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19 U.S.C. 1360: Investigation before trade negotiations

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-686. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1354, 19 U.S.C. 1361.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1975

    • Pub. L. 93–618 substituted "United States International Trade Commission" for "United States Trade Commission". · (a)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–686, §4(a), substituted "six months" for "120 days", and "six-month" for "120-day". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 85–686, §4(b), (c), redesignated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted provision to require the Commission to promptly institute an investigation pursuant to section 1364 of this title when the Commission finds with respect to any article on the list upon which a tariff con… · (b)

    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.