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19 U.S.C. § 2231 — Transmission of agreements to Congress
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**(a) Submission of copy and reasons** As soon as practicable after a trade agreement entered into under section 2133 or 2134 of this title or under [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim) has entered into force with respect to the United States, the President shall, if he has not previously done so, transmit a copy of such trade agreement to each House of the Congress together with a statement, in the light of the advice of the International Trade Commission under [section 2151(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2151/b&num=0&edition=prelim), if any, and of other relevant considerations, of his reasons for entering into the agreement.
**(b) Submission to each member** The President shall transmit to each Member of the Congress a summary of the information required to be transmitted to each House under subsection (a). For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member” includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner.
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**(a) Submission of copy and reasons** As soon as practicable after a trade agreement entered into under section 2133 or 2134 of this title or under [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim) has entered into force with respect to the United States, the President shall, if he has not previously done so, transmit a copy of such trade agreement to each House of the Congress together with a statement, in the light of the advice of the International Trade Commission under [section 2151(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2151/b&num=0&edition=prelim), if any, and of other relevant considerations, of his reasons for entering into the agreement.
**(b) Submission to each member** The President shall transmit to each Member of the Congress a summary of the information required to be transmitted to each House under subsection (a). For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member” includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner.
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**(a) Agreements regarding tariff barriers**
(1) **In general** — Whenever the President determines that one or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives of this chapter will be promoted thereby, the President—
(A) may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries before—
(i) July 1, 2018; or
(ii) July 1, 2021, if trade authorities procedures are extended under subsection (c); and
(B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), proclaim—
(i) such modification or continuance of any existing duty,
(ii) such continuance of existing duty free or excise treatment, or
(iii) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement.
(2) **Notification** — The President shall notify Congress of the President’s intention to enter into an agreement under this subsection.
(3) **Limitations** — No proclamation may be made under paragraph (1) that—
(A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on June 29, 2015) to a rate of duty which is less than 50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies on June 29, 2015;
(B) reduces the rate of duty below that applicable under the Uruguay Round Agreements or a successor agreement, on any import sensitive agricultural product; or
(C) increases any rate of duty above the rate that applied on June 29, 2015.
(4) **Aggregate reduction; exemption from staging**
(A) *Aggregate reduction* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate of duty on any article which is in e
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**(a) Agreements regarding tariff barriers**
(1) Whenever the President determines that one or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purposes, policies, and objectives of this title will be promoted thereby, the President—
(A) before June 1, 1993, may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries; and
(B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) through (5), proclaim—
(i) such modification or continuance of any existing duty,
(ii) such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or
(iii) such additional duties;
as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement.
(2) No proclamation may be made under subsection (a) that—
(A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on August 23, 1988) to a rate which is less than 50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies on August 23, 1988; or
(B) increases any rate of duty above the rate that applies on August 23, 1988.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate of duty on any article which is in effect on any day pursuant to a trade agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the aggregate reduction which would have been in effect on such day if a reduction of 3 percent ad valorem or a reduction of one-tenth of the total reduction, whichever is greater, had taken effect on the effective date of the first reduction proclaimed in paragraph (1) to carry out such agreement with respect to such article.
(B) No staging under subparagraph (A) is required with respect to a rate reduction that is proclaimed u
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**(a) Agreements regarding tariff barriers**
(1) **In general** — Whenever the President determines that one or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purposes, policies, priorities, and objectives of this chapter will be promoted thereby, the President—
(A) may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries before—
(i) July 1, 2005; or
(ii) July 1, 2007, if trade authorities procedures are extended under subsection (c); and
(B) may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), proclaim—
(i) such modification or continuance of any existing duty,
(ii) such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or
(iii) such additional duties,
as the President determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement.
The President shall notify the Congress of the President’s intention to enter into an agreement under this subsection.
(2) **Limitations** — No proclamation may be made under paragraph (1) that—
(A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent ad valorem on August 6, 2002) to a rate of duty which is less than 50 percent of the rate of such duty that applies on August 6, 2002;
(B) reduces the rate of duty below that applicable under the Uruguay Round Agreements, on any import sensitive agricultural product; or
(C) increases any rate of duty above the rate that applied on August 6, 2002.
