Title 19 — Customs Duties
Chapter 27 — Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability
§ 4208. Interests of small businesses
Statutory text
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that—
the United States Trade Representative should facilitate participation by small businesses in the trade negotiation process; and
the functions of the Office of the United States Trade Representative relating to small businesses should continue to be reflected in the title of the Assistant United States Trade Representative assigned the responsibility for small businesses.
Consideration of small business interests
The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness shall be responsible for ensuring that the interests of small businesses are considered in all trade negotiations in accordance with the objective described in section 4201(a)(8) of this title.
Legislative history
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
Pub. L. 114–26 title I § 109 · 129 Stat. 319
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 4208
(Pub. L. 114–26, title I, § 109, June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 356.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–26, title I, § 109, June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 356.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 109. INTERESTS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States Trade Representative should facilitate participation by small businesses in the trade negotiation process; and (2) the functions of the Office of the United States Trade Representative relating to small businesses should continue to be reflected in the title of the Assistant United States Trade Representative assigned the responsibility for small businesses. (b) Consideration of Small Business Interests.— The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness shall be responsible for ensuring that the interests of small businesses are considered in all trade negotiations in accordance with the objective described in section 102(a)(8).
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