§ 2191. Bills implementing trade agreements on nontariff barriers and resolutions approving commercial agreements with Communist countries

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. 1975

   Trade Act of 1974

   Pub. L. 93–618 title I § 151 · 88 Stat. 1978

   Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191

   Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 151, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2001

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 151, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2001

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 151. BILLS IMPLEMENTING TRADE AGREEMENTS ON NONTARIFF BARRIERS AND RESOLUTIONS APPROVING COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. (a) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.— This section and sections 152 and 153 are enacted by the (Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of implementing bills described in subsection (b) (1) implementing revenue bills described in subsection (b) (2), approval resolutions described in subsection (b) (3), and resolutions described in subsections 152(a) and 153(a); and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. (b) Definitions.— For purposes of this section— (1) The term “implementing bill” means only a bill of either House of Congress which is introduced as provided in subsection (c) with respect to one or more trade agreements submitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate under section 102 and which contains— (A) a provision approving such trade agreement or agreements, (B) a provision approving the statement of administrative action (if any) proposed to implement such trade agreement or agreements, and (C) if changes in existing laws or new statutory authority is required to implement such trade agreement or agreements, provisions, necessary or appropriate to implement such trade agreement or agreements, either repealing or amending existing laws or providing new statutory authority. (2) The term “implementing revenue bill” means an implementing bill which contains one or more revenue measures by reason of which it must originate in the House of Representatives. (3) The term “approval resolution” means only a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress approves the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment with respect to the products of ________ transmitted by the President to the Congress on ________.”, the first blank space being filled with the name of the country involved and the second blank space being filled with the appropriate date. (c) Introduction and Referral.— Bilateral commercial agreement.Post, p. 2056.(1) On the day on which a trade agreement is submitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate under section 102, the implementing bill submitted by the President with respect to such trade agreement shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House, or by Members of the House designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the House; and shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for himself and the minority leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. If either House is not in session on the day on which such a trade agreement is submitted, the implementing bill shall be introduced in that House, as provided in the preceding sentence, on the first day thereafter on which that House is in session. Such bills shall be referred by the Presiding Officers of the respective Houses to the appropriate committee, or, in the case of a bill containing provisions within the jurisdiction of two or more committees, jointly to such committees for consideration of those provisions within their respective jurisdictions. Implementing revenue bills.(2) On the day on which a bilateral commercial agreement, entered into under title IV of this Act after the date of the enactment of this Act, is transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate, an approval resolution with respect to such agreement shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House, or by Members of the House designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the House; and shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for himself and the minority leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. If either House is not in session on the day on which such an agreement is transmitted, the approval resolution with respect to such agreement shall be introduced in that House, as provided in the preceding sentence, on the first day thereafter on which that House is in session. The approval resolution introduced in the House shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the approval resolution introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. (d) Amendments Prohibited.— No amendment to an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate; and no motion to suspend the application of this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in order in either House for the Presiding Officer to entertain a request to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent. (e) Period for Committee and Floor Consideration.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the committee or committees of either House to which an implementing bill or approval resolution has been referred have not reported it at the close of the 45th day after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill or resolution and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. A vote on final passage of the bill or resolution shall be taken in each House on or before the close of the 15th day after the bill or resolution is reported by the committee or committees of that House to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the bill or resolution. If prior to the passage by one House of an implementing bill or approval resolution of that House, that House receives the same implementing bill or approval resolution from the other House, then— (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no implementing bill or approval resolution had been received from the other House; but (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the implementing bill or approval resolution of the other House. (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply in the 19 USC 2192. Senate to an implementing revenue bill. An implementing revenue bill received from the House shall be referred to the appropriate committee or committees of the Senate, If such committee or committees have not reported such bill at the close of the 15th day after its receipt by the Senate (or, if later, before the close of the 45th day after the corresponding implementing revenue bill was introduced in the Senate), such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of such bill and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of such bill shall be taken in the Senate on or before the close of the 15th day after such bill is reported by the committee or committees of the Senate to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of such bill. (3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), in computing a number of days in either House, there shall be excluded any day on which that House is not in session. (f) Floor Consideration in the House.— (1) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. (2) Debate in the House of Representatives on an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be limited to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided equally between those, favoring and those opposing the bill or resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit an implementing bill or approval resolution or to move to reconsider the vote by which an implementing bill or approval resolution is agreed to or disagreed to. (3) Motions to postpone, made in the House, of Representatives with respect to the consideration of an implementing bill or approval resolution, and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. (4) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure relating to an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be decided without debate. (5) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be governed by the Rules of the House of Representatives applicable to other bills and resolutions in similar circumstances. (g) Floor Consideration in the Senate.— (1) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. (2) Debate in the Senate on an implementing bill or approval resolution, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with an implementing bill or approval resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the bill or resolution, except that in the event the manager of the bill or resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their control on the passage of an implementing bill or approval resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal. (4) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate is not debatable. A motion to recommit an implementing bill or approval resolution is not in order.

