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19 U.S.C. 2492: Tariff treatment of products of uncooperative major drug producing or drug-transit countries

Created in 1986 by Public Law 93-618. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 2493, 19 U.S.C. 2494.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–36 substituted "section 2291h of title 22" for "section 2291(e) of title 22" in introductory provisions. (Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1999) Law text · (b)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–231, §17(h)(1), substituted "illicit production" for "production". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–231, §17(h)(2), substituted "education and treatment programs" for "treatment". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–231, §17(h)(3), substituted "essential precursor chemicals" for "precursor chemicals". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–231, §17(h)(4), substituted "illicit production" for "production". · (b)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690, §4408(a), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to a country if the President determines and so certifies to the Congress, at the time of the submission of the report re… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–690, §4408(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "In making the certification required by paragraph (1), the President shall give foremost consideration to whether the actions of the government of the country have resulted in the m… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–690, §4408(b), substituted "45 days" for "30 days" wherever appearing. · (b), (4)
    • Pub. L. 100–690, §4408(c), added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–204, §806(a)(1), added pars. (4) and (5) and redesignated former par. (4) as (6) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: "take any combination of the actions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)." · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–204, §806(a)(2), inserted "corruption by government officials and" after "preventing and punishing" in par. (1) and added par. (2)(C). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–204, §806(a)(3), inserted "paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of" after "under". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–204, §806(a)(4), added subsec. (d). · (d)

    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.