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19 U.S.C. § 2153 — Advice from International Trade Commission
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**(a) Lists of articles which may be considered for action**
(1) In connection with any proposed trade agreement under [section 2133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2133&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) or (b) of [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall from time to time publish and furnish the International Trade Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”) with lists of articles which may be considered for modification or continuance of United States duties, continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties. In the case of any article with respect to which consideration may be given to reducing or increasing the rate of duty, the list shall specify the provision of this subchapter under which such consideration may be given.
(2) In connection with any proposed trade agreement under [section 4202(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may from time to time publish and furnish the Commission with lists of nontariff matters which may be considered for modification.
**(b) Advice to President by Commission** Within 6 months after receipt of a list under subsection (a) or, in the case of a list submitted in connection with a trade agreement, within 90 days after receipt of such list, the Commission shall advise the President, with respect to each article or nontariff matter, of its judgment as to the probable economic effect of modification of the tariff or nontariff measure on industries producing like or directly competitive articles and on
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**(a) Lists of articles which may be considered for action**
(1) In connection with any proposed trade agreement under [section 2133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2133&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) or (b) of [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall from time to time publish and furnish the International Trade Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”) with lists of articles which may be considered for modification or continuance of United States duties, continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties. In the case of any article with respect to which consideration may be given to reducing or increasing the rate of duty, the list shall specify the provision of this subchapter under which such consideration may be given.
(2) In connection with any proposed trade agreement under [section 4202(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may from time to time publish and furnish the Commission with lists of nontariff matters which may be considered for modification.
**(b) Advice to President by Commission** Within 6 months after receipt of a list under subsection (a) or, in the case of a list submitted in connection with a trade agreement, within 90 days after receipt of such list, the Commission shall advise the President, with respect to each article or nontariff matter, of its judgment as to the probable economic effect of modification of the tariff or nontariff measure on industries producing like or directly competitive articles and on consumers, so as to assist the President in making an informed judgment as to the impact which might be caused by such modifications on United States interests, such as sectors involved in manufacturing, agriculture, mining, fishing, services, intellectual property, investment, labor, and consumers. Such advice may include in the case of any article the advice of the Commission as to whether any reduction in the rate of duty should take place over a longer period of time than the minimum period provided for in [section 4202(a)(4)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a/4/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Additional investigations and reports requested by President or Trade Representative** In addition, in order to assist the President in his determination whether to enter into any agreement under [section 2133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2133&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 4202(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202/a&num=0&edition=prelim), or how to develop trade policy, priorities or other matters (such as priorities for actions to improve opportunities in foreign markets), the Commission shall make such investigations and reports as may be requested by the President or the United States Trade Representative on matters such as effects of modification of any barrier to (or other distortion of) international trade on domestic workers, industries or sectors, purchasers, prices and quantities of articles in the United States.
**(d) Commission steps in preparing its advice to President** In preparing its advice to the President under this section, the Commission shall to the extent practicable—
(1) investigate conditions, causes, and effects relating to competition between the foreign industries producing the articles or services in question and the domestic industries producing the like or directly competitive articles or services;
(2) analyze the production, trade, and consumption of each like or directly competitive article or service, taking into consideration employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities with respect to the domestic industries concerned, and such other economic factors in such industries as it considers relevant, including prices, wages, sales, inventories, patterns of demand, capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification of production;
(3) describe the probable nature and extent of any significant change in employment, profit levels, and use of productive facilities; the overall impact of such or other possible changes on the competitiveness of relevant domestic industries or sectors; and such other conditions as it deems relevant in the domestic industries or sectors concerned which it believes such modifications would cause; and
(4) make special studies (including studies of real wages paid in foreign supplying countries), whenever deemed to be warranted, of particular proposed modifications affecting United States manufacturing, agriculture, mining, fishing, labor, consumers, services, intellectual property and investment, using to the fullest extent practicable United States Government facilities abroad and appropriate personnel of the United States.
**(e) Public hearings** In preparing its advice to the President under this section, the Commission shall, after reasonable notice, hold public hearings.
