Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (span)(1)(B), is title XXI of Puspan. L. 107–210, div. B, Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 993, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXI to the Code, see section 3801(a) of this title and Tables.
Amendments2004—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 108–429 substituted “and” for “aand” in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 112–43, Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 497, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the free trade agreement between the United States and Panama entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Panama for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the United States and Panama through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2)Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the United States International Trade Commission.
“(3) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(4)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)), other than a good listed in Annex 3.30 of the Agreement. <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into on <span date="2007-06-28" class="date">June 28, 2007</span>, with the Government of Panama and submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Panama has taken measures necessary to comply with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Panama providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2012-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2012</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2011-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2011</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date on which the Agreement enters into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective date of certain proclaimed actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction contained in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date the Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>]. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><span class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>); and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met, has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with the committees referred to in paragraph (2) regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="105" class="num">“SEC. 105.</span><span> ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Establishment or Designation of Office</span>.—</span><span>The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement. The office shall not be considered to be an agency for purposes of <span href="/us/usc/t5/s552" class="ref">section 552 of title 5</span>, United States Code.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Authorization of Appropriations</span>.—</span><span>There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 to the Department of Commerce up to $150,000 for the establishment and operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a) and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses of panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="106" class="num">“SEC. 106.</span><span> ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.</span><span><p class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 10.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article 10.16.1(span)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the Agreement.</p></span></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="107" class="num">“SEC. 107.</span><span> EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Dates</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in subsection (span), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>Sections 1 through 3, this title, and title V take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2011-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2011</span>].</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Certain amendatory provisions</span>.—</span><span>The amendments made by sections 204, 205, 207, and 401 of this Act take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to Panama on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>].</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>On the date on which the Agreement terminates, this Act (other than this subsection and title V) and the amendments made by this Act (other than the amendments made by title V) shall cease to have effect.</span></div></section><span value="II" class="num">“TITLE II—</span><span>CUSTOMS PROVISIONS</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="201" class="num">“SEC. 201.</span><span> TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.26, 3.27, 3.28, and 3.29, and Annex 3.3, of the Agreement.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on gsp status</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2462/a/1" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2462" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2462</a>(a)(1)</span>), the President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>], terminate the designation of Panama as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2461" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2461" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2461</a></span> et seq.).</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on cbera status.—</span></span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 212(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2702/a" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2702" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2702</a>(a)</span>), the President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>], terminate the designation of Panama as a beneficiary country for purposes of that Act.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span><span class="inline">Exception</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), Panama shall be considered a beneficiary country under section 212(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, for purposes of—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> sections 771(7)(G)(ii)(III) and 771(7)(H) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s1677/7/G/ii/III" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/1677" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 1677</a>(7)(G)(ii)(III)</span> and 1677(7)(H));</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> the duty-free treatment provided under paragraph 4 of the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement; and</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="iii" class="num">“(iii)</span><span> section 274(h)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [<span href="/us/usc/t26/s274/h/6/B" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/26/274" target="_blank">26 U.S.C. 274</a>(h)(6)(B)</span>].</span></div></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Other Tariff Modifications</span>.—</span><span>Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such modifications as the United States may agree to with Panama regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 3.3 of the Agreement,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Panama provided for by the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Conversion to Ad Valorem Rates</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of subsections (a) and (span), with respect to any good for which the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement is a specific or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President determines to be equivalent to the base rate.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="d" class="num">“(d)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Rate Quotas</span>.—</span><span>In implementing the tariff rate quotas set forth in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement, the President shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that imports of agricultural goods do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="202" class="num">“SEC. 202.</span><span> ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL GOODS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Definitions</span>.—</span><span>In this section:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Applicable ntr (mfn) rate of duty</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty’ means, with respect to a safeguard good, a rate of duty equal to the lowest of—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the column 1 general rate of duty that would, on the day before the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-10-31" class="date">Oct. 31, 2012</span>], apply to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subspan of the HTS as the safeguard good; or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> the column 1 general rate of duty that would, at the time the additional duty is imposed under subsection (span), apply to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subspan of the HTS as the safeguard good.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Safeguard good</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘safeguard good’ means a good—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> that is included in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.17 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> that qualifies as an originating good under section 203; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> for which a claim for preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement has been made.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Schedule rate of duty</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘schedule rate of duty’ means, with respect to a safeguard good, the rate of duty for that good that is set forth in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span><span class="inline">Trigger level.—</span></span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘trigger level’ means—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> in the case of a safeguard good classified under subspan 0201.10.50, 0201.20.80, 0201.30.80, 0202.10.50, 0202.20.80, or 0202.30.80 of the HTS—</span><div class="subclause"><span value="I" class="num"> “(I)</span><span> in year 1 of the Agreement, 330 metric tons; and</span></div><div class="subclause"><span value="II" class="num"> “(II)</span><span> in year 2 of the Agreement through year 14 of the Agreement, a quantity equal to 110 percent of the trigger level for that safeguard good for the preceding calendar year; and</span></div></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> in the case of any other safeguard good, 115 percent of the quantity that is provided for that safeguard good in the corresponding calendar year in the applicable table contained in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement.</span></div></div></div></div></section>
United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 112–42, Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 462, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Colombia for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the United States and Colombia through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2)Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the United States International Trade Commission.