(3) **Aggregate reduction; exemption from staging**
(A) *Aggregate reduction* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate reduction in the rate of duty on any article which is in effect on any day pursuant to a trade agr
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**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002”.
**(b) Findings** The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The expansion of international trade is vital to the national security of the United States. Trade is critical to the economic growth and strength of the United States and to its leadership in the world. Stable trading relationships promote security and prosperity. Trade agreements today serve the same purposes that security pacts played during the Cold War, binding nations together through a series of mutual rights and obligations. Leadership by the United States in international trade fosters open markets, democracy, and peace throughout the world.
(2) The national security of the United States depends on its economic security, which in turn is founded upon a vibrant and growing industrial base. Trade expansion has been the engine of economic growth. Trade agreements maximize opportunities for the critical sectors and building blocks of the economy of the United States, such as information technology, telecommunications and other leading technologies, basic industries, capital equipment, medical equipment, services, agriculture, environmental technology, and intellectual property. Trade will create new opportunities for the United States and preserve the unparalleled strength of the United States in economic, political, and military affairs. The United States, secured by expanding trade and economic opportunities, will meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
(3) Support for continued trade expansion requires that dispute settlement procedures under international trade agreements not add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided in such agreements. Therefore—
(A) the recent patt
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**(a) Schedule of fees** In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall charge and collect the following fees (subject to adjustment under subsection (l)) for the provision of customs services in connection with the following:
(1) For the arrival of a commercial vessel of 100 net tons or more, $397.
(2) For the arrival of a commercial truck, $5.
(3) For the arrival of each railroad car carrying passengers or commercial freight, $7.50.
(4) For all arrivals made during a calendar year by a private vessel or private aircraft, $25.
(5)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft from a place outside the United States (other than a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section), $5.
(B) For the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel from a place referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) of this section, $1.75.
(6) For each item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a customs officer (other than an item subject to a fee under subsection (b)(9)(D)), $5.
(7) For each customs broker permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporate customs broker, $125 per year.
(8) For the arrival of a barge or other bulk carrier from Canada or Mexico, $100.
(9)
(A) For the processing of merchandise that is formally entered or released during any fiscal year, a fee in an amount equal to 0.21 11 See Rates for Merchandise Processing Fees notes below. percent ad valorem, unless adjusted under subparagraph (B).
(B)
(i) The Secretary of the Treasury may adjust the ad valorem rate specified in subparagraph (A) to an ad valorem rate (but not to a rate of more than 0.21 1 percent nor less than 0.15 percent) an
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1802, Pub. L. 87–794, title IV, § 401, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 902, enumerated activities to be performed by heads of agencies in performing functions under Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Section 1803, Pub. L. 87–794, title IV, § 402, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 902, required an annual Presidential report to Congress on trade agreement program and on tariff adjustment and other adjustment assistance. See [section 2213 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2213&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1804, Pub. L. 87–794, title IV, § 403, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 902, covered operations of United States Tariff Commission [now the United States International Trade Commission]. See [section 2231 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2231&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1805, Pub. L. 87–794, title IV, § 404, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 902, provided for separability of provisions of Trade Expansion Act of 1962. See section 605 of Pub. L. 93–618, set out as a note under [section 2101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2101&num=0&edition=prelim), for provisions covering separability of various parts of Trade Act of 1974.
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2232
oping nations, particularly nations with which
the United States has a merchandise trade and
current account deficit.
‘‘(e) FINAL REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 months after
the date of the initial meeting of the Commission,
the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a final report which contains—
‘‘(A) the findings and conclusions of the Commis-
sion described in subsection (d); and
‘‘(B) recommendations for addressing the prob-
lems identified as part of the Commission’s anal-
ysis.
‘‘(2) SEPARATE VIEWS.—Any member of the Commis-
sion
may
submit
additional
findings
and
rec-
ommendations as part of the final report.
‘‘(f) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—
‘‘(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Commission may find advisable to fulfill the require-
ments of this section. The Commission shall hold at
least 1 or more hearings in Washington, D.C., and 4 in
different regions of the United States.
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
FROM
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—The
Commission may secure directly from any Federal
department or agency such information as the Com-
mission considers necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this section. Upon request of the Chairperson
of the Commission, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Com-
mission.
‘‘(3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use
the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.
‘‘(g) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.—
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of
the Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal
to the daily equivalent
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