Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

19 U.S.C. § 1676

Required consultations

(a)

Agreements in response to countervailable subsidies

Within 90 days after the administering authority accepts a quantitative restriction agreement under section 1671c(a)(2) or (c)(3) of this title, the President shall enter into consultations with the government that is party to the agreement for purposes of—
(1)
eliminating the countervailable subsidy completely, or
(2)
reducing the net countervailable subsidy to a level that eliminates completely the injurious effect of exports to the United States of the merchandise.
(b)

Modification of agreements on basis of consultations

At the direction of the President, the administering authority shall modify a quantitative restriction agreement as a result of consultations entered into under subsection (a).

(c)

section 1671c(c)(3) of this title Special rule regarding agreements under

section 1671c(c)(3) of this titlesection 1671c(f) of this titlesection 1671c(i) of this titleThis subpart shall cease to apply to a quantitative restriction agreement described in at such time as that agreement ceases to have force and effect under or violation is found under .

June 17, 1930, ch. 497Pub. L. 98–573, title VI, § 611(a)(4)98 Stat. 3031Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 270(a)(1)(I)108 Stat. 4917(, title VII, § 761, as added , , ; amended , (b)(1)(C), (2), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–465, § 270(b)(1)(C)1994—Subsec. (a). , (2), inserted “countervailable” before “subsidies” in heading.

Pub. L. 103–465, § 270(a)(1)(I)Subsec. (a)(1), (2). , inserted “countervailable” before “subsidy”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–465section 291 of Pub. L. 103–465section 1671 of this titleAmendment by effective, except as otherwise provided, on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (), and applicable with respect to investigations, reviews, and inquiries initiated and petitions filed under specified provisions of this chapter after such date, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 1675 of this titlesection 626(b)(1) of Pub. L. 98–573section 1671 of this titleSection applicable with respect to investigations initiated by petition or by the administering authority under parts I and II of this subtitle, and to reviews begun under , on or after , see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under .