19 U.S.C. § 2503: Approval of trade agreements

In accordance with the provisions of sections 2112 and 2191 of this title, the Congress approves the trade agreements described in subsection (c) submitted to the Congress on June 19, 1979 , and the statements of administrative action proposed to implement such trade agreements submitted to the Congress on that date. only rectifications of a formal character or minor technical or clerical changes which do not affect the substance or meaning of the texts as submitted to the Congress on June 19, 1979 , or changes in annexes to such agreements, and the President determines that the balance of United States rights and obligations under such agreements is maintained. has accepted the obligations of the agreement with respect to the United States, and should not otherwise be denied the benefits of the agreement with respect to the United States because such country has not accorded adequate benefits, including substantially equal competitive opportunities for the commerce of the United States to the extent required under section 2136(c) 1 of this title, to the United States. 1 See References in Text note below. that country is not a major factor in trade in the products covered by that agreement, the President has authority to deny the benefits of the agreement to that country and has taken steps to deny the benefits of the agreement to that country, or a significant portion of United States trade would benefit from the agreement, notwithstanding such nonacceptance, and the President determines and reports to the Congress that it is in the national interest of the United States to accept the agreement. The Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (relating to customs valuation). The Agreement on Government Procurement. The Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (relating to product standards). The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI, and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (relating to subsidies and countervailing measures). The Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (relating to antidumping measures). The International Dairy Arrangement. Certain bilateral agreements on cheese, other dairy products, and meat. The Arrangement Regarding Bovine Meat. The Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. Texts Concerning a Framework for the Conduct of World Trade. Certain Bilateral Agreements to Eliminate the Wine-Gallon Method of Tax and Duty Assessment. to Modify United States Watch Marking Requirements, and to Modify United States Tariff Nomenclature and Rates of Duty for Watches, to Provide Duty-Free Treatment for Agricultural and Horticultural Machinery, Equipment, Implements, and Parts Thereof, and to Modify United States Tariff Nomenclature and Rates of Duty for Ceramic Tableware. The Agreement with the Hungarian People’s Republic. the trade agreement entitled ‘Protocol to the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’ (hereinafter in this Act [amending section 1401a of this title and enacting provision set out as a note under section 1401a of this title ] referred to as the ‘Protocol’) submitted to the Congress on August 1, 1980 ; and the statement of administrative action proposed to implement such trade agreement submitted to the Congress on that date. Subject to paragraph (2), the President may accept the Protocol for the United States. Paragraph (3) of section 2(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2503(b)(3) ) (relating to the limitation on acceptance of trade agreements concerning major industrial countries) applies to the Protocol and for such purpose the Protocol shall be treated as a trade agreement that is referred to in such paragraph (3). Paragraph (2) of section 2(b) of such Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2503(b)(2) ) (relating to the application of agreements between the United States and other countries) applies to the Protocol and for such purpose the Protocol shall be treated as a trade agreement that is accepted by the President under paragraph (1) of such section 2(b). Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (f) of section 3 of such Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2504(a) , (b), (c), and (f) [ 19 U.S.C. 2504(a) , (b), (c), and (d)]) (relating to the priority of domestic law in case of conflict, implementing regulations, statutory changes to implement agreement amendments, and disclaimer regarding the creation of any private right of action or remedy) apply to the Protocol and for such purpose the Protocol shall be treated as a trade agreement approved by the Congress under section 2(a) of such Act of 1979, 19 U.S.C. 2503(a) .”