19-U.S.C.-1361
§1361 – Action By President; Reports to Congress
Pathway
Title 19 > Chapter 4 > Subtitle II > Part III > Section 1361
Details
- Reference: Section 1361
- Legend: §1361 – Action By President; Reports to Congress
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Transmittal by President of trade agreement and message to Congress
Within thirty days after any trade agreement under section 1351 of this title has been entered into which, when effective, will (1) require or make appropriate any modification of duties or other import restrictions, the imposition of additional import restrictions, or the continuance of existing customs or excise treatment, which modification, imposition, or continuance will exceed the limit to which such modification, imposition, or continuance may be extended without causing or threatening serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive articles as found and reported by the United States International Trade Commission under section 1360 of this title, or (2) fail to require or make appropriate the minimum increase in duty or additional import restrictions required to avoid such injury, the President shall transmit to Congress a copy of such agreement together with a message accurately identifying the article with respect to which such limits or minimum requirements are not complied with, and stating his reasons for the action taken with respect to such article. If either the Senate or the House of Representatives, or both, are not in session at the time of such transmission, such agreement and message shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or both, as the case may be.
(b) Transmittal by Commission of copy of report to the President to Congressional committees
Promptly after the President has transmitted such foreign trade agreement to Congress the Commission shall deposit with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, a copy of the portions of its report to the President dealing with the articles with respect to which such limits or minimum requirements are not complied with.
(June 16, 1951, ch. 141, §4, 65 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 93–618, title I, §171(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2009.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Tariff Act of 1930 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–618 substituted United States International Trade Commission for Tariff Commission.
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