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7 U.S.C. 624: Limitation on imports; authority of President

Created in 1975 by Public Law 93-618. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1854, 19 U.S.C. 1360, 19 U.S.C. 1366, 19 U.S.C. 1887, 19 U.S.C. 2581.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1994Pub. L. 103-465

1988Pub. L. 100-449

1975Pub. L. 93-618

7 U.S.C. 624Limitation on imports; authority of President

(a)Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that any article or…

(b)If, on the basis of such investigation and report to him of findings and…

(c)The fees and limitations imposed by the President by proclamation under this…

(d)After investigation, report, finding, and declaration in the manner provided in…

(e)Any decision of the President as to facts under this section shall be final.

(f)No quantitative limitation or fee shall be imposed under this section with…

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

How it got here

1994

Pub. L. 103–465 amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: "No trade agreement or other international agreement heretofore or hereafter entered into by the United States shall be applied in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this section… · (f)

1988

Pub. L. 100–449 temporarily inserted before period at end "; except that the President may, pursuant to articles 705.5 and 707 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, exempt products of Canada from any import restriction imposed under this section". See Effective and Terminat… · (f)

1975

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