Title 19, Chapter 13 — Trade Agreements Act of 1979

Short title

Purposes

Approval of trade agreements

Relationship of trade agreements to United States law

General authority to modify discriminatory purchasing requirements

Authority to encourage reciprocal competitive procurement practices

Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft

Expansion of the coverage of the Agreement

Monitoring and enforcement

Repealed. Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7206(c), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3382; Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 342(d), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4953

Availability of information to Members of Congress designated as official advisers

Definitions

Certain standards-related activities

Federal standards-related activities

State and private standards-related activities

Functions of Trade Representative

Establishment and operation of technical offices

Representation of United States interests before international standards organizations

Standards information center

Contracts and grants

Technical assistance

Consultations with representatives of domestic interests

Right of action

Representations

Action after receipt of representations

Procedure after finding by international forum

Findings of reciprocity required in administrative proceedings

Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum

Definitions

Exemptions

Reports to Congress on operation of agreement

General

Inquiry point

Subpart definitions

General

Inquiry point

Subpart definitions

Definitions

Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities

Equivalence determinations

Definitions

Auction of import licenses

Repealed. Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 214(d), Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 393