§ 1339. Trade Remedy Assistance Office

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1930

   Trade and Tariff Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–573 title II § 221 · 98 Stat. 2948

   Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1339

   June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, § 339, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 221[(a)], Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2989

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, § 339, as added Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 221[(a)], Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2989

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE REMEDY ASSISTANCE OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION. Part 2 of title II of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330–1341) is amended by inserting after section 338 the following new section: “SEC. 339. TRADE REMEDY ASSISTANCE OFFICE. “(a) There is established in the Commission a Trade Remedy Assistance Office which shall provide full information to the public, upon request, concerning— “(1) remedies and benefits available under the trade laws, and “(2) the petition and application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, with respect to such remedies and benefits. “(b) Each agency responsible for administering a trade law shall provide technical assistance to eligible small businesses to enable them to prepare and file petitions and applications (other than those which, in the opinion of the agency, are frivolous) to obtain the remedies and benefits that may be available under that law. “(c) For purposes of this section— “(1) The term ‘eligible small business’ means any business concern which, in the agency’s judgment, due to its small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing petitions and applications for remedies and benefits under trade laws. In determining whether a business concern is an ‘eligible small business’, the agency may consult with the Small Business Administration, and shall consult with any other agency that has provided assistance under subsection (b) to that business concern. An agency decision regarding whether a business concern is an eligible small business for purposes of this section is not reviewable by any other agency or by any court. “(2) The term ‘trade laws’ means— “(A) chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq., relating to relief caused by import competition); “(B) chapters 2 and 3 of such title II (relating to adjustment assistance for workers and firms); “(C) chapter 1 of title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq., relating to relief from foreign import restrictions and export subsidies); “(D) title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq., relating to the imposition of countervailing duties and antidumping duties); “(E) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862, relating to the safeguarding of national security); and “(F) section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337, relating to unfair practices in import trade).” (b) Section 339 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as added by subsection (a)) shall take effect on the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

2. 1986

   Tax Reform Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–514 title XVIII § 1888(3) · 100 Stat. 2085

   Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1339(c)(2)(A)

   Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “injury” for “relief”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “injury” for “relief”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Section 339(c)(2)(A) (19 U.S.C. 1339) is amended by striking out “relief’ and inserting in lieu thereof “injury”.

3. 1988

   Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–418 § 1614(1) · 102 Stat. 1107

   1. Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1339(a)

      Pub. L. 100–418, § 1614(1), substituted “a separate office to be known as the Trade” for “a Trade” in introductory provisions

   2. Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1339(a)

      Pub. L. 100–418, § 1614(1), substituted “upon request and shall, to the extent feasible, provide assistance and advice to interested parties” for “, upon request,” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–418, § 1614(1), substituted “a separate office to be known as the Trade” for “a Trade”, and “upon request and shall, to the extent feasible, provide assistance and advice to interested parties” for “, upon request,” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “a Trade” and inserting “a separate office to be known as the Trade”, and (B) by striking out “, upon request, concerning—” and inserting “upon request and shall, to the extent feasible, provide assistance and advice to interested parties concerning” and

4. 1988

   Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–418 § 1614(2) · 102 Stat. 1107

   Amended · 19 U.S.C. § 1339(b)

   Pub. L. 100–418, § 1614(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Each agency responsible for administering a trade law shall provide technical assistance to eligible small businesses to enable them to prepare and file petitions and applications (other than those which, in the opinion of the agency, are frivolous) to obtain the remedies and benefits that may be available under that law.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–418, § 1614(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Each agency responsible for administering a trade law shall provide technical assistance to eligible small businesses to enable them to prepare and file petitions and applications (other than those which, in the opinion of the agency, are frivolous) to obtain the remedies and benefits that may be available under that law.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) The Trade Remedy Assistance Office, in coordination with each agency responsible for administering a trade law, shall provide technical and legal assistance and advice to eligible small businesses to enable them— “(1) to prepare and file petitions and applications (other than those which, in the opinion of the Office, are frivolous); and “(2) to seek to obtain the remedies and benefits available under the trade laws, including any administrative review or administrative appeal thereunder.”.

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