19 USC § 2513 - Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft

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title: "19 USC § 2513 - Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2513"
section_name: "Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–39, title III, § 303, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 342(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4953.)"
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# § 2513. Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft

section 2503(c) of this titlesection 2503(a) of this title

The President may waive the application of the provisions of chapter 83 of title 41 in the case of any procurement of civil aircraft and related articles of a country or instrumentality which is a party to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft referred to in  and approved under . The President may modify or withdraw any waiver granted pursuant to this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–39, title III, § 303, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 342(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4953.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In text, “chapter 83 of title 41” substituted for “title III of the Act of  ( et seq.), popularly referred to as the Buy American Act,” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

### Amendments

1994— inserted “referred to in  and approved under ” after “Civil Aircraft”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date on which the Agreement on Government Procurement, referred to in , enters into force with respect to the United States (), see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , but authority of President to grant waivers under this section effective on , see , set out as a note under .

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

Functions of President under this section delegated to United States Trade Representative, see section 1–103(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12188, , 45 F.R. 990, set out as a note under .