15 U.S.C. § 4711 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title VI,

Page 2154 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE §§ 4701 to 4704 Sec. SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 4711. Repealed. 4712. Barter and countertrade. SUBCHAPTER III—EXPORT PROMOTION 4721. United States and Foreign Commercial Serv- ice. 4721a. State trade coordination. 4722. Transferred. 4723. Market Development Cooperator Program. 4723a. United States Commercial Centers. 4724. Trade shows. 4725. United States and Foreign Commercial Serv- ice Pacific Rim initiative. 4726. Indian tribes export promotion. 4727. Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. 4727a. Implementation of primary objectives of TPCC. 4728. Environmental trade promotion. 4728a. State and Federal Export Promotion Coordi- nation Working Group. 4729. Report on export policy. SUBCHAPTER I—FAIR TRADE IN AUTO PARTS §§ 4701 to 4704. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Sections 4701 to 4704 were omitted pursuant to sec- tion 4704 which provided that the authorities under this subchapter expired on Dec. 31, 1998. Section 4701, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2122, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1325, defined ‘‘Japanese markets’’. Section 4702, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2123, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1326, established initiative on auto parts sales to Japan. Section 4703, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2124, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1326, established Special Advisory Com- mittee on auto parts sales in Japan. Section 4704, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2125, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 103–236, title V, § 510(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 465, provided that the authorities under this subchapter expire on Dec. 31, 1998. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVIII, § 3801, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2275, provided that title XXXVIII of div. C of Pub. L. 105–261, enacting former subchapter I–A of this chapter, could be cited as the ‘‘Fair Trade in Auto- motive Parts Act of 1998’’. SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 103–392, title IV, § 401, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4099, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending section 4728 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Environmental Ex- port Promotion Act of 1994’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2001, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1325, provided that: ‘‘This title [see Tables for classi- fication] may be referred to as the ‘Export Enhance- ment Act of 1988’.’’ Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2121, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1325, provided that this subchapter could be referred to as the ‘‘Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988’’. SUBCHAPTER I–A—FAIR TRADE IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS §§ 4705 to 4705c. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Sections 4705 to 4705c were omitted pursuant to sec- tion 4705c which provided that the authority under this subchapter expired on Dec. 31, 2003. Section 4705, Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVIII, § 3802, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2275, contained definitions. Section 4705a, Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVIII, § 3803, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2276, related to re-estab- lishment of initiative on automotive parts sales to Japan. Section 4705b, Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVIII, § 3804, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2276, established Special Advisory Committee on automotive parts sales in Japa- nese and other Asian markets. Section 4705c, Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXVIII, § 3805, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2277, provided that the au- thority under this subchapter expire on Dec. 31, 2003. SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 4711. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title VI, § 671(1), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1407 Section, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2202, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1954(b)(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1928, required the Secretary of State to report annually on the economic policy and trade practices of each country with which the United States has an economic or trade relationship. § 4712. Barter and countertrade (a) Interagency group (1) Establishment The President shall establish an interagency group on countertrade, to be composed of rep- resentatives of such departments and agencies of the United States as the President considers appropriate. The Secretary of Commerce shall be the chairman of the interagency group. (2) Functions It shall be the function of the interagency group to— (A) review and evaluate— (i) United States policy on countertrade and offsets, in light of current trends in international countertrade and offsets and the impact of those trends on the United States economy; (ii) the use of countertrade and offsets in United States exports and bilateral United States foreign economic assistance pro- grams; and (iii) the need for and the feasibility of negotiating with other countries, through the Organization for Economic Coopera- tion and Development and other appro- priate international organizations, to reach agreements on the use of countertrade and offsets; and (B) make recommendations to the Presi- dent and the Congress on the basis of the re- view and evaluation referred to in subpara- graph (A). (3) Sharing of information Other departments and agencies of the United States shall provide to the interagency