“(3) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(4)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)), other than a good listed in Annex 3-C of the Agreement. <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement entered into on <span date="2006-11-22" class="date">November 22, 2006</span>, with the Government of Colombia, as amended on <span date="2007-06-28" class="date">June 28, 2007</span>, by the United States and Colombia, and submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Colombia has taken measures necessary to comply with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Colombia providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2012-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2012</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2001-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2001</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date on which the Agreement enters into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective date of certain proclaimed actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction contained in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>]. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><span class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>); and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met, has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with the committees referred to in paragraph (2) regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="105" class="num">“SEC. 105.</span><span> ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Establishment or Designation of Office</span>.—</span><span>The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 21 of the Agreement. The office shall not be considered to be an agency for purposes of <span href="/us/usc/t5/s552" class="ref">section 552 of title 5</span>, United States Code.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Authorization of Appropriations</span>.—</span><span>There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 to the Department of Commerce up to $262,500 for the establishment and operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a) and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses of panels established under chapter 21 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="106" class="num">“SEC. 106.</span><span> ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.</span><span><p class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 10.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article 10.16.1(span)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the Agreement.</p></span></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="107" class="num">“SEC. 107.</span><span> EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Dates</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in subsection (span) and title V, this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>Sections 1 through 3, this title, and title VI take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2011-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2011</span>].</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Certain amendatory provisions</span>.—</span><span>The amendments made by sections 204, 205, 207, and 401 of this Act take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to Colombia on the date on which the Agreement enters into force.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>On the date on which the Agreement terminates, this Act (other than this subsection and titles V and VI) and the amendments made by this Act (other than the amendments made by titles V and VI) shall cease to have effect.</span></div></section><span value="II" class="num">“TITLE II—</span><span>CUSTOMS PROVISIONS</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="201" class="num">“SEC. 201.</span><span> TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, and 3.3.13, and Annex 2.3, of the Agreement.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on gsp status</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2462/a/1" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2462" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2462</a>(a)(1)</span>), the President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>], terminate the designation of Colombia as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2461" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2461" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2461</a></span> et seq.).</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on atpa status</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 203(a)(1) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3202/a/1" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3202" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3202</a>(a)(1)</span>), the President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, terminate the designation of Colombia as a beneficiary country for purposes of that Act.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Other Tariff Modifications</span>.—</span><span>Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such modifications as the United States may agree to with Colombia regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2.3 of the Agreement,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Colombia provided for by the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Conversion to Ad Valorem Rates</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of subsections (a) and (span), with respect to any good for which the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement is a specific or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President determines to be equivalent to the base rate.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="d" class="num">“(d)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Rate Quotas</span>.—</span><span>In implementing the tariff rate quotas set forth in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement, the President shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that imports of agricultural goods do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="202" class="num">“SEC. 202.</span><span> ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL GOODS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Definitions</span>.—</span><span>In this section:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Applicable ntr (mfn) rate of duty</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty’ means, with respect to a safeguard good, a rate of duty equal to the lowest of—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the column 1 general rate of duty that would, on the day before the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-05-15" class="date">May 15, 2012</span>], apply to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subspan of the HTS as the safeguard good; or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> the column 1 general rate of duty that would, at the time the additional duty is imposed under subsection (span), apply to a good classifiable in the same 8-digit subspan of the HTS as the safeguard good.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Schedule rate of duty</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘schedule rate of duty’ means, with respect to a safeguard good, the rate of duty for that good that is set forth in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Safeguard good</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘safeguard good’ means a good—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> that is included in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.18 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> that qualifies as an originating good under section 203, except that operations performed in or material obtained from the United States shall be considered as if the operations were performed in, or the material was obtained from, a country that is not a party to the Agreement; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> for which a claim for preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement has been made.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span><span class="inline">Year 1 of the agreement</span>.—</span><span>The term ‘year 1 of the Agreement’ means the period beginning on the date, in a calendar year, on which the Agreement enters into force and ending on December 31 of that calendar year.