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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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There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. This authorization does not imply approval or disapproval by the Congress of all articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section 1841, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 221, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 874, made provision for the giving of advice by the Tariff Commission [now the United States International Trade Commission] concerning trade agreements. See [section 2151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1842, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 222, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 875, made provision for the giving of advice by other sources concerning trade agreements. See [section 2152 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2152&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1843, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 223, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 875, provided for public hearings in connection with proposed trade agreements. See [section 2153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1844, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 224, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 875, set out prerequisites for offers for modification or continuance of duties or other import restrictions, or continuance of duty-free or excise treatment. See [section 2154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2154&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1845, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 225, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 876, provided for the reservation of articles from trade negotiations. See [section 2137 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2137&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1846, Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 226, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 876, provided for the transmission of agreements to Congress. See [section 2212 of this title](https://uscod
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**(a) Presidential authority to enter into agreement; modification or continuance of existing duties** Whenever the President determines that any 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 of this chapter will be promoted thereby, the President—
(1) during the 5-year period beginning on January 3, 1975, may enter into trade agreements with foreign countries or instrumentalities thereof; and
(2) may proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty, such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement.
**(b) Limitation on authority to decrease duty**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no proclamation pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be made decreasing a rate of duty to a rate below 40 percent of the rate existing on January 1, 1975.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of any article for which the rate of duty existing on January 1, 1975, is not more than 5 percent ad valorem.
**(c) Limitation on authority to increase duty** No proclamation shall be made pursuant to subsection (a)(2) increasing any rate of duty to, or imposing a rate above, the higher of the following:
(1) the rate which is 50 percent above the rate set forth in rate column numbered 2 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States as in effect on January 1, 1975, or
(2) the rate which is 20 percent ad valorem above the rate existing on January 1, 1975.
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**(a)** In any negotiation seeking an agreement under [section 2133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2133&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may make a formal offer for the modification or continuance of any United States duty, import restrictions, or barriers to (or other distortions of) international trade, the continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or the imposition of additional duties, import restrictions, or other barrier to (or other distortion of) international trade including trade in services, foreign direct investment and intellectual property as covered by this subchapter, with respect to any article or matter only after he has received a summary of the hearings at which an opportunity to be heard with respect to such article has been afforded under [section 2153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim). In addition, the President may make an offer for the modification or continuance of any United States duty, the continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or the imposition of additional duties, with respect to any article included in a list published and furnished under [section 2151(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2151/a&num=0&edition=prelim), only after he has received advice concerning such article from the 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), or after the expiration of the
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2152
§ 2152. Advice from executive departments and
other sources
Before any trade agreement is entered into
under section 2133 of this title or section 4202 of
this title, the President shall seek information
and advice with respect to such agreement from
the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, De-
fense, Interior, Labor, State and the Treasury,
from the United States Trade Representative,
and from such other sources as he may deem ap-
propriate. Such advice shall be prepared and pre-
sented consistent with the provisions of Reorga-
nization Plan Number 3 of 1979, Executive Order
Number 12188 and section 2171(c) of this title.
(Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 132, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat.
1995; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1111(a), Aug. 23,
1988, 102 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title
XXI, § 2110(a)(3), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1020; Pub.
L. 114–26, title I, § 110(a)(2), June 29, 2015, 129
Stat. 357.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1979, referred to in
text, is set out as a note under section 2171 of this title.
Executive Order Number 12188, referred to in text, is
set out as a note under section 2171 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2015—Pub. L. 114–26 substituted ‘‘section 4202 of this
title’’ for ‘‘section 3803 of this title’’.
2002—Pub. L. 107–210 substituted ‘‘section 3803 of this
title,’’ for ‘‘section 2902 of this title,’’.
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Before any
trade agreement is entered into under part 1 of this
subchapter or section 2133 or 2134 of this title, the
President shall seek information and advice with re-
spect to such agreement from the Departments of Agri-
culture, Commerce, Defense, Inte
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