To provide authority for the President to enter into trade agreements to conclude the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff proclamation authority to carry out such agreements, and to apply Congressional "fast track" procedures to a bill implementing such agreements.
PL 103-49 (H.R.1876), enacted 07/02/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-49—JULY 2, 1993 
107 STAT. 239 
Public Law 103-49 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To provide authority for the President to enter into trade agreements to conclude 
the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of 
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the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff" proclamation author- 
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ity to carry out such agreements, and to apply congressional "fast track" procedures 
[H.R. 1876] 
to a bill implementing such agreements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION. 1. EXTENSION OF URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENT 
NEGOTIATING AND PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY AND 
OF "FAST TRACK" PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENTING 
LEGISLATION. 
Section 1102 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act 
of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2902) is amended l)y inserting at the end the 
following new subsection: 
"(e) SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING URUGUAY ROUND TRADE 
NEGOTIATIONS.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time limitations 
in subsections (a) and (b), 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, £ind before April 16, 1994, enter into, under 
subsections (a) and (b), trade agreements resulting from such 
negotiations. 
"(2) APPLICATION OF TARIFF PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— 
No proclamation imder subsection (a) 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. 
"(3) APPLICATION 
OF IMPLEMENTING 
AND 'FAST TRACK* 
PROCEDURES.—Section 1103 applies to any trade agreement 
negotiated under subsection (b) pursuant to paragraph (1), 
except that— 
"(A) in applying subsection (aXl)(A) of section 1103 
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 agree-
ment,*; and 
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"(B) no provision of subsection (b) of section 1103 other 
than paragraph dXA) applies to any such agreement and 
in applying such paragraph, 'April 16, 1994;' shall be sub-
stituted for 'June 1,1991;'. 
"(4) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS.—The report required 
under section 135(eXl) of the Trade Act of 1974 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 
1103(aXlXA) of his intention to enter into the agreement (but 
before January 15,1994).". 
Approved July 2, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1876 (S. 1003): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-128, Pt. 1 (Ck)mm. on Ways and Means) and Pt. 2 
(Comm. on Rules). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-66 accompanying S. 1003 (Comm. on Finance). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
June 22, considered and passed House. 
June 30, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
July 2, Presidential statement.