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="5" class="num">“(5)</span><span><span class="inline">Years other than year 1 of the agreement</span>.—</span><span>Any reference to a year of the Agreement subsequent to year 1 of the Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding calendar year in which the Agreement is in force.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Additional Duties on Safeguard Goods.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>In addition to any duty proclaimed under subsection (a) or (span) of section 201, the Secretary of the Treasury shall assess a duty, in the amount determined under paragraph (2), on a safeguard good imported into the United States in a calendar year if the Secretary determines that, prior to such importation, the total volume of that safeguard good that is imported into the United States in that calendar year exceeds 140 percent of the volume that is provided for that safeguard good in the corresponding year in the applicable table contained in Appendix I of the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement. For purposes of this subsection, year 1 in the table means year 1 of the Agreement.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Calculation of additional duty</span>.—</span><span>The additional duty on a safeguard good under this subsection shall be—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> in year 1 of the Agreement through year 4 of the Agreement, an amount equal to 100 percent of the excess of the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule rate of duty;</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> in year 5 of the Agreement through year 7 of the Agreement, an amount equal to 75 percent of the excess of the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule rate of duty; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> in year 8 of the Agreement through year 9 of the Agreement, an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of the applicable NTR (MFN) rate of duty over the schedule rate of duty.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Notice</span>.—</span><span>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury first assesses an additional duty in a calendar year on a good under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the Government of Colombia in writing of such action and shall provide to that Government data supporting the assessment of the additional duty.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions</span>.—</span><span>No additional duty shall be assessed on a good under subsection (span) if, at the time of entry, the good is subject to import relief under—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> subtitle A of title III of this Act; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2251" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2251" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2251</a></span> et seq.).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="d" class="num">“(d)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination</span>.—</span><span>The assessment of an additional duty on a good under subsection (span) shall cease to apply to that good on the date on which duty-free treatment must be provided to that good under the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2.3 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="203" class="num">“SEC. 203.</span><span> RULES OF ORIGIN.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Application and Interpretation</span>.—</span><span>In this section:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff classification</span>.—</span><span>The basis for any tariff classification is the HTS.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Reference to hts</span>.—</span></div></div></section>
United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 112–41, Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 428, as amended by Puspan. L. 114–27, title VIII, §§ 801(span), 802(span), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 414, 415; Puspan. L. 114–125, title IX, § 920(span), Fespan. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 281; Puspan. L. 115–31, div. M, title I, § 105(span), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 804; Puspan. L. 115–123, div. C, title II, § 30201(span), Fespan. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 126; Puspan. L. 115–141, div. U, title I, § 107(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1171; Puspan. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12606, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5006; Puspan. L. 116–37, title IV, § 401(span), Aug. 2, 2019, 133 Stat. 1058; Puspan. L. 116–164, § 3(span), Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 758; Puspan. L. 117–2, title IX, § 9912(span), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 238; Puspan. L. 117–58, div. H, title III, § 80301(span), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1330, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the free trade agreement between the United States and Korea entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to secure the benefits of the agreement entered into pursuant to an exchange of letters between the United States and the Government of Korea on February 10, 2011;
“(3) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Korea for their mutual benefit;
“(4) to establish free trade between the United States and Korea through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(5) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2)Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the United States International Trade Commission.
“(3)HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(4)Korea.—The term ‘Korea’ means the Republic of Korea.
“(5)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2007-06-30" class="date">June 30, 2007</span>, with the Government of Korea, and submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2011-10-03" class="date">October 3, 2011</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Korea has taken measures necessary to comply with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Korea providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2012-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2012</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2011-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2011</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date on which the Agreement enters into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective date of certain proclaimed actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction contained in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>]. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><span class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>); and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met, has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with the committees referred to in paragraph (2) regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="105" class="num">“SEC. 105.</span><span> ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Establishment or Designation of Office</span>.—</span><span>The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 22 of the Agreement. The office shall not be considered to be an agency for purposes of <span href="/us/usc/t5/s552" class="ref">section 552 of title 5</span>, United States Code.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Authorization of Appropriations</span>.—</span><span>There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 to the Department of Commerce up to $750,000 for the establishment and operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a) and for the payment of the United States [sic] share of the expenses of panels established under chapter 22 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="106" class="num">“SEC. 106.</span><span> ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.</span><span><p class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 11.16.1(a)(i)(C) or article 11.16.1(span)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 11 of the Agreement.</p></span></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="107" class="num">“SEC. 107.