19 U.S.C. § 1806 — Definitions

Page 440 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES §§ 1802 to 1805 ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS The legal authority for the establishment and oper- ation of the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations in the Executive Office of the Presi- dent was changed by section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974, which is set out as section 2171 of this title. For abolition of the Office as established under Ex. Ord. No. 11075 [see below], and for establishment of the Office pursuant instead to the Trade Act of 1974, with provi- sion for the transfer of assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, unexpended balances and funds, and personnel to the Office as established pursuant to stat- ute rather than Ex. Ord. 11075, see section 2171 of this title. Executive Documents PRESIDENT’S EXPORT COUNCIL For provisions relating to establishment of Presi- dent’s Export Council and the Council’s functions con- cerning export expansion, see Ex. Ord. No. 12131, May 4, 1979, 44 F.R. 26841, set out as a note under former sec- tion 4601 of Title 50, War and National Defense. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11075 Ex. Ord. No. 11075, Jan. 15, 1963, 28 F.R. 473, as amend- ed by Ex. Ord. No. 11106, Apr. 18, 1963, 28 F.R. 3911; Ex. Ord. No. 11113, June 15, 1963, 28 F.R. 6183, which related to the administration of the trade agreements program, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11846, Mar. 27, 1975, 40 F.R. 14291, set out under section 2111 of this title. §§ 1802 to 1805. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072 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 sec- tion 2213 of this title. 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 Inter- national Trade Commission]. See section 2231 of this title. 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, for provisions covering separability of various parts of Trade Act of 1974. § 1806. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072. (2) The term ‘‘duty or other import restric- tion’’ includes (A) the rate and form of an im- port duty, and (B) a limitation, prohibition, charge, and exaction other than duty, imposed on importation or imposed for the regulation of imports. (3) to (5) Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072. (6) The term ‘‘modification’’, as applied to any duty or other import restriction, includes the elimination of any duty. (Pub. L. 87–794, title IV, § 405, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 87–794, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of Pub. L. 87–794 to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1975—Pub. L. 93–618 repealed pars. (1), (3), (4), and (5), which defined ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘firm’’, ‘‘directly competitive with’’, and ‘‘product of a country’’, respectively. See section 2481 of this title. SUBCHAPTER II—TRADE AGREEMENTS PART I—GENERAL AUTHORITY § 1821. Basic authority for trade agreements (a) Determination by President; trade agree- ments; modification or continuance of exist- ing duties Whenever the president determines that any existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are un- duly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that any of the pur- poses stated in section 1801 of this title will be promoted thereby, the President may— (1) after June 30, 1962, and before July 1, 1967, enter into trade agreements with foreign countries or instrumentalities thereof; and (2) proclaim such modification or continu- ance of any existing duty or other import re- striction, such continuance of existing duty- free or excise treatment, or such additional import restrictions, as he determines to be re- quired or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement. (b) Restrictions on decrease or increase in rate of duty Except as otherwise provided in this sub- chapter, no proclamation pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made— (1) decreasing any rate of duty to a rate below 50 percent of the rate existing on July 1, 1962; or (2) increasing any rate of duty to (or impos- ing) a rate more than 50 percent above the rate existing on July 1, 1934. (Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 201, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 872.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WOOD-WIND AND PARTS OF WOOD-WIND INSTRUMENTS Pub. L. 90–234, § 2(b)(2), Dec. 30, 1967, 81 Stat. 752, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendments made by the first section of this Act, insofar as such amendments relate to items 725.24 and 726.70 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, shall not affect the authority of the President contained in section 201(a)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 [subsec. (a)(2) of this section].’’ DICYANDIAMIDE AND LIMESTONE: DUTY-FREE ENTRY Duty-free treatment pursuant to this chapter of dicyandiamide in item 425.40 and limestone when im- ported for use in manufacture of cement in item 513.34 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, by provi- sion for non-application of subsec. (b)(1) of this section, see section 1823 of this title.