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19 U.S.C. 1315: Effective date of rates of duty

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (4).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–465 inserted "(as in effect on the day before the effective date of title II of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) or section 1671 of this title" after "section 1303 of this title". · (d)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182, §633(1), substituted "Customs Service by written, electronic or such other means as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe," for "appropriate customs officer in the form and manner prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury," in introductory provis… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §633(2), substituted "custody of the Customs Service" for "customs custody". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §633(3), substituted "chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" for "paragraph 813". · (c)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418 inserted at end "This subsection shall not apply with respect to increases in rates of duty resulting from the enactment of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to replace the Tariff Schedules of the United States." · (d)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–39 amended directory language of Pub. L. 93–618, §331(c), to correct a typographical error, and did not involve any change in text. See 1975 Amendment note below. · (d)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–410, §101, added par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–410, §204, substituted "publication in the Federal Register" for "publication in the weekly Treasury Decisions". · (d)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 93–618, as amended by Pub. L. 96–39, inserted "or the imposition of countervailing duties under section 1303 of this title" after "antidumping duties". · (d)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to the appropriate customs officer for reference to the collector. · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.