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19 U.S.C. § 2211 — Resolutions relating to extension of waiver authority under section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974
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**(a) Contents of resolution** For purposes of this section, the term “resolution” means only a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress does not approve the extension of the authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the President to the Congress on ___ with respect to ___.”, with the first blank space being filled with the appropriate date, and the second blank space being filled with the names of those countries, if any, with respect to which such extension of authority is not approved, and with the clause beginning with “with respect to” being omitted if the extension of the authority is not approved with respect to any country.
**(b) Application of rules of [section 2192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192&num=0&edition=prelim); exceptions**
(1) Except as provided in this section, the provisions of [section 2192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to resolutions described in subsection (a).
(2) In applying [section 2192(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim), all calendar days shall be counted.
(3) That part of [section 2192(d)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim) which provides that no amendment is in order shall not apply to any amendment to a resolution which is limited to striking out or inserting the names of one or more countries or to striking out or inserting a with-respect-to clause. Debate in the House of
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**(a) Contents of resolution** For purposes of this section, the term “resolution” means only a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress does not approve the extension of the authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the President to the Congress on ___ with respect to ___.”, with the first blank space being filled with the appropriate date, and the second blank space being filled with the names of those countries, if any, with respect to which such extension of authority is not approved, and with the clause beginning with “with respect to” being omitted if the extension of the authority is not approved with respect to any country.
**(b) Application of rules of [section 2192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192&num=0&edition=prelim); exceptions**
(1) Except as provided in this section, the provisions of [section 2192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to resolutions described in subsection (a).
(2) In applying [section 2192(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim), all calendar days shall be counted.
(3) That part of [section 2192(d)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim) which provides that no amendment is in order shall not apply to any amendment to a resolution which is limited to striking out or inserting the names of one or more countries or to striking out or inserting a with-respect-to clause. Debate in the House of Representatives on any amendment to a resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour which shall be equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the amendment. A motion in the House to further limit debate on an amendment to a resolution is not debatable.
(4) That part of [section 2192(e)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/e/4&num=0&edition=prelim) which provides that no amendment is in order shall not apply to any amendment to a resolution which is limited to striking out or inserting the names of one or more countries or to striking out or inserting a with-respect-to clause. The time limit on a debate on a resolution in the Senate under [section 2192(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2192/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim) shall include all amendments to a resolution. Debate in the Senate on any amendment to a resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution, except that in the event the manager of the resolution is in favor of any such amendment, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. The majority leader and minority leader may, from time under their control on the passage of a resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any amendment. A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on an amendment to a resolution is not debatable.
**(c) Consideration of second resolution not in order** It shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider a resolution with respect to a recommendation of the President under [section 2432(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2432/d&num=0&edition=prelim) (other than a resolution described in subsection (a) received from the other House), if that House has adopted a resolution with respect to the same recommendation.
**(d) Procedures relating to conference reports in the Senate**
(1) Consideration in the Senate of the conference report on any joint resolution described in subsection (a), including consideration of all amendments in disagreement (and all amendments thereto), and consideration of all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. Debate on any debatable motion or appeal related to the conference report shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the conference report.
(2) In any case in which there are amendments in disagreement, time on each amendment shall be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the manager of the conference report and the minority leader or his designee. No amendment to any amendment in disagreement shall be received unless it is a germane amendment.
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**(a) Trade enforcement priorities, consultations, and report**
(1) **Trade enforcement priorities consultations** — Not later than May 31 of each calendar year that begins after February 24, 2016, the United States Trade Representative (in this section referred to as the “Trade Representative”) shall consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives with respect to the prioritization of acts, policies, or practices of foreign governments that raise concerns with respect to obligations under the WTO Agreements or any other trade agreement to which the United States is a party, or otherwise create or maintain barriers to United States goods, services, or investment.
(2) **Identification of trade enforcement priorities** — In identifying acts, policies, or practices of foreign governments as trade enforcement priorities under this subsection, the Trade Representative shall focus on those acts, policies, and practices the elimination of which is likely to have the most significant potential to increase United States economic growth, and take into account all relevant factors, including—
(A) the economic significance of any potential inconsistency between an obligation assumed by a foreign government pursuant to a trade agreement to which both the foreign government and the United States are parties and the acts, policies, or practices of that government;
(B) the impact of the acts, policies, or practices of a foreign government on maintaining and creating United States jobs and productive capacity;
(C) the major barriers and trade distorting practices described in the most recent National Trade Estimate required under [section 2241(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gran
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**(a) Establishment within Executive Office of the President** There is established within the Executive Office of the President the Office of the United States Trade Representative (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Office”).
