19 U.S.C. § 3111 — International obligations

Page 833 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 3201 vide such assistance in the enforcement of para- graph (1) as the Secretary of the Treasury may request. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall com- pile the information collected under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) into a summary and shall annually submit such summary to the Congress until the authority to negotiate trade agreements under chapter 17 of this title expires. Such information shall also be made available to the public. (Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1380, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1223.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Chapter 17 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was in the original ‘‘part 1 of subtitle A’’, meaning part 1 (§§ 1101–1117) of subtitle A of title I of Pub. L. 100–418, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1121, which enacted chapter 17 (§ 2901 et seq.) of this title and amended sections 2131, 2133, and 2191 of this title. For complete classification of part 1 to the Code, see Tables. § 3110. Study on telecommunications competi- tiveness in United States (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the United States Trade Representative, shall conduct a study of the competitiveness of the United States telecommunications industry and the effects of foreign telecommunications policies and practices on such industry in order to assist the Congress and the President in de- termining what actions might be necessary to preserve the competitiveness of the United States telecommunications industry. (b) Public comment The Secretary of Commerce may, as appro- priate, provide notice and reasonable oppor- tunity for public comment as part of the study conducted under subsection (a). (c) Report The Secretary of Commerce shall, by no later than the date that is 1 year after August 23, 1988, submit to the Congress and the President a re- port on the findings and recommendations reached by the Secretary of Commerce as a re- sult of the study conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate. (Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1381, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1224.) § 3111. International obligations Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require actions inconsistent with the inter- national obligations of the United States, in- cluding the WTO Agreement and the multilat- eral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and (4), respectively, of section 3501 of this title). (Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1382, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 103–465, title VI, § 621(a)(7), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4993.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–465 substituted ‘‘the WTO Agree- ment and the multilateral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and (4), respec- tively, of section 3501 of this title)’’ for ‘‘the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with re- spect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 621(b) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 1677k of this title. CHAPTER 20—ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE Sec. 3201. Authority to grant duty-free treatment. 3202. Beneficiary country. 3203. Eligible articles. 3204. International Trade Commission reports on impact of this chapter. 3205. Repealed. 3206. Termination of preferential treatment. § 3201. Authority to grant duty-free treatment The President may proclaim duty-free treat- ment (or other preferential treatment) for all el- igible articles from any beneficiary country in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 102–182, title II, § 202, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1236; Pub. L. 107–210, div. C, title XXXI, § 3103(c)(1), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1033.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Pub. L. 107–210 inserted ‘‘(or other preferential treatment)’’ after ‘‘treatment’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110–191, § 1, Feb. 29, 2008, 122 Stat. 646, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 58c, 3203, and 3206 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 6655 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code] may be cited as the ‘Andean Trade Preference Exten- sion Act of 2008’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 109–432, div. D, title VII, § 7001, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3194, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending sec- tions 3203 and 3206 of this title] may be cited as the ‘An- dean Trade Preferences Extension Act’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107–210, div. C, title XXXI, § 3101, Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1023, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending sec- tions 2703, 3201 to 3203, 3206, and 3721 of this title and en- acting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 2703, 3202, 3206, and 3721 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 102–182, title II, § 201, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1236, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Andean Trade Preference Act’.’’ TERMINATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT For termination of preferential treatment, see sec- tion 3206 of this title.