</span><span> EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Dates</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in subsection (span), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>Sections 1 through 3, section 207(g), this title, and title V take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2011-10-21" class="date">Oct. 21, 2011</span>].</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Certain amendatory provisions</span>.—</span><span>The amendments made by sections 203, 204, 206, and 401 of this Act take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to Korea on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>].</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>On the date on which the Agreement terminates, this Act (other than this subsection and title V) and the amendments made by this Act (other than the amendments made by title V) shall cease to have effect.</span></div></section><span value="II" class="num">“TITLE II—</span><span>CUSTOMS PROVISIONS</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="201" class="num">“SEC. 201.</span><span> TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6, and Annex 2-B, Annex 4-B, and Annex 22-A, of the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Other Tariff Modifications</span>.—</span><span>Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such modifications as the United States may agree to with Korea regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2-B of the Agreement,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Korea provided for by the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Conversion to Ad Valorem Rates</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of subsections (a) and (span), with respect to any good for which the base rate in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 2-B of the Agreement is a specific or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President determines to be equivalent to the base rate.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="d" class="num">“(d)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Treatment of Motor Vehicles</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim the following tariff treatment with respect to the following motor vehicles of Korea:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Certain passenger cars</span>.—</span><span>In the case of originating goods of Korea classifiable under subspan 8703.10.10, 8703.10.50, 8703.21.00, 8703.22.00, 8703.23.00, 8703.24.00, 8703.31.00, 8703.32.00, or 8703.33.00 of the HTS that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the rate of duty for such goods shall be 2.5 percent for year 1 of the Agreement through year 4 of the Agreement; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such goods shall be free of duty for each year thereafter.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Electric motor vehicles</span>.—</span><span>In the case of originating goods of Korea classifiable under subspan 8703.90.00 of the HTS that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the rate of duty for such goods shall be—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> 2.0 percent for year 1 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> 1.5 percent for year 2 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="iii" class="num">“(iii)</span><span> 1.0 percent for year 3 of the Agreement; and</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="iv" class="num">“(iv)</span><span> 0.5 percent for year 4 of the Agreement; and</span></div></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such goods shall be free of duty for each year thereafter.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Certain trucks</span>.—</span><span>In the case of originating goods of Korea classifiable under subspan 8704.21.00, 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, or 8704.90.00 of the HTS that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the rate of duty for such goods shall be—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> 25 percent for year 1 of the Agreement through year 7 of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> 16.6 percent for year 8 of the Agreement; and</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="iii" class="num">“(iii)</span><span> 8.3 percent for year 9 of the Agreement; and</span></div></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such goods shall be free of duty for each year thereafter.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span><span class="inline">Definitions</span>.—</span><span>In this subsection—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the term ‘year 1 of the Agreement’ means the period beginning on the date, in a calendar year, on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2012-03-15" class="date">Mar. 15, 2012</span>] and ending on December 31 of that calendar year; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the terms ‘year 2 of the Agreement’, ‘year 3 of the Agreement’, ‘year 4 of the Agreement’, ‘year 5 of the Agreement’, ‘year 6 of the Agreement’, ‘year 7 of the Agreement’, ‘year 8 of the Agreement’, and ‘year 9 of the Agreement’ mean the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth calendar years, respectively, in which the Agreement is in force.</span></div></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="202" class="num">“SEC. 202.</span><span> RULES OF ORIGIN.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Application and Interpretation</span>.—</span><span>In this section:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff classification</span>.—</span><span>The basis for any tariff classification is the HTS.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Reference to hts</span>.—</span><span>Whenever in this section there is a reference to a chapter, span, or subspan, such reference shall be a reference to a chapter, span, or subspan of the HTS.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Cost or value</span>.—</span><span>Any cost or value referred to in this section shall be recorded and maintained in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the territory of the country in which the good is produced (whether Korea or the United States).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Originating Goods</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this Act and for purposes of implementing the preferential tariff treatment provided for under the Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this section, a good is an originating good if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the good is a good wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territory of Korea, the United States, or both;</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the good—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> is produced entirely in the territory of Korea, the United States, or both, and—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> each of the nonoriginating materials used in the production of the good undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification specified in Annex 4-A or Annex 6-A of the Agreement; or</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> the good otherwise satisfies any applicable regional value-span or other requirements specified in Annex 4-A or Annex 6-A of the Agreement; and</span></div></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> satisfies all other applicable requirements of this section; or</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> the good is produced entirely in the territory of Korea, the United States, or both, exclusively from materials described in paragraph (1) or (2).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Regional Value-span.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline"></span></span></div></div></section>
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 110–138, Dec. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 1455, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the free trade agreement between the United States and Peru entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Peru for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the United States and Peru through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2)Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the United States International Trade Commission.