2. 1988

   Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–418 title I § 1107(b)(1) · 102 Stat. 1107

   Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 100–418 inserted reference to section 2903(a)(1) of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–418 inserted reference to section 2903(a)(1) of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 151(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191(b)(1)) is amended by striking out “section 102” and inserting “section 102 of this Act or section 1103(a)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988”.

3. 1990

   Customs and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–382 § 132(b)(2)(A) · 104 Stat. 629

   Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(A), (B), inserted “or resolution” after “revenue bill” and “, or approval resolution,” after “implementing bill”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(A), (B), inserted “or resolution” after “revenue bill” and “, or approval resolution,” after “implementing bill”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by inserting “or resolution” after “revenue bill” in subsection (b)(2),

4. 1990

   Customs and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–382 § 132(b)(2)(C) · 104 Stat. 629

   Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(C), substituted “joint” for “concurrent”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(C), substituted “joint” for “concurrent”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking out “concurrent” in subsection (b)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof “joint”,

5. 1990

   Customs and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–382 § 132(b)(2)(D) · 104 Stat. 629

   1. Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(e)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(D), (E), substituted “revenue bill or resolution” for “revenue bill” in five places

   2. Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(e)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(D), (E), substituted “such bill or resolution” for “such bill” in five places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 101–382, § 132(b)(2)(D), (E), substituted “revenue bill or resolution” for “revenue bill” in three places and “such bill or resolution” for “such bill” in five places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (D) by striking out “revenue bill” each place it appears in subsection (e)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof “revenue bill or resolution”, and

6. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–465 § 282(c)(4)(A) · 108 Stat. 4809

   1. Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(A), in introductory provisions, inserted “, or with respect to an extension described in section 3572(c)(3) of this title,” after “trade agreements”

   2. Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “, section 2903(a)(1) of this title, or section 3572 of this title” for “or section 2903(a)(1) of this title”, and in subpars. (A) and (C)

   3. Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(A), in introductory provisions, inserted “or such extension” after “agreements” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(A), in introductory provisions, inserted “, or with respect to an extension described in section 3572(c)(3) of this title,” after “trade agreements” and substituted “, section 2903(a)(1) of this title, or section 3572 of this title” for “or section 2903(a)(1) of this title”, and in subpars. (A) and (C), inserted “or such extension” after “agreements” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by inserting “, or with respect to an extension described in section 282(c)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,” after “trade agreements”, (ii) by striking “or section 1103(a)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988” and inserting section 1103(a)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, or section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act”, and (iii) by inserting “or such extension” in subparagraphs (A) and (C) after “agreements” each place it appears, and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective, except as otherwise provided, on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), and applicable with respect to investigations, reviews, and inquiries initiated and petitions filed under specified provisions of subtitle IV (§ 1671 et seq.) of chapter 4 of this title after such date, see section 291 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 1671 of this title.

7. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–465 § 282(c)(4)(B) · 108 Stat. 4809

   Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(B), inserted “or section 3572 of this title” after “section 2112 of this title” and “or extension” after “agreement” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–465, § 282(c)(4)(B), inserted “or section 3572 of this title” after “section 2112 of this title” and “or extension” after “agreement” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (c)(l)— (i) by inserting “or section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act” after “section 102”, and (ii) by inserting “or extension” after “agreement” each place it appears.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective, except as otherwise provided, on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), and applicable with respect to investigations, reviews, and inquiries initiated and petitions filed under specified provisions of subtitle IV (§ 1671 et seq.) of chapter 4 of this title after such date, see section 291 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 1671 of this title.

8. 2002

   Trade Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–210 § 2110(a)(1)(A) · 116 Stat. 933

   Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 107–210, § 2110(a)(1)(A), substituted “section 3572 of this title, or section 3805(a)(1) of this title” for “section 2903(a)(1) of this title, or section 3572 of this title” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–210, § 2110(a)(1)(A), substituted “section 3572 of this title, or section 3805(a)(1) of this title” for “section 2903(a)(1) of this title, or section 3572 of this title” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) Section 151(b)(1) (19 U.S.C. 2191(b)(1)) is amended by striking “section 1103(a)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, or section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act” and inserting “section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or section 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002”.

9. 2002

   Trade Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–210 § 2110(a)(1)(B) · 116 Stat. 933

   Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 107–210, § 2110(a)(1)(B), substituted “, section 3572 of this title, or section 3805(a)(1) of this title” for “or section 3572 of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–210, § 2110(a)(1)(B), substituted “, section 3572 of this title, or section 3805(a)(1) of this title” for “or section 3572 of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) Section 151(c)(1) (19 U.S.C. 2191(c)(1)) is amended by striking “or section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act” and inserting “, section 282 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or section 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002”.

10. 2015

    Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

    Pub. L. 114–26 § 110(a)(6) · 129 Stat. 319

    Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2191(b)(1); 19 U.S.C. § 2191(c)(1)

    Pub. L. 114–26, § 110(a)(6), substituted “section 4205(a)(1) of this title” for “section 3805(a)(1) of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b)(1), (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–26, § 110(a)(6), substituted “section 4205(a)(1) of this title” for “section 3805(a)(1) of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (6) Procedures relating to implementing bills.— Section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “section 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002” and inserting “section 106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015”; and (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “section 2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002” and inserting “section 106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015”.

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