariff barriers of a trade agreement that is entered into under such paragraph.
Application of implementing and “fast track” procedures Section 2903 of this title applies to any trade agreement negotiated under subsection (b) of this section pursuant to paragraph (1), except that—
in applying subsection (a)(1)(A) ofsection 2903 of this title to any such agreement, the phrase “at least 120 calendar days before the day on which he enters into the trade agreement (but not later than December 15, 1993),” shall be substituted for the phrase “at least 90 calendar days before the day on which he enters into the trade agreement,”; and
no provision of subsection (b) ofsection 2903 of this title other than paragraph (1)(A) applies to any such agreement and in applying such paragraph, “April 16, 1994;” shall be substituted for “June 1, 1991;”.
Advisory committee reports The report required under section 2155
(e)(1) of this title regarding any trade agreement provided for under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the President, the Congress, and the United States Trade Representative not later than 30 days after the date on which the President notifies the Congress under section 2903
(a)(1)(A) of this title of his intention to enter into the agreement (but before January 15, 1994).
(Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1102,Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1126; Pub. L. 101–382, title I, § 139(b),Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 653; Pub. L. 103–49, § 1,July 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 239.)
This title, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1), and (d)(2)(B), is title I (§ 1001 et seq.) of Pub. L. 100–418, see note below. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Tables.
1993—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–49added subsec. (e).
1990—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 101–382substituted “paragraph (3)(C)” for “paragraph (3)(B)” and “2903(e)” for “2903(f)”.