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 109–283, Sept. 26, 2006, 120 Stat. 1191, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Oman entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Oman for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(3)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2006-01-19" class="date">January 19, 2006</span>, with Oman and submitted to Congress on <span date="2006-06-26" class="date">June 26, 2006</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2006-06-26" class="date">June 26, 2006</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Oman has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2009-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2009</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Oman providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2007-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2007</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2006-09-26" class="date">Sept. 26, 2006</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2009-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2009</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date on which the Agreement enters into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective date of certain proclaimed actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><span class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>); and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the United States International Trade Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with the Committees referred to in paragraph (2) regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="105" class="num">“SEC. 105.</span><span> ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Establishment or Designation of Office</span>.—</span><span>The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement. The office may not be considered to be an agency for purposes of <span href="/us/usc/t5/s552" class="ref">section 552 of title 5</span>, United States Code.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Authorization of Appropriations</span>.—</span><span>There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 to the Department of Commerce such sums as may be necessary for the establishment and operations of the office established or designated under subsection (a) and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses of panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="106" class="num">“SEC. 106.</span><span> ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.</span><span><p class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 10.15.1(a)(i)(C) or article 10.15.1(span)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the Agreement.</p></span></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="107" class="num">“SEC. 107.</span><span> EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Dates</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in subsection (span), the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2009-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2009</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions</span>.—</span><span>Sections 1 through 3 and this title take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2006-09-26" class="date">Sept. 26, 2006</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>On the date on which the Agreement terminates, the provisions of this Act (other than this subsection) and the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective.</span></div></section><span value="II" class="num">“TITLE II—</span><span>CUSTOMS PROVISIONS</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="201" class="num">“SEC. 201.</span><span> TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2.8, and 3.2.9, and Annex 2–B of the Agreement.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on omani gsp status</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2462/a/1" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2462" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2462</a>(a)(1)</span>), the President shall, on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2009-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2009</span>], terminate the designation of Oman as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2461" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2461" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2461</a></span> et seq.).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Other Tariff Modifications</span>.—</span><span>Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 104, the President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such modifications as the United States may agree to with Oman regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 2–B of the Agreement,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Oman provided for by the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Conversion to Ad Valorem Rates</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of subsections (a) and (span), with respect to any good for which the base rate in the Tariff Schedule of the United States to Annex 2–B of the Agreement is a specific or compound rate of duty, the President may substitute for the base rate an ad valorem rate that the President determines to be equivalent to the base rate.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="202" class="num">“SEC. 202.</span><span> RULES OF ORIGIN.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Application and Interpretation</span>.—</span><span>In this section:</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff classification</span>.—</span><span>The basis for any tariff classification is the HTS.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Reference to hts</span>.—</span><span>Whenever in this section there is a reference to a span or subspan, such reference shall be a reference to a span or subspan of the HTS.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Originating Goods.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this Act and for purposes of implementing the preferential tariff treatment provided for under the Agreement, a good is an originating good if—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the good is imported directly—</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">“(i)</span><span> from the territory of Oman into the territory of the United States; or</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> from the territory of the United States into the territory of Oman; and</span></div></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><div class="clause"><span value="i" class="num">(i)</span><span> the good is a good wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Oman or the United States, or both;</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="ii" class="num">“(ii)</span><span> the good (other than a good to which clause (iii) applies) is a new or different article of commerce that has been grown, produced, or manufactured in Oman or the United States, or both, and meets the requirements of paragraph (2); or</span></div><div class="clause"><span value="iii" class="num">“(iii)</span><div class="subclause"><span value="I" class="num">(I)</span><span> the good is a good covered by Annex 3–A or 4–A of the Agreement;</span></div><div class="subclause"><span value="II" class="num">“(II)</span><div class="item"><span value="aa" class="num">(aa)</span><span> each of the nonoriginating materials used in the production of the good undergoes an applicable change in tariff classification specified in such Annex as a result of production occurring entirely in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both; or</span></div><div class="item"><span value="bspan" class="num">“(bspan)</span><span> the good otherwise satisfies the requirements specified in such Annex; and</span></div></div><div class="subclause"><span value="III" class="num">“(III)</span><span> the good satisfies all other applicable requirements of this section.</span></div></div></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Requirements</span>.—</span><span>A good described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) is an originating good only if the sum of—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the value of each material produced in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the direct costs of processing operations performed in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both,</span></div><div class="continuation">is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of the good at the time the good is entered into the territory of the United States.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Cumulation.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Originating good or material incorporated into goods of other country</span>.—</span><span>An originating good, or a material produced in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both, that is incorporated into a good in the territory of the other country shall be considered to originate in the territory of the other country.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Multiple producers</span>.