TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Short title
Purposes
Approval of trade agreements
Relationship of trade agreements to United States law
General authority to modify discriminatory purchasing requirements
Authority to encourage reciprocal competitive procurement practices
Waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements with respect to purchases of civil aircraft
Expansion of the coverage of the Agreement
Monitoring and enforcement
Availability of information to Members of Congress designated as official advisers
Definitions
Certain standards-related activities
Federal standards-related activities
State and private standards-related activities
Functions of Trade Representative
Establishment and operation of technical offices
Representation of United States interests before international standards organizations
Standards information center
Contracts and grants
Technical assistance
Consultations with representatives of domestic interests
Exemptions
Reports to Congress on operation of agreement
Notice of United States participation in international standard-setting activities
Equivalence determinations
Auction of import licenses