Report by International Trade Commission
section 1351 of this titlesection 624(b) of title 7Before entering into negotiations concerning any proposed foreign trade agreement under , the President shall furnish the United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter in sections 1352(a), (c), 1354, and 1360 to 1367 of this title, and , referred to as the “Commission”) with a list of all articles imported into the United States to be considered for possible modification of duties and other import restrictions, imposition of additional import restrictions, or continuance of existing customs or excise treatment. Upon receipt of such list the Commission shall make an investigation and report to the President the findings of the Commission with respect to each such article as to (1) the limit to which such modification, imposition, or continuance may be extended in order to carry out the purpose of said section without causing or threatening serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive articles; and (2) if increases in duties or additional import restrictions are required to avoid serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive articles the minimum increases in duties or additional import restrictions required. Such report shall be made by the Commission to the President not later than six months after the receipt of such list by the Commission. No such foreign trade agreement shall be entered into until the Commission has made its report to the President or until the expiration of the six-month period.
Procedures and determinations
June 16, 1951, ch. 141, § 3(a)65 Stat. 72Pub. L. 85–686, § 472 Stat. 675Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 171(b)88 Stat. 2009(, (b), ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 87–749, title II, § 257(e)(1)76 Stat. 882section 1367 of this titlePub. L. 87–456, title III, § 303(c)76 Stat. 78Sections 1362 to 1365 of this title, included in the reference in subsec. (a) to sections 1360 to 1367 of this title, were repealed by , , ; was repealed by , , .
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Tariff Act of 1930 which comprises this chapter.
section 1354 of this titleSection is comprised of subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 3 of act . Subsec. (c) of the 1951 act amended .
section 5151 of title 3131 U.S.C. 372Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b)96 Stat. 1067In subsec. (b)(2), “” was substituted for “section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930 []” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
Amendments
Pub. L. 93–6181975—Subsec. (a). substituted “United States International Trade Commission” for “United States Trade Commission”.
Pub. L. 85–686, § 4(a)1958—Subsec. (a). , substituted “six months” for “120 days”, and “six-month” for “120-day”.
Pub. L. 85–686, § 4(b)section 1364 of this titleSubsec. (b). , (c), redesignated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted provision to require the Commission to promptly institute an investigation pursuant to when the Commission finds with respect to any article on the list upon which a tariff concession has been granted that an increase in duty or additional import restriction is required to avoid serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive articles, and added par. (2).