—</span><span>A good that is grown, produced, or manufactured in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both, by 1 or more producers, is an originating good if the good satisfies the requirements of subsection (span) and all other applicable requirements of this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="d" class="num">“(d)</span><span><span class="inline">Value of Materials.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the value of a material produced in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both, includes the following:</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> The price actually paid or payable for the material by the producer of the good.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> The freight, insurance, packing, and all other costs incurred in transporting the material to the producer’s plant, if such costs are not included in the price referred to in subparagraph (A).</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> The cost of waste or spoilage resulting from the use of the material in the growth, production, or manufacture of the good, less the value of recoverable scrap.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="D" class="num">“(D)</span><span> Taxes or customs duties imposed on the material by Oman or the United States, or both, if the taxes or customs duties are not remitted upon exportation from the territory of Oman or the United States, as the case may be.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Exception</span>.—</span><span>If the relationship between the producer of a good and the seller of a material influenced the price actually paid or payable for the material, or if there is no price actually paid or payable by the producer for the material, the value of the material produced in the territory of Oman or the United States, or both, includes the following:</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> All expenses incurred in the growth, production, or manufacture of the material, including general expenses.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> A reasonable amount for profit.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> Freight, insurance, packing, and all other costs incurred in transporting the material to the producer’s plant.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="e" class="num">“(e)</span><span><span class="inline">Packaging and Packing Materials and Containers for Retail Sale and for Shipment</span>.—</span><span></span></div></section>
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 109–169, Jan. 11, 2006, 119 Stat. 3581, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Bahrain entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Bahrain for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(3)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2004-09-14" class="date">September 14, 2004</span>, with Bahrain and submitted to Congress on <span date="2005-11-16" class="date">November 16, 2005</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2005-11-16" class="date">November 16, 2005</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span></span></div></section>
United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 108–302, Aug. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 1103, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Morocco for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(3)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2004-06-15" class="date">June 15, 2004</span>, with Morocco and submitted to Congress on <span date="2004-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2004</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2004-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2004</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Morocco has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2006-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2006</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Morocco providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2005-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2005</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State, on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2004-08-17" class="date">Aug. 17, 2004</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2006-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2006</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date the Agreement enters into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective date of certain proclaimed actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under section 104 may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction in paragraph (2) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2006-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2006</span>] of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action submitted under section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2006-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2006</span>]. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date on which the Agreement enters into force, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><span class="indent0" style="-uslm-lc:I21;">“If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span></span></div></div></section>
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 108–286, Aug. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 919, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Australia, entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3803(span)); “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Australia for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(3)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2004-05-18" class="date">May 18, 2004</span>, with the Government of Australia and submitted to Congress on <span date="2004-07-06" class="date">July 6, 2004</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2004-07-06" class="date">July 6, 2004</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Australia has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2005-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2005</span>], the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Australia providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2005-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2005</span>, of the Agreement with respect to the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span></div></section>
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 108–78, Sept. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 948, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span)Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Singapore entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 [19 U.S.C. 3803(span)]; “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Singapore for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a).
“(2)HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
<span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2003-05-06" class="date">May 6, 2003</span>, with the Government of Singapore and submitted to Congress on <span date="2003-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2003</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to Congress on <span date="2003-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2003</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Singapore has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with those provisions of the Agreement that take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Singapore providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2004-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2004</span>, of the Agreement for the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Consultation and Layover Requirements</span>.—</span><span>If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 [<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>]; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the United States International Trade Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted a report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days beginning on the first day on which the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with such Committees regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Date of Certain Proclaimed Actions</span>.—</span><span></span></div></section>
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActPuspan. L. 108–77, Sept. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 909, as amended by Puspan. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(d)(7), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2593, provided that:“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.“(a)Short Title.—This Act may be cited as the ‘United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.
“(span) Table of Contents.— “SEC. 2. PURPOSES.“The purposes of this Act are—“(1) to approve and implement the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Chile entered into under the authority of section 2103(span) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 [19 U.S.C. 3803(span)]; “(2) to strengthen and develop economic relations between the United States and Chile for their mutual benefit;
“(3) to establish free trade between the 2 nations through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade in goods and services and to investment; and
