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13 U.S.C. § 301 — Collection and publication

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13 U.S.C. § 301 — Collection and publication

**(a)** The Secretary is authorized to collect information from all persons exporting from, or importing into, the United States and the noncontiguous areas over which the United States exercises sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control, and from all persons engaged in trade between the United States and such noncontiguous areas and between those areas, or from the owners, or operators of carriers engaged in such foreign commerce or trade, and shall compile and publish such information pertaining to exports, imports, trade, and transportation relating thereto, as he deems necessary or appropriate to enable him to foster, promote, develop, and further the commerce, domestic and foreign, of the United States and for other lawful purposes. **(b)** The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, on quarterly and cumulative bases, statistics on United States imports for consumption and United States exports by country and by product. Statistics on United States imports shall be submitted in accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes and general statistical note 1 thereof, in detail as follows: (1) net quantity; (2) United States customs value; (3) purchase price or its equivalent; (4) equivalent of arm’s length value; (5) aggregate cost from port of exportation to United States port of entry; (6) a United States port of entry value comprised of (5) plus (4), if applicable, or, if not applicable, (5) plus (3); and (7) for transactions where (3) and (4) are equal, the total value of such transactions. The data for paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) shall be reported separately for nonrelated and related party t

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**(a)** The Secretary is authorized to collect information from all persons exporting from, or importing into, the United States and the noncontiguous areas over which the United States exercises sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control, and from all persons engaged in trade between the United States and such noncontiguous areas and between those areas, or from the owners, or operators of carriers engaged in such foreign commerce or trade, and shall compile and publish such information pertaining to exports, imports, trade, and transportation relating thereto, as he deems necessary or appropriate to enable him to foster, promote, develop, and further the commerce, domestic and foreign, of the United States and for other lawful purposes. **(b)** The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, on quarterly and cumulative bases, statistics on United States imports for consumption and United States exports by country and by product. Statistics on United States imports shall be submitted in accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes and general statistical note 1 thereof, in detail as follows: (1) net quantity; (2) United States customs value; (3) purchase price or its equivalent; (4) equivalent of arm’s length value; (5) aggregate cost from port of exportation to United States port of entry; (6) a United States port of entry value comprised of (5) plus (4), if applicable, or, if not applicable, (5) plus (3); and (7) for transactions where (3) and (4) are equal, the total value of such transactions. The data for paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) shall be reported separately for nonrelated and related party transactions, and shall also be reported as a total of all transactions. **(c)** In submitting any information under subsection (b) with respect to exports, the Secretary shall state separately from the total value of all exports— (1) (A) the value of agricultural commodities exported under the Food for Peace Act, as amended; and (B) the total amount of all export subsidies paid to exporters by the United States under such Act for the exportation of such commodities; and (2) the value of goods exported under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. **(d)** To assist the Secretary to carry out the provisions of subsections (b) and (c)— (1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish information to the Secretary concerning the value of agricultural commodities exported under provisions of the Food for Peace Act, as amended, and the total amounts of all export subsidies paid to exporters by the United States under such Act for the exportation of such commodities; and (2) the Secretary of State shall furnish information to the Secretary concerning the value of goods exported under the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. **(e)** There shall be reported, on monthly and cumulative bases, for each heading or subheading in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes, the United States port of entry value (as determined under subsection (b)(6)). There shall be reported, on monthly and cumulative bases, the balance of international trade for the United States reflecting (1) the aggregate value of all United States imports as reported in accordance with the first sentence of this subsection, and (2) the aggregate value of all United States exports. The information required to be reported under this subsection shall be reported in a form that is adjusted for economic inflation or deflation (on a constant dollar basis consistent with the reporting of the National Income and Product Accounts), and in a form that is not so adjusted. **(f)** On or before January 1, 1981, and as often thereafter as may be necessary to reflect significant changes in rates, there shall be reported for each heading or subheading in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes, the ad valorem or ad valorem equivalent rate of duty which would have been required to be imposed on dutiable imports under that heading or subheading, if the United States customs values of such imports were based on the United States port of entry value (as reported in accordance with the first sentence of subsection (e)) in order to collect the same amount of duties on imports under that heading or subheading as are currently collected. **(g)** Shippers’ Export Declarations (or any successor document), wherever located, shall be exempt from public disclosure unless the Secretary determines that such exemption would be contrary to the national interest. **(h)** The Secretary is authorized to require by regulation the filing of Shippers’ Export Declarations under this chapter through an automated and electronic system for the filing of export information established by the Department of the Treasury.

