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19 U.S.C. 2702: Beneficiary country

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-67. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1737, 19 U.S.C. 2411, 19 U.S.C. 2703, 19 U.S.C. 2707, 19 U.S.C. 4031.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260 added subpar. (D) and struck out former subpar. (D) which defined "NAFTA". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–43, §§107(c), 402(a), temporarily struck out "Panama" from list of countries eligible for designation as beneficiary country. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (b)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–53, §§107(d), 402(a), temporarily added subpar. (F). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendment note below. (Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–53, §§107(d), 402(b), temporarily struck out "Costa Rica", "Dominican Republic", "El Salvador", "Guatemala", "Honduras", and "Nicaragua" from list of countries eligible for designation as beneficiary country. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendment notes below. (Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (b)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–200, §211(e)(2), added subpars. (D) and (E). (Trade and Development Act of 2000) Law text · (a), (E)
    • Pub. L. 106–200, § 211(b)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). (Trade and Development Act of 2000) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 106–200, §211(b)(2), added par. (3). (Trade and Development Act of 2000) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 106–200, §211(c)(1), inserted heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "On or before October 1, 1993, and the close of each 3-year period thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a complete report regarding the operation of thi… (Trade and Development Act of 2000) Law text · (f)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–188 substituted "2467(4)" for "2462(a)(4)". (Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–465 substituted "WTO Agreement and the multilateral trade agreements (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and (4), respectively, of section 3501 of this title)" for "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as well as applicable trade agreements approved under sec… · (c)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–382, §213(1)–(4), added par. (7) and in concluding provisions substituted "(5), and (7)" for "and (5)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §213(5), amended par. (8) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) read as follows: "the degree to which workers in such country are afforded reasonable workplace conditions and enjoy the right to organize and bargain collectively;". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–382, §214, added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418, §1214(q)(1), substituted "HTS" and "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" for "TSUS" and "Tariff Schedules of the United States", respectively. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–418, §1909(c), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "The President shall, after complying with the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this section, withdraw or suspend the designation of any country as a beneficiary country if, a… · (e)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–570 redesignated par. (7) as (6) and struck out former par. (6) which provided that the President shall not designate a country as a beneficiary country under this chapter if the country does not take adequate steps to cooperate with the United States to prevent narc… · (b), (7)

    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.