“(4) to lay the foundation for further cooperation to expand and enhance the benefits of such Agreement.
“SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.“In this Act:“(1)Agreement.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement approved by the Congress under section 101(a)(1).
“(2) HTS.—The term ‘HTS’ means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
“(3)Textile or apparel good.—The term ‘textile or apparel good’ means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 101(d)(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(4)). <span value="I" class="num">“TITLE I—</span><span>APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="101" class="num">“SEC. 101.</span><span> APPROVAL AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Approval of Agreement and Statement of Administrative Action</span>.—</span><span>Pursuant to section 2105 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s3805" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/3805" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 3805</a></span>) and section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2191" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2191" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2191</a></span>), the Congress approves—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into on <span date="2003-06-06" class="date">June 6, 2003</span>, with the Government of Chile and submitted to the Congress on <span date="2003-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2003</span>; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to the Congress on <span date="2003-07-15" class="date">July 15, 2003</span>.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Conditions for Entry Into Force of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>At such time as the President determines that Chile has taken measures necessary to bring it into compliance with the provisions of the Agreement that take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to exchange notes with the Government of Chile providing for the entry into force, on or after <span date="2004-01-01" class="date">January 1, 2004</span>, of the Agreement for the United States.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="102" class="num">“SEC. 102.</span><span> RELATIONSHIP OF THE AGREEMENT TO UNITED STATES AND STATE LAW.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship to United States Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">United states law to prevail in conflict</span>.—</span><span>No provision of the Agreement, nor the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, which is inconsistent with any law of the United States shall have effect.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Construction</span>.—</span><span>Nothing in this Act shall be construed—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> to amend or modify any law of the United States, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> to limit any authority conferred under any law of the United States,</span></div><div class="continuation">unless specifically provided for in this Act.</div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Relationship of Agreement to State Law.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Legal challenge</span>.—</span><span>No State law, or the application thereof, may be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the Agreement, except in an action brought by the United States for the purpose of declaring such law or application invalid.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Definition of state law</span>.—</span><span>For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘State law’ includes—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> any law of a political subdivision of a State; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.</span></div></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect of Agreement With Respect to Private Remedies</span>.—</span><span>No person other than the United States—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> shall have any cause of action or defense under the Agreement or by virtue of Congressional approval thereof; or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State on the ground that such action or inaction is inconsistent with the Agreement.</span></div></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="103" class="num">“SEC. 103.</span><span> CONSULTATION AND LAYOVER PROVISIONS FOR, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF, PROCLAIMED ACTIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Consultation and Layover Requirements</span>.—</span><span>If a provision of this Act provides that the implementation of an action by the President by proclamation is subject to the consultation and layover requirements of this section, such action may be proclaimed only if—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2155" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2155" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2155</a></span>); and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the United States International Trade Commission;</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> the President has submitted a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate that sets forth—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> the advice obtained under paragraph (1);</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> a period of 60 calendar days, beginning on the first day on which the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met has expired; and</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> the President has consulted with such Committees regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Date of Certain Proclaimed Actions</span>.—</span><span>Any action proclaimed by the President under the authority of this Act that is not subject to the consultation and layover provisions under subsection (a) may not take effect before the 15th day after the date on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal Register.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="104" class="num">“SEC. 104.</span><span> IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF ENTRY INTO FORCE AND INITIAL REGULATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Implementing Actions.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>After the date of enactment of this Act [<span date="2003-09-03" class="date">Sept. 3, 2003</span>]—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> the President may proclaim such actions, and</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> other appropriate officers of the United States Government may issue such regulations,</span></div><div class="continuation">as may be necessary to ensure that any provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>] is appropriately implemented on such date, but no such proclamation or regulation may have an effective date earlier than the date of entry into force.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Waiver of 15-day restriction</span>.—</span><span>The 15-day restriction contained in section 103(span) on the taking effect of proclaimed actions is waived to the extent that the application of such restriction would prevent the taking effect on the date the Agreement enters into force of any action proclaimed under this section.</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Initial Regulations</span>.—</span><span>Initial regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the actions required by or authorized under this Act or proposed in the statement of administrative action referred to in section 101(a)(2) to implement the Agreement shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after the date of entry into force of the Agreement [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>]. In the case of any implementing action that takes effect on a date after the date of entry into force of the Agreement, initial regulations to carry out that action shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be issued within 1 year after such effective date.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="105" class="num">“SEC. 105.</span><span> ADMINISTRATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDINGS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Establishment or Designation of Office</span>.—</span><span>The President is authorized to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 22 of the Agreement. The office may not be considered to be an agency for purposes of <span href="/us/usc/t5/s552" class="ref">section 552 of title 5</span>, United States Code.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Authorization of Appropriations</span>.—</span><span>There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2003 to the Department of Commerce such sums as may be necessary for the establishment and operations of the office under subsection (a) and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses of panels established under chapter 22 of the Agreement.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="106" class="num">“SEC. 106.</span><span> ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Submission of Certain Claims</span>.