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19 U.S.C. § 2551 — Standards information center
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Commerce shall maintain within the Department of Commerce a standards information center.
**(b) Functions** The standards information center shall—
(1) serve as the central national collection facility for information relating to (A) standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, and standards-related activities, whether such standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, or activities are public or private, domestic or foreign, or international, regional, national, or local and (B) the membership and participation of Federal, State, or local government bodies or private bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements concerning standards-related activities;
(2) make available to the public at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) other than information to which paragraph (3) applies;
(3) use its best efforts to make available to the public, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) that is of private origin, on a cooperative basis with the private individual or entity, foreign or domestic, who holds the copyright on the information;
(4) in case of such information that is of foreign origin, provide, at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, such translation services as may be necessary;
(5) serve as the inquiry point for requests for information regarding standards-related activities, whether adopted or proposed, within the United States, except that in carrying out this paragraph, the Se
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Commerce shall maintain within the Department of Commerce a standards information center.
**(b) Functions** The standards information center shall—
(1) serve as the central national collection facility for information relating to (A) standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, and standards-related activities, whether such standards, technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures, or activities are public or private, domestic or foreign, or international, regional, national, or local and (B) the membership and participation of Federal, State, or local government bodies or private bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, as well as in bilateral and multilateral arrangements concerning standards-related activities;
(2) make available to the public at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) other than information to which paragraph (3) applies;
(3) use its best efforts to make available to the public, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary shall prescribe, copies of information required to be collected under paragraph (1) that is of private origin, on a cooperative basis with the private individual or entity, foreign or domestic, who holds the copyright on the information;
(4) in case of such information that is of foreign origin, provide, at such reasonable fee as the Secretary shall prescribe, such translation services as may be necessary;
(5) serve as the inquiry point for requests for information regarding standards-related activities, whether adopted or proposed, within the United States, except that in carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary of Commerce shall refer all inquiries regarding agricultural products to the technical office established under [section 2542(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2542/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) within the Department of Agriculture; and
(6) provide such other services as may be appropriate, including but not limited to, such services to the technical offices established under [section 2542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2542&num=0&edition=prelim) as may be requested by those offices in carrying out their functions.
**(c) Sanitary and phytosanitary measures**
(1) **Public information** — The standards information center shall, in addition to the functions specified under subsection (b), make available to the public relevant documents, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe, and information regarding—
(A) any sanitary or phytosanitary measure of general application, including any inspection procedure or approval procedure proposed, adopted, or maintained by a Federal agency or agency of a State or local government;
(B) the procedures of a Federal agency or an agency of a State or local government for risk assessment and factors the agency considers in conducting the assessment;
(C) the determination of the levels of protection that a Federal agency or an agency of a State or local government considers appropriate; and
(D) the membership and participation of the Federal Government and State and local governments in international and regional sanitary and phytosanitary organizations and systems, and in bilateral and multilateral arrangements regarding sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and the provisions of those systems and arrangements.
(2) **Definitions** — The definitions in [section 2575b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2575b&num=0&edition=prelim) apply for purposes of this subsection.
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This subchapter does not apply to—
(1) any standards activity engaged in by any Federal agency or State agency for the use (including, but not limited to, use with respect to research and development, production, or consumption) of that agency or the use of another such agency; or
(2) any standards activity engaged in by any private person solely for use in the production or consumption of products by that person.
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**(a) No bar to engaging in standards activity** Nothing in this subchapter may be construed—
(1) to prohibit a Federal agency from engaging in activity related to standards-related measures, including any such measure relating to safety, the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment, or consumers; or
(2) to limit the authority of a Federal agency to determine the level it considers appropriate of safety or of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment, or consumers.
**(b) Unnecessary obstacles** Nothing in this subchapter may be construed as prohibiting any private person, Federal agency, or State agency from engaging in standards-related activities that do not create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States. No standards-related activity of any private person, Federal agency, or State agency shall be deemed to constitute an unnecessary obstacle to the foreign commerce of the United States if the demonstrable purpose of the standards-related activity is to achieve a legitimate domestic objective including, but not limited to, the protection of legitimate health or safety, essential security, environmental, or consumer interests and if such activity does not operate to exclude imported products which fully meet the objectives of such activity.
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**(a) Regulatory authority** The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe rules implementing the principles contained in subsection (b) for determining the origin of textiles and apparel products. Such rules shall be promulgated in final form not later than July 1, 1995.
**(b) Principles**
(1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided for by statute, a textile or apparel product, for purposes of the customs laws and the administration of quantitative restrictions, originates in a country, territory, or insular possession, and is the growth, product, or manufacture of that country, territory, or insular possession, if—
(A) the product is wholly obtained or produced in that country, territory, or possession;
(B) the product is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding and—
(i) the constituent staple fibers are spun in that country, territory, or possession, or
(ii) the continuous filament is extruded in that country, territory, or possession;
(C) the product is a fabric, including a fabric classified under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in that country, territory, or possession; or
(D) the product is any other textile or apparel product that is wholly assembled in that country, territory, or possession from its component pieces.
(2) **Special rules**
(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)—
(i) the origin of a good that is classified under one of the following HTS headings or subheadings shall be determined under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), as appropriate: 5609, 5807, 5811, 6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 63
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**(a) Monitoring and enforcement structure recommendations** In the preparation of the recommendations for the reorganization of trade functions, the President shall ensure that careful consideration is given to monitoring and enforcing the requirements of the Agreement and this subchapter, with particular regard to the tendering procedures required by the Agreement or otherwise agreed to by a country or instrumentality likely to be designated pursuant to [section 2511(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2511/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Rules of origin**
(1) **Advisory rulings and final determinations** — For the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the prompt issuance of advisory rulings and final determinations on whether, under [section 2518(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2518/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim), an article is or would be a product of a foreign country or instrumentality designated pursuant to [section 2511(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2511/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Penalties for fraudulent conduct** — In addition to any other provisions of law which may be applicable, [section 1001 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to fraudulent conduct with respect to the origin of products for purposes of qualifying for a waiver under [section 2511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2511&num=0&edition=prelim) or avoiding a prohibition under [section 2512 of this title](https://uscode.house.g
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2553
(d) Audit
Each recipient of a grant or contract under
this section shall make available to the Trade
Representative or the Secretary concerned, as
the case may be, and to the Comptroller General
of the United States, for purposes of audit and
examination, any book, document, paper, and
record that is pertinent to the funds received
under such grant or contract.
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 415, July 26, 1979, 93
Stat. 246; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(b)(2)(A),
Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104–295,
§ 21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–295 amended directory language of
Pub. L. 103–182. See 1993 Amendment note below.
1993—Pub. L. 103–182, as amended by Pub. L. 104–295,
substituted ‘‘Trade Representative’’ for ‘‘Special Rep-
resentative’’ wherever appearing.
§ 2546. Technical assistance
The Trade Representative and the Secretary
concerned may each, with respect to functions
for which responsible under this subchapter,
make available, on a reimbursable basis or oth-
erwise, to any other Federal agency, State agen-
cy, or private person such assistance, including,
but not limited to, employees, services, and fa-
cilities, as may be appropriate to assist such
agency or person in carrying out standards-re-
lated activities in a manner consistent with this
subchapter.
(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 416, July 26, 1979, 93
Stat. 247; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(b)(2)(A),
Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; Pub. L. 104–295,
§ 21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–295 amended directory language of
Pub. L. 103–182. See 1993 Amendment note below.
1993—Pub. L. 103–182, as amended by Pub. L. 104–295,
subst
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