Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 12 — Trade Act of 1974
§ 2495. Definitions
Statutory text
For purposes of this subchapter—
continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the period indicated;
the term “major drug producing country” means a country that illicitly produces during a fiscal year 5 metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative, 500 metric tons or more of coca, or 500 metric tons or more of marijuana;
the term “major drug-transit country” means a country—
that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;
through which are transported such drugs or substances; or
through which significant sums of drug-related profits or monies are laundered with the knowledge or complicity of the government; and
the term “narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances” has the same meaning as is given by any applicable international narcotics control agreement or domestic law of the country or countries concerned.
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.
Trade Act of 1974
Pub. L. 93–618 title VIII § 805 · 88 Stat. 1978
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2495
Pub. L. 93–618, title VIII, § 805, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title IX, § 9001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–166
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–618, title VIII, § 805, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title IX, § 9001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–166International Narcotics Control Act of 1989
Pub. L. 101–231 § 17(h)(5) · 103 Stat. 1954
Amended · 19 U.S.C. § 2495(2)
Pub. L. 101–231 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “the term ‘major drug producing country’ means a country producing five metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative during a fiscal year or producing five hundred metric tons or more of coca or marijuana (as the case may be) during a fiscal year; and”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–231 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “the term ‘major drug producing country’ means a country producing five metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative during a fiscal year or producing five hundred metric tons or more of coca or marijuana (as the case may be) during a fiscal year; and”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) in section 805, by amending paragraph (2) to read as 19 USC 2495. follows: “(2) the term ‘major drug producing country means a country that illicitly produces during a fiscal year 5 metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative, 500 metric tons or more of coca, or 500 metric tons or more of marijuana; and”.Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1999
Pub. L. 106–36 title I § 1001(a)(10) · 113 Stat. 127
Struck · 19 U.S.C. § 2495(2)
Pub. L. 106–36 struck out “and” at end
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 106–36 struck out “and” at end.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(10) Section 805(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2495(2)) is amended by striking “and” after the semicolon.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1989–1999 · 2 rounds
1999
Par. (2). Pub. L. 106–36 struck out “and” at end.
1989
Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–231 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “the term ‘major drug producing country’ means a country producing five metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative during a fiscal year or producing five hundred metric tons or more of coca or marijuana (as the case may be) during a fiscal year; and”.
Credits
1986–1999 · 3 acts
- 1986Pub. L. 93–618, title VIII, § 805, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title IX, § 9001, , 100 Stat. 3207–166
- 1989amended Pub. L. 101–231, § 17(h)(5), , 103 Stat. 1965
- 1999Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1001(a)(10), , 113 Stat. 131.
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(Pub. L. 93–618, title VIII, § 805, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title IX, § 9001, , 100 Stat. 3207–166; amended Pub. L. 101–231, § 17(h)(5), , 103 Stat. 1965; Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1001(a)(10), , 113 Stat. 131.)