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19 U.S.C. § 3591 — Objectives in intellectual property
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It is the objective of the United States—
(1) to accelerate the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in [section 3511(d)(15) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/15&num=0&edition=prelim),
(2) to seek enactment and effective implementation by foreign countries of laws to protect and enforce intellectual property rights that supplement and strengthen the standards of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in [section 3511(d)(15) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/15&num=0&edition=prelim) and the North American Free Trade Agreement and, in particular—
(A) to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements that create obligations to protect and enforce intellectual property rights that cover new and emerging technologies and new methods of transmission and distribution, and
(B) to prevent or eliminate discrimination with respect to matters affecting the availability, acquisition, scope, maintenance, use, and enforcement of intellectual property rights,
(3) to secure fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory market access opportunities for United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection,
(4) to take an active role in the development of the intellectual property regime under the World Trade Organization to ensure that it is consistent with other United States objectives, and
(5) to take an active role in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to develop a cooperative and mutually supportive relationship between the World Trade Organization and WIPO.
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It is the objective of the United States—
(1) to accelerate the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in [section 3511(d)(15) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/15&num=0&edition=prelim),
(2) to seek enactment and effective implementation by foreign countries of laws to protect and enforce intellectual property rights that supplement and strengthen the standards of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in [section 3511(d)(15) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/15&num=0&edition=prelim) and the North American Free Trade Agreement and, in particular—
(A) to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements that create obligations to protect and enforce intellectual property rights that cover new and emerging technologies and new methods of transmission and distribution, and
(B) to prevent or eliminate discrimination with respect to matters affecting the availability, acquisition, scope, maintenance, use, and enforcement of intellectual property rights,
(3) to secure fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory market access opportunities for United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection,
(4) to take an active role in the development of the intellectual property regime under the World Trade Organization to ensure that it is consistent with other United States objectives, and
(5) to take an active role in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to develop a cooperative and mutually supportive relationship between the World Trade Organization and WIPO.
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**(a) In general** Upon receipt of written request therefor from any person, the Trade Representative shall make available to that person information (other than that to which confidentiality applies) concerning—
(1) the nature and extent of a specific trade policy or practice of a foreign country with respect to particular goods, services, investment, or intellectual property rights, to the extent that such information is available to the Trade Representative or other Federal agencies;
(2) United States rights under any trade agreement and the remedies which may be available under that agreement and under the laws of the United States; and
(3) past and present domestic and international proceedings or actions with respect to the policy or practice concerned.
**(b) If information not available** If information that is requested by a person under subsection (a) is not available to the Trade Representative or other Federal agencies, the Trade Representative shall, within 30 days after receipt of the request—
(1) request the information from the foreign government; or
(2) decline to request the information and inform the person in writing of the reasons for refusal.
**(c) Certain business information not made available**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), and notwithstanding any other provision of law (including [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim)), no information requested and received by the Trade Representative in aid of any investigation under this subchapter shall be made available to any person if—
(A) the person providing such information certifies that—
(i) such information is business confidential,
(ii) the disclosure of such information would endan
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**(a) Publication of names of certain violators**
(1) **Publication** — The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to publish in the Federal Register a list of the name of any producer, manufacturer, supplier, seller, exporter, or other person located outside the customs territory of the United States—
(A) against whom the Customs Service has issued a penalty claim under [section 1592 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1592&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(B) if a petition with respect to that claim has been filed under [section 1618 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1618&num=0&edition=prelim), against whom a final decision has been issued under such section after exhaustion of administrative remedies,
citing any of the violations of the customs laws referred to in paragraph (2). Such list shall be published not later than March 31 and September 30 of each year.
(2) **Violations** — The violations of the customs laws referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) Using documentation, or providing documentation subsequently used by the importer of record, which indicates a false or fraudulent country of origin or source of textile or apparel products.
(B) Using counterfeit visas, licenses, permits, bills of lading, or similar documentation, or providing counterfeit visas, licenses, permits, bills of lading, or similar documentation that is subsequently used by the importer of record, with respect to the entry into the customs territory of the United States of textile or apparel products.
(C) Manufacturing, producing, supplying, or selling textile or apparel products which are falsely or fraudulently labelled as to country of origin or sourc
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**(a) Petitions and adjustment plans**
(1) A petition requesting action under this part for the purpose of facilitating positive adjustment to import competition may be filed with the Commission by an entity, including a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers, which is representative of an industry.
(2) A petition under paragraph (1)—
(A) shall include a statement describing the specific purposes for which action is being sought, which may include facilitating the orderly transfer of resources to more productive pursuits, enhancing competitiveness, or other means of adjustment to new conditions of competition; and
(B) may—
(i) subject to subsection (d)(1)(C)(i), request provisional relief under subsection (d)(1); or
(ii) request provisional relief under subsection (d)(2).
(3) Whenever a petition is filed under paragraph (1), the Commission shall promptly transmit copies of the petition to the Office of the United States Trade Representative and other Federal agencies directly concerned.
(4) A petitioner under paragraph (1) may submit to the Commission and the United States Trade Representative (hereafter in this part referred to as the “Trade Representative”), either with the petition, or at any time within 120 days after the date of filing of the petition, a plan to facilitate positive adjustment to import competition.
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(A) Before submitting an adjustment plan under paragraph (4), the petitioner and other entities referred to in paragraph (1) that wish to participate may consult with the Trade Representative and the officers and employees of any Federal agency that is considered appropriate by the Trade Representative, for purposes of evaluating the adequacy of the proposals being considered for inclusion
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The President may, whenever he determines such action appropriate, negotiate with representatives of foreign governments in an effort to obtain agreements limiting the export from such countries and the importation into the United States of any agricultural commodity or product manufactured therefrom or textiles or textile products, and the President is authorized to issue regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse of any such commodity, product, textiles, or textile products to carry out any such agreement. In addition, if a multilateral agreement, including but not limited to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in [section 3511(d)(4) of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim), has been or is concluded under the authority of this section among countries accounting for a significant part of world trade in the articles with respect to which the agreement was concluded, the President may also issue, in order to carry out such agreement, regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse of the same articles which are the products of countries not parties to the agreement, or countries to which the United States does not apply the agreement. Nothing herein shall affect the authority provided under [section 624 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section624&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 3592
(B) to prevent or eliminate discrimination
with respect to matters affecting the avail-
ability, acquisition, scope, maintenance,
use, and enforcement of intellectual prop-
erty rights,
(3) to secure fair, equitable, and nondiscrim-
inatory
market
access
opportunities
for
United States persons that rely upon intellec-
tual property protection,
(4) to take an active role in the development
of the intellectual property regime under the
World Trade Organization to ensure that it is
consistent with other United States objec-
tives, and
(5) to take an active role in the World Intel-
lectual Property Organization (WIPO) to de-
velop a cooperative and mutually supportive
relationship between the World Trade Organi-
zation and WIPO.
(Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 315, Dec. 8, 1994, 108
Stat. 4942.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 316, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat.
4943, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this subtitle [subtitle B (§§ 311–316) of title III of
Pub. L. 103–465, enacting this section and amending sec-
tions 2241, 2242, 2411, 2414, 2416, and 2420 of this title] and
the amendments made by this subtitle take effect on
the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into
force with respect to the United States [Jan. 1, 1995].
‘‘(b) SECTION 314(f).—The amendment made by section
314(f) [amending section 2420 of this title] takes effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 1994].’’
PART B—TEXTILES
§ 3591. Textile product integration
Not later than 120 days after the date that the
WTO Agreement enters into force with respect
to the United States, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall publish in the Federal Register a
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