—</span><span>The United States is authorized to resolve any claim against the United States covered by article 10.15(1)(a)(i)(C) or 10.15(1)(span)(i)(C) of the Agreement, pursuant to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement procedures set forth in section B of chapter 10 of the Agreement.</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Contract Clauses</span>.—</span><span>All contracts executed by any agency of the United States on or after the date of entry into force of the Agreement [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>] shall contain a clause specifying the law that will apply to resolve any breach of contract claim.</span></div></section><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="107" class="num">“SEC. 107.</span><span> EFFECTIVE DATES; EFFECT OF TERMINATION.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Effective Dates</span>.—</span><span>Except as provided in subsection (span), the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions</span>.—</span><span>Sections 1 through 3 and this title take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [<span date="2003-09-03" class="date">Sept. 3, 2003</span>].</span></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination of the Agreement</span>.—</span><span>On the date on which the Agreement ceases to be in force, the provisions of this Act (other than this subsection) and the amendments made by this Act shall cease to be effective.</span></div></section><span value="II" class="num">“TITLE II—</span><span>CUSTOMS PROVISIONS</span><section style="-uslm-lc:I580467;"><span value="201" class="num">“SEC. 201.</span><span> TARIFF MODIFICATIONS.</span><div class="subsection"><span value="a" class="num">“(a)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff Modifications Provided for in the Agreement.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">Proclamation authority</span>.—</span><span>The President may proclaim—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 3.3, 3.7, 3.9, article 3.20 (8), (9), (10), and (11), and Annex 3.3 of the Agreement.</div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Effect on chilean gsp status</span>.—</span><span>Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2462/a/1" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2462" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2462</a>(a)(1)</span>), the President shall terminate the designation of Chile as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2461" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2461" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2461</a></span> et seq.] on the date of entry into force of the Agreement [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>].</span></div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="span" class="num">“(span)</span><span><span class="inline">Other Tariff Modifications</span>.—</span><span>Subject to the consultation and layover provisions of section 103(a), the President may proclaim—</span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span> such modifications or continuation of any duty,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span> such modifications as the United States may agree to with Chile regarding the staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 3.3 of the Agreement,</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span> such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span> such additional duties,</span></div><div class="continuation">as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Chile provided for by the Agreement.</div></div><div class="subsection"><span value="c" class="num">“(c)</span><span><span class="inline">Additional Tariffs on Agricultural Safeguard Goods.—</span></span><div class="paragraph"><span value="1" class="num">“(1)</span><span><span class="inline">In general</span>.—</span><span>In addition to any duty proclaimed under subsection (a) or (span), and subject to paragraphs (3) through (5), the Secretary of the Treasury shall assess a duty, in the amount prescribed under paragraph (2), on an agricultural safeguard good if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the unit import price of the good when it enters the United States, determined on an F.O.B. basis, is less than the trigger price indicated for that good in Annex 3.18 of the Agreement or any amendment thereto.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="2" class="num">“(2)</span><span><span class="inline">Calculation of additional duty</span>.—</span><span>The amount of the additional duty assessed under this subsection shall be determined as follows:</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> If the difference between the unit import price and the trigger price is less than, or equal to, 10 percent of the trigger price, no additional duty shall be imposed.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> If the difference between the unit import price and the trigger price is greater than 10 percent, but less than or equal to 40 percent, of the trigger price, the additional duty shall be equal to 30 percent of the difference between the preferential tariff rate and the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS on like articles at the time the additional duty is imposed.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="C" class="num">“(C)</span><span> If the difference between the unit import price and the trigger price is greater than 40 percent, but less than or equal to 60 percent, of the trigger price, the additional duty shall be equal to 50 percent of the difference between the preferential tariff rate and the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS on like articles at the time the additional duty is imposed.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="D" class="num">“(D)</span><span> If the difference between the unit import price and the trigger price is greater than 60 percent, but less than or equal to 75 percent, of the trigger price, the additional duty shall be equal to 70 percent of the difference between the preferential tariff rate and the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS on like articles at the time the additional duty is imposed.</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="E" class="num">“(E)</span><span> If the difference between the unit import price and the trigger price is greater than 75 percent of the trigger price, the additional duty shall be equal to 100 percent of the difference between the preferential tariff rate and the column 1 general rate of duty imposed under the HTS on like articles at the time the additional duty is imposed.</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="3" class="num">“(3)</span><span><span class="inline">Exceptions</span>.—</span><span>No additional duty under this subsection shall be assessed on an agricultural safeguard good if, at the time of entry, the good is subject to import relief under—</span><div class="subparagraph"><span value="A" class="num">“(A)</span><span> subtitle A of title III of this Act; or</span></div><div class="subparagraph"><span value="B" class="num">“(B)</span><span> chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (<span href="/us/usc/t19/s2251" class="ref"><a href="/uscode/19/2251" target="_blank">19 U.S.C. 2251</a></span> et seq.).</span></div></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="4" class="num">“(4)</span><span><span class="inline">Termination</span>.—</span><span>This subsection shall cease to apply on the date that is 12 years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force [<span date="2004-01-01" class="date">Jan. 1, 2004</span>].</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="5" class="num">“(5)</span><span><span class="inline">Tariff-rate quotas</span>.—</span><span>If an agricultural safeguard good is subject to a tariff-rate quota, and the in-quota duty rate for the good proclaimed pursuant to subsection (a) or (span) is zero, any additional duty assessed under this subsection shall be applied only to over-quota imports of the good.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="6" class="num">“(6)</span><span><span class="inline">Notice</span>.—</span><span>Not later than 60 days after the Secretary of the Treasury first assesses additional duties on an agricultural safeguard good under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the Government of Chile in writing of such action and shall provide to the Government of Chile data supporting the assessment of additional duties.</span></div><div class="paragraph"><span value="7" class="num">“(7)</span><span><span class="inline">Modification of trigger prices</span>.—</span><span>Not later than 60 calendar days before agreeing with the Government of Chile pursuant to article 3.18(2)(span) of the Agreement on a modification to a trigger price for a good listed in Annex 3.18 of the Agreement, the President shall notify the Committees on Ways and Means and Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Agriculture of the Senate of the proposed modification and the reasons therefor.</span></div></div></section>
Executive Documents
Delegation of FunctionsFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13277, Nov. 19, 2002, 67 F.R. 70305, set out as a note under section 3801 of this title.
