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19 U.S.C. 2412: Initiation of investigations
Created in 1979 by Public Law 93-618. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
13 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1872, 19 U.S.C. 2241, 19 U.S.C. 2242, 19 U.S.C. 2411, 19 U.S.C. 2413.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1999
- Pub. L. 106–113 substituted "Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office" for "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks". (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (b)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–418 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to initiating investigations with or without petitions and discretion of Trade Representative for provisions relating to filing and determinations on petitions for investigations and investigations initiated by Trade Repres…
1984
- Pub. L. 98–573 amended section generally, substituting "United States Trade Representative" and "Trade Representative" for "Special Representative for Trade Negotiations" and "Special Representative", respectively, substituting "the reasons" for "his reasons" in subsec. (b)(1), substituting "a summ…
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.