19 U.S.C. § 2212 — Transmission of agreements to Congress

Page 549 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 2213 information provided to official advisers under paragraph (2). (c) Committee consultation The United States Trade Representative shall consult on a continuing basis with the Com- mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep- resentatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the other appropriate committees of the House and Senate on the development, im- plementation, and administration of overall trade policy of the United States. Such con- sultations shall include, but are not limited to, the following elements of such policy: (1) The principal multilateral and bilateral negotiating objectives and the progress being made toward their achievement. (2) The implementation, administration, and effectiveness of recently concluded multilat- eral and bilateral trade agreements and reso- lution of trade disputes. (3) The actions taken, and proposed to be taken, under the trade laws of the United States and the effectiveness, or anticipated ef- fectiveness, of such actions in achieving trade policy objectives. (4) The important developments and issues in other areas of trade for which there must be developed proper policy response. When necessary, meetings shall be held with each Committee 1 in executive session to review matters under negotiation. (Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 161, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 96–39, § 3(e), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 150; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1632, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1269.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–418 amended section generally, sub- stituting present provisions for similar provisions which had related to Congressional delegates to nego- tiations, and changing the structure of the section from one consisting of subsecs. (a) and (b) to one con- sisting of subsecs. (a) to (c). 1979—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 96–39 substituted ‘‘trade agreement or any requirement of, amendment to, or recommendation under, such agreement’’ for ‘‘trade agreement’’. § 2212. Transmission of agreements to Congress (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 has en- tered into force with respect to the United States, the President shall, if he has not pre- viously done so, transmit a copy of such trade agreement to each House of the Congress to- gether with a statement, in the light of the ad- vice of the International Trade Commission under section 2151(b) of this title, 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. (Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 162, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 100–647, title IX, § 9001(a)(10), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3807; Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2110(a)(6), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 114–26, title I, § 110(a)(7), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 358.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–26 substituted ‘‘section 4202 of this title’’ for ‘‘section 3803 of this title’’. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–210 substituted ‘‘or under section 3803 of this title’’ for ‘‘or under section 2902 of this title’’. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–647 struck out ‘‘part 1 of this subchapter or’’ after ‘‘entered into under’’, and in- serted ‘‘or under section 2902 of this title’’ after ‘‘2134 of this title’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–647 applicable as if such amendment took effect on Aug. 23, 1988, see section 9001(b) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under sec- tion 58c of this title. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY For delegation of functions of President under div. B of Pub. L. 107–210, amending this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13277, Nov. 19, 2002, 67 F.R. 70305, set out as a note under section 3801 of this title. § 2213. Reports (a) Annual report on trade agreements program and national trade policy agenda (1) The President shall submit to the Congress during each calendar year (but not later than March 1 of that year) a report on— (A) the operation of the trade agreements program, and the provision of import relief and adjustment assistance to workers and firms, under this chapter during the preceding calendar year; and (B) the national trade policy agenda for the year in which the report is submitted. (2) The report shall include, with respect to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(A), in- formation regarding— (A) new trade negotiations; (B) changes made in duties and nontariff barriers and other distortions of trade of the United States; (C) reciprocal concessions obtained; (D) changes in trade agreements (including the incorporation therein of actions taken for import relief and compensation provided therefor); (E) the extension or withdrawal of non- discriminatory treatment by the United States with respect to the products of foreign countries; (F) the extension, modification, withdrawal, suspension, or limitation of preferential treat- ment to exports of developing countries;