19 USC § 2115 - Bilateral trade agreements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2115"
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title: "19 USC § 2115 - Bilateral trade agreements"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2115"
section_name: "Bilateral trade agreements"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "TRADE ACT OF 1974"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "Rates of Duty and Other Trade Barriers"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 105, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1984.)"
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# § 2115. Bilateral trade agreements

If the President determines that bilateral trade agreements will more effectively promote the economic growth of, and full employment in, the United States, then, in such cases, a negotiating objective under sections 2111 and 2112 of this title shall be to enter into bilateral trade agreements. Each such trade agreement shall provide for mutually advantageous economic benefits.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 105, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1984.)