19 U.S.C. § 1801 | Statement of purposes

The purposes of this chapter are, through trade agreements affording mutual trade benefits—

(1)

to stimulate the economic growth of the United States and maintain and enlarge foreign markets for the products of United States agriculture, industry, mining, and commerce;

(2)

to strengthen economic relations with foreign countries through the development of open and nondiscriminatory trading in the free world; and

(3)

to prevent Communist economic penetration.

Pub. L. 87–794, title I, § 102Oct. 11, 196276 Stat. 872(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 87–794 Pub. L. 87–794This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 87–794, title I, § 101Oct. 11, 196276 Stat. 872

section 1323 of this title section 172 of Title 26 section 1202 of this title“This Act [enacting this chapter and , amending sections 1351 and 1352 of this title, and sections 172, 6501, and 6511 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, repealing sections 1352a and 1362 to 1365 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1352 and former sections 1352a, 1362, and 1364 of this title, and under , and amending provisions of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, set out as a note preceding ] may be cited as the “Trade Expansion Act of 1962’.”

, , , provided that:

Abolition of Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations

section 2171 of this title section 2171 of this titleThe legal authority for the establishment and operation of the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations in the Executive Office of the President was changed by section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974, which is set out as . 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 provision for the transfer of assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, unexpended balances and funds, and personnel to the Office as established pursuant to statute rather than Ex. Ord. 11075, see .

Executive Documents

President’s Export Council

May 4, 1979section 4601 of Title 50For provisions relating to establishment of President’s Export Council and the Council’s functions concerning export expansion, see Ex. Ord. No. 12131, , 44 F.R. 26841, set out as a note under former , War and National Defense.

Executive Order No. 11075

Jan. 15, 1963Apr. 18, 1963June 15, 1963Mar. 27, 1975section 2111 of this titleEx. Ord. No. 11075, , 28 F.R. 473, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11106, , 28 F.R. 3911; Ex. Ord. No. 11113, , 28 F.R. 6183, which related to the administration of the trade agreements program, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11846, , 40 F.R. 14291, set out under .