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19 U.S.C. § 4206 — Treatment of certain trade agreements for which negotiations have already begun
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**(a) Certain agreements** Notwithstanding the prenegotiation notification and consultation requirement described in [section 4204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a&num=0&edition=prelim), if an agreement to which [section 4202(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/b&num=0&edition=prelim) applies—
(1) is entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization,
(2) is entered into with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries with respect to which notifications have been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015,
(3) is entered into with the European Union,
(4) is an agreement with respect to international trade in services entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015, or
(5) is an agreement with respect to environmental goods entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015,
and results from negotiations that were commenced before June 29, 2015, subsection (b) shall apply.
**(b) Treatment of agreements** In the case of any agreement to which subsection (a) applies, the applicability of the trade authorities procedures to impleme
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**(a) Certain agreements** Notwithstanding the prenegotiation notification and consultation requirement described in [section 4204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a&num=0&edition=prelim), if an agreement to which [section 4202(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/b&num=0&edition=prelim) applies—
(1) is entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization,
(2) is entered into with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries with respect to which notifications have been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015,
(3) is entered into with the European Union,
(4) is an agreement with respect to international trade in services entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015, or
(5) is an agreement with respect to environmental goods entered into with WTO members with respect to which a notification has been made in a manner consistent with [section 4204(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim) as of June 29, 2015,
and results from negotiations that were commenced before June 29, 2015, subsection (b) shall apply.
**(b) Treatment of agreements** In the case of any agreement to which subsection (a) applies, the applicability of the trade authorities procedures to implementing bills shall be determined without regard to the requirements of [section 4204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating only to notice prior to initiating negotiations), and any resolution under paragraph (1)(B), (3)(C), or (4)(C) of [section 4205(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4205/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be in order on the basis of a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of [section 4204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a&num=0&edition=prelim), if (and only if) the President, as soon as feasible after June 29, 2015—
(1) notifies Congress of the negotiations described in subsection (a), the specific United States objectives in the negotiations, and whether the President is seeking a new agreement or changes to an existing agreement; and
(2) before and after submission of the notice, consults regarding the negotiations with the committees referred to in [section 4204(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4204/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) and the House and Senate Advisory Groups on Negotiations convened under [section 4203(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4203/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) 11 So in original. Two subsecs. (c) have been enacted. Agreement by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members to reduce rates of duty on certain environmental goods** Notwithstanding the notification requirement described in [section 4202(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may exercise the proclamation authority provided for in [section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) to implement an agreement by members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to reduce any rate of duty on certain environmental goods included in Annex C of the APEC Leaders Declaration issued on September 9, 2012, if (and only if) the President, as soon as feasible after December 18, 2015, and before exercising proclamation authority under [section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim), notifies Congress of the negotiations relating to the agreement and the specific United States objectives in the negotiations.
**(c) 1 Agreement by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members to reduce rates of duty on certain environmental goods** Notwithstanding the notification requirement described in [section 4202(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may exercise the proclamation authority provided for in [section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) to implement an agreement by members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to reduce any rate of duty on certain environmental goods included in Annex C of the APEC Leaders Declaration issued on September 9, 2012, if (and only if) the President, as soon as feasible after February 24, 2016, and before exercising proclamation authority under [section 4202(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim), notifies Congress of the negotiations relating to the agreement and the specific United States objectives in the negotiations.
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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 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&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 investment and that decrease market opportunities for United States exports or otherwise distort United States trade;
(3) to further strengthen the system of international trade and investment disciplines and procedures, including dispute settlement;
(4) to foster economic growth, raise living standards, enhance the competitiveness of the United States, promote full employment in the United States, and 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 set out in [section 4210(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4210/7&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 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, equ
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 4206
1 So in original. Two subsecs. (c) have been enacted.
(b)(1)(B), (3)(C), and (4)(C)(i), is title I of Pub. L. 114–26,
June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 320, which is classified prin-
cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of
title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 4201 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 114–125, § 914(f)(2), sub-
stituted
‘‘section
4201(b)(16)(C)’’
for
‘‘section
4201(b)(15)(C)’’.
Subsec. (b)(6)(A). Pub. L. 114–125, § 914(e)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘listed as a tier 3 country in the most recent
annual report on trafficking in persons’’ for ‘‘to which
the minimum standards for the elimination of traf-
ficking are applicable and the government of which
does not fully comply with such standards and is not
making significant efforts to bring the country into
compliance (commonly referred to as a ‘tier 3’ coun-
try), as determined in the most recent annual report on
trafficking in persons submitted under section 110(b)(1)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7107(b)(1))’’.
Subsec. (b)(6)(B) to (E). Pub. L. 114–125, § 914(e)(1),
added subpars. (B) to (E) and struck out former subpar.
(B). Prior to amendment, text of subpar. (B) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘minimum standards
for the elimination of trafficking’ means the standards
set forth in section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106).’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–125 effective as if included
in the enactment of title I of Pub. L. 114–26, see section
914(g) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section
4201 of this title.
Executi
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