Trade enforcement priorities

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Title 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES > CHAPTER 12—TRADE ACT OF 1974 > SUBCