19 U.S.C. § 1354 — Notice of intention to negotiate agreement; opportunity to be heard; President to seek information and advice

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Before a foreign trade agreement is concluded, the public must receive notice and interested people must have an opportunity to give views. The President must also seek an International Trade Commission report and advice from specified departments and other sources.

Before concluding a foreign trade agreement under this part, reasonable public notice of the intent to negotiate must be given so interested people can present views to the President or designated agency under Presidential rules. Before concluding it, the President must ask the International Trade Commission for the investigation and report under section 1360 and seek information and advice from State, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and any other appropriate sources.

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Before any foreign trade agreement is concluded with any foreign government or instrumentality thereof under the provisions of this part, reasonable public notice of the intention to negotiate an agreement with such government or instrumentality shall be given in order that any interested person may have an opportunity to present his views to the President, or to such agency as the President may designate, under such rules and regulations as the President may prescribe; and before concluding such agreement the President shall request the International Trade Commission to make the investigation and report provided for by section 1360 of this title, and shall seek information and advice with respect to such agreement from the Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense, and from such other sources as he may deem appropriate.

Source credit: (June 12, 1934, ch. 474, § 4, 48 Stat. 945; July 5, 1945, ch. 269, § 4, 59 Stat. 411; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 12(a), 63 Stat. 591; Sept. 26, 1949, ch. 585, § 5, 63 Stat. 698; June 16, 1951, ch. 141, § 3(c), 65 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 171(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2009.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1934Enacted · Act of June 12, 1934, ch. 474 · 48 Stat. 945
1945Amended · Act of July 5, 1945, ch. 269 · 59 Stat. 411
1949Amended · Act of Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412 · 63 Stat. 591
1949Amended · Act of Sept. 26, 1949, ch. 585 · 63 Stat. 698
1951Amended · Act of June 16, 1951, ch. 141 · 65 Stat. 73
1975Amended · Pub. L. 93-618 · 88 Stat. 2009

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