19 U.S.C. § 2153 — Public hearings
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 93-618 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 144 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires the President to give interested people an opportunity to present views about specified subjects connected with proposed trade agreements. It also requires a public-hearing process and a hearing summary for the President.
(a) Opportunity for presentation of views related to any proposed trade agreement under section 2133 of this title or section 4202 of this title , the President must afford an opportunity for any interested person to present his views concerning any article on a list published under section 2151 of this title , any matter or article which should be so listed, any concession which should be sought by the United States, or any other matter relevant to that proposed trade agreement. For this purpose, the President must designate an agency or an interagency committee which must, after reasonable notice, hold public hearings and prescribe regulations governing the conduct of that hearings. When appropriate, that procedures applies to the development of trade policy and priorities.
(b) Summary of hearings The organization holding that hearing must furnish the President with a summary of it.
In connection with any proposed trade agreement under section 2133 of this title or section 4202 of this title, the President shall afford an opportunity for any interested person to present his views concerning any article on a list published under section 2151 of this title, any matter or article which should be so listed, any concession which should be sought by the United States, or any other matter relevant to such proposed trade agreement. For this purpose, the President shall designate an agency or an interagency committee which shall, after reasonable notice, hold public hearings and prescribe regulations governing the conduct of such hearings. When appropriate, such procedures shall apply to the development of trade policy and priorities.
The organization holding such hearing shall furnish the President with a summary thereof.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 133, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1995; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1111(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 107–210, div. B, title XXI, § 2110(a)(3), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 114–26, title I, § 110(a)(3), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 357.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 93-618 · 88 Stat. 1995
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-418 · 102 Stat. 1137
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-210 · 116 Stat. 1020
- 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-26 · 129 Stat. 357
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-618 on 1975-01-03.
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