Chapter 13. Trade Agreements Act of 1979

• 2501Short title
• 2502Purposes
• 2503Approval of trade agreements
• 2504Relationship of trade agreements to United States law

Subchapter I — Government Procurement

• 2511General authority to modify discriminatory purchasing requirements
• 2512Authority to encourage reciprocal competitive procurement practices
• 2513Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft
• 2514Expansion of the coverage of the Agreement
• 2515Monitoring and enforcement
• 2516Repealed. Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7206(c)
• 2517Availability of information to Members of Congress designated as official advisers
• 2518Definitions

Part A — Obligations of the United States

• 2531Certain standards-related activities
• 2532Federal standards-related activities
• 2533State and private standards-related activities

Part B — Functions of Federal Agencies

• 2541Functions of Trade Representative
• 2542Establishment and operation of technical offices
• 2543Representation of United States interests before international standards organizations
• 2544Standards information center
• 2545Contracts and grants
• 2546Technical assistance
• 2547Consultations with representatives of domestic interests

Subpart 1 — representations alleging united states violations of obligations

• 2551Right of action
• 2552Representations
• 2553Action after receipt of representations
• 2554Procedure after finding by international forum

Subpart 2 — other proceedings regarding certain standards-related activities

• 2561Findings of reciprocity required in administrative proceedings
• 2562Consideration of standards-related activities by an international forum

Part D — Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions

• 2571Definitions
• 2572Exemptions
• 2573Reports to Congress on operation of agreement

Subpart 1 — sanitary and phytosanitary measures

• 2575General
• 2575aInquiry point
• 2575bSubpart definitions

Subpart 2 — standards-related measures

• 2576General
• 2576aInquiry point
• 2576bSubpart definitions

Subpart 3 — part definitions

• 2577Definitions

Part F — International Standard-Setting Activities

• 2578Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities
• 2578aEquivalence determinations
• 2578bDefinitions

Subchapter III — Miscellaneous Provisions

• 2581Auction of import licenses
• 2582Repealed. Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 214(d)