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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Part 1 · Chapter 12 — Trade Act of 1974

§ 2431. Exception of products of certain countries or areas

Statutory text

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the President shall continue to deny nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of any country, the products of which were not eligible for the rates set forth in rate column numbered 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States on .

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. Trade Act of 1974

    Pub. L. 93–618 title IV § 401 · 88 Stat. 1978

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2431

    (Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 401, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2056.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 401, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2056.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    19 USC 2431.SEC. 401. EXCEPTION OF THE PRODUCTS OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES OR AREAS. Except as otherwise provided in this title, the President shall continue to deny nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of any country, the products of which were not eligible for the rates set forth 19 USC 1202. in rate column numbered 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Tariff Schedules of the United States, referred to in text, to be treated as a reference to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule pursuant to section 3012 of this title. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Report on Effect of Subchapter; Recommendations

Pub. L. 95–501, title VI, § 604, , 92 Stat. 1692, which provided that within six months after , the Secretary of Agriculture submit to Congress a report detailing the effect on United States agriculture of this subchapter, including a recommendation as to whether the provisions of this subchapter should be repealed or amended, was omitted in the general revision of Pub. L. 95–501 by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, , 104 Stat. 3668. See chapter 87 (§ 5601 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture.

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 401, , 88 Stat. 2056.)

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