§ 2486. Trade relations with North American 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 VI § 612 · 88 Stat. 1978

   Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2486

   Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 612, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2076

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 612, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2076

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   19 USC 2486.SEC. 612. TRADE RELATIONS WITH CANADA. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into a trade agreement with Canada which will guarantee continued stability to the economies of the United States and Canada. In order to promote such economic stability, the President may initiate negotiations for a trade agreement with Canada to establish a free trade area covering the United States and Canada. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prior approval of any legislation which may be necessary to implement such a trade agreement.

2. 1979

   Trade Agreements Act of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–39 title XI § 1104(a) · 93 Stat. 144

   1. Amended · 19 U.S.C. § 2486

      Pub. L. 96–39 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 19 U.S.C. § 2486

      Pub. L. 96–39 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–39 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 612 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2486) is amended by inserting “(a)” before “It” and by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) The President shall study the desirability of entering into trade agreements with countries in the northern portion of the western hemisphere to promote the economic growth of the United States and such countries and the mutual expansion of market opportunities and report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate his findings and conclusions within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. The study shall include an examination of competitive opportunities and conditions of competition between such countries and the United States in the agricultural, energy, and other appropriate sectors.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39 effective July 26, 1979, see section 1114 of Pub. L. 96–39, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2581 of this title.

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