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19 U.S.C. 2112: Barriers to and other distortions of trade

Created in 1975 by Public Law 93-618. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 2114a, 19 U.S.C. 2117, 19 U.S.C. 2118, 19 U.S.C. 2191, 19 U.S.C. 2504.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture (1), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1), United States International Trade Commission (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "subparagraph" for "subsection". · (b)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–47 inserted "that provides for the elimination or reduction of any duty imposed by the United States" after "such other country". · (b)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–573, §401(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) to (4). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–573, §401(b), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 98–573, §307(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). · (g)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–39, §1101, substituted "13-year period" for "5-year period". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–39, §1106(c)(1), substituted "copy of the final legal text of such agreement" for "copy of such agreement". · (e)

    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.