19 USC § 2152 - Advice from executive departments and other sources

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title: "19 USC § 2152 - Advice from executive departments and other sources"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2152"
section_name: "Advice from executive departments and other sources"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "TRADE ACT OF 1974"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Hearings and Advice Concerning Negotiations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 132, 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)(2), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 357.)"
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# § 2152. Advice from executive departments and other sources

section 2133 of this titlesection 4202 of this titlesection 2171(c) of this title

Before any trade agreement is entered into under  or , the President shall seek information and advice with respect to such agreement from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, State and the Treasury, from the United States Trade Representative, and from such other sources as he may deem appropriate. Such advice shall be prepared and presented consistent with the provisions of Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1979, Executive Order Number 12188 and .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 132, 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)(2), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 357.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1979, referred to in text, is set out as a note under .

Executive Order Number 12188, referred to in text, is set out as a note under .

### Amendments

2015— substituted “” for “”.

2002— substituted “,” for “,”.

1988— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Before any trade agreement is entered into under part 1 of this subchapter or section 2133 or 2134 of this title, the President shall seek information and advice with respect to such agreement from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, State and the Treasury, from the United States Trade Representative, and from such other sources as he may deem appropriate.”

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Authority

For delegation of functions of President under div. B of , amending this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13277, , 67 F.R. 70305, set out as a note under .