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7 U.S.C. § 1691 — Notification to congressional committees

**(a) Notice of negotiations** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in every feasible instance, notify the designated congressional committees not less than 15 days prior to any formal negotiation for debt relief under this subchapter. **(b) Transmittal of text of agreements** The Secretary of State shall transmit to the designated congressional committees a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any debt relief under this subchapter no less than 30 days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief. **(c) Annual report** The Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the designated congressional committees not later than February 1 of each year a consolidated statement of the budgetary implications of all debt relief agreements entered into force under this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year. **(d) Designated congressional committees** As used in this section, the term “designated congressional committees” means the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.

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22 U.S.C. § 2151 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy

(a) United States development cooperation policy

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22 U.S.C. § 2778 — Control of arms exports and imports

**(a) Presidential control of exports and imports of defense articles and services, guidance of policy, etc.; designation of United States Munitions List; issuance of export licenses; negotiations information** (1) In furtherance of world peace and the security and foreign policy of the United States, the President is authorized to control the import and the export of defense articles and defense services and to provide foreign policy guidance to persons of the United States involved in the export and import of such articles and services. The President is authorized to designate those items which shall be considered as defense articles and defense services for the purposes of this section and to promulgate regulations for the import and export of such articles and services. The items so designated shall constitute the United States Munitions List. (2) Decisions on issuing export licenses under this section shall take into account whether the export of an article would contribute to an arms race, aid in the development of weapons of mass destruction, support international terrorism, increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict, or prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control or nonproliferation agreements or other arrangements. (3) In exercising the authorities conferred by this section, the President may require that any defense article or defense service be sold under this chapter as a condition of its eligibility for export, and may require that persons engaged in the negotiation for the export of defense articles and services keep the President fully and currently informed of the progress and future prospects of such negotiations. **(b) Registration and licensing requirements for manufacturers, exporters, or importers of d

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19 U.S.C. § 1202 — Harmonized Tariff Schedule

### Statutory Notes #### Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is not published in the Code. A current version of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is maintained and published periodically by the United States International Trade Commission and is available at their website and for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. #### Reference to Tariff Schedules To Be Treated as Reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule Reference in any law to “Tariff Schedules of the United States”, “the Tariff Schedules”, “such Schedules”, and any other general reference to the old Schedules to be treated as reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule, see [section 3012 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3012&num=0&edition=prelim).

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7 U.S.C. § 8701 — Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171). **(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c). **(c) Transportation** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year. (2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary. (3) **Amount** (A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying— (i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di

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6 U.S.C. § 211 — National Urban Security Technology Laboratory

**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under [section 188(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section188/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. **(b) Laboratory described** The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory— (1) known, as of December 27, 2021, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; and (2) transferred to the Department pursuant to [section 183(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section183/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Laboratory activities** The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory shall— (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers; (2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and (3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. **(d) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.

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48 U.S.C. § 1486 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–826, § 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 953

### Statutory Notes Section, acts Apr. 29, 1902, ch. 637, 32 Stat. 172; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Proc. No. 2695 eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101–104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1097; Apr. 7, 1948, ch. 177, 62 Stat. 161, provided that law as to clearance and entry of vessels was applicable to trade between the United States and noncontiguous Territories, etc. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal of section effective 180 days after Oct. 15, 1962, see section 4 of Pub. L. 87–826.

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19 U.S.C. § 3001 — Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to approve the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System; (2) to implement in United States law the nomenclature established internationally by the Convention; and (3) to provide that the Convention shall be treated as a trade agreement obligation of the United States.

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13 U.S.C. § 1 — Definitions

As used in this title, unless the context requires another meaning or unless it is otherwise provided— (1) “Bureau” means the Bureau of the Census; (2) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce; and (3) “respondent” includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, proprietorship, society, joint stock company, individual, or other organization or entity which reported information, or on behalf of which information was reported, in response to a questionnaire, inquiry, or other request of the Bureau.

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