**(b) United States Trade Representative; Deputy United States Trade Representatives**
(1) The Office shall be headed by the United States Trade Representative who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of the United States Trade Representative submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. The United States Trade Representative shall hold office at the pleasure of the President, shall be entitled to receive the same allowances as a chief of mission, and shall have the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
(2) There shall be in the Office three Deputy United States Trade Representatives, one Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and one Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. As an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, any nomination of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, or the Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, and referred to a committee, shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. Each Deputy United States Trade Representative, the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and the Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and shall have the rank of Amba
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 243, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 878, made provision for Congressional delegates to trade negotiations. See [section 2211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2211&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Overall negotiating objective** The President shall seek in the renegotiations provided for in article XXIV(7) of the Agreement more open and equitable market access abroad, and the harmonization, reduction, or elimination of devices which distort trade or commerce related to Government procurement, with the overall goal of maximizing the economic benefit to the United States through maintaining and enlarging foreign markets for products of United States agriculture, industry, mining, and commerce, the development of fair and equitable market opportunities, and open and nondiscriminatory world trade. In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the President shall consider the assessment made in the report required under section 2516(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Sector negotiating objectives** The President shall seek, consistent with the overall objective set forth in subsection (a) and to the maximum extent feasible, with respect to appropriate product sectors, competitive opportunities for the export of United States products to the developed countries of the world equivalent to the competitive opportunities afforded by the United States, taking into account all barriers to, and other distortions of, international trade affecting that sector.
**(c) Independent verification objective** The President shall seek to establish in the renegotiation provided for in article XXIV(7) of the Agreement a system for independent verification of information provided by parties to the Agreement to the Committee on Government Procurement pursuant to article XIX(5) of the Agreement.
**(d) Reports on negotiations**
(1) **Report in the event of inadequate progress** — If, during the renegotiations of the Agreement, the President at any ti
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The United States Trade Representative shall make available to the Members of Congress designated as official advisers pursuant to [section 2211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2211&num=0&edition=prelim) information compiled by the Committee on Government Procurement under article XIX(5) of the Agreement.
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**(a) Overall trade negotiating objectives** The overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States for agreements subject to the provisions of [section 3803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3803&num=0&edition=prelim) are—
(1) to obtain more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access;
(2) to obtain the reduction or elimination of barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and that decrease market opportunities for United States exports or otherwise distort United States trade;
(3) to further strengthen the system of international trading disciplines and procedures, including dispute settlement;
(4) to foster economic growth, raise living standards, and promote full employment in the United States and to enhance the global economy;
(5) to ensure that trade and environmental policies are mutually supportive and to seek to protect and preserve the environment and enhance the international means of doing so, while optimizing the use of the world’s resources;
(6) to promote respect for worker rights and the rights of children consistent with core labor standards of the ILO (as defined in [section 3813(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3813/6&num=0&edition=prelim)) and an understanding of the relationship between trade and worker rights;
(7) to seek provisions in trade agreements under which parties to those agreements strive to ensure that they do not weaken or reduce the protections afforded in domestic environmental and labor laws as an encouragement for trade;
(8) to ensure that trade agreements afford small businesses equal access to international markets, equitable trade benefits, and expanded export market opportunitie
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2211
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
than 3 days to a day certain or an adjourn-
ment of the Congress sine die, and
(2) any Saturday and Sunday, not excluded
under paragraph (1), when either House is not
in session.
(Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 154, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat.
2008; Pub. L. 96–39, title IX, § 902(a)(2), July 26,
1979, 93 Stat. 300; Pub. L. 101–382, title I,
§ 132(c)(6), Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 647; Pub. L.
103–465, title II, § 261(d)(1)(A)(iii), Dec. 8, 1994, 108
Stat. 4909; Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1001(a)(5), June
25, 1999, 113 Stat. 130.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–36 substituted ‘‘For pur-
poses of sections 2253(c) and 2437(c)(2) of this title, the
90-day period’’ for ‘‘For purposes of sections 2253(c), and
2437(c)(2) of this title, the 90-day period’’ in introduc-
tory provisions.
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–465 struck out reference
to section 1303(e) of this title.
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–382, which directed the
substitution of ‘‘and 2437(c)(2)’’ for ‘‘2437(c)(2) and
2437(c)(3)’’, was executed by making the substitution
for ‘‘2437(c)(2), and 2437(c)(3)’’ to reflect the probable in-
tent of Congress.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–39 struck out reference to
section 2412(a) of this title.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–39 struck out reference to sec-
tion 2412(b) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on the effec-
tive date of title II of Pub. L. 103–465, Jan. 1, 1995, see
section 261(d)(2) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note
under section 1315 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39 effective July 26, 1979,
see
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