15 U.S.C. § 76 — Retaliation against restriction of importations in time of war

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During a war the U.S. isn't part of, if the President finds another country is unfairly blocking or restricting imports of safe American goods, the President can ban or restrict imports from that country in response, by public proclamation. Anyone who imports banned goods anyway can be fined $2,000 to $50,000 or jailed up to two years, or both.

This section lets the President retaliate against unfair foreign trade restrictions during a war that the United States is not fighting in. - If the President is satisfied there's reasonable ground to believe that a country, colony, or dependency is — contrary to normal international law and practice — preventing or restricting the import of an American product (one not harmful to health or morals) into its own country or elsewhere, the President may act. - The President may prohibit or restrict, for as long as the foreign restriction stays in force, the importation into the United States of similar or other products from that country, colony, or dependency, whatever the President decides the public interest requires. - To do this, the President must issue a public proclamation naming the specific article or articles that are now barred from import into the U.S. - Anyone who imports, attempts to import, conspires to import, or is otherwise involved in importing a listed article in violation of the proclamation faces a fine of at least $2,000 and up to $50,000, or imprisonment of up to two years, or both — whichever the court decides. - The President may change, modify, cancel, or renew the proclamation at his discretion.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whenever, during the existence of a war in which the United States is not engaged, the President shall be satisfied that there is reasonable ground to believe that under the laws, regulations, or practices of any country, colony, or dependency contrary to the law and practice of nations, the importation into their own or any other country, dependency, or colony of any article the product of the soil or industry of the United States and not injurious to health or morals is prevented or restricted the President is authorized and empowered to prohibit or restrict during the period such prohibition or restriction is in force, the importation into the United States of similar or other articles, products of such country, dependency, or colony as in his opinion the public interest may require; and in such case he shall make proclamation stating the article or articles which are prohibited from importation into the United States; and any person or persons who shall import, or attempt or conspire to import, or be concerned in importing, such article or articles, into the United States contrary to the prohibition in such proclamation, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $50,000, or to imprisonment not to exceed two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. The President may change, modify, revoke, or renew such proclamation in his discretion.

Source credit: (Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463, title VIII, § 805, 39 Stat. 799.)

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1916Enacted · Act of Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463 · 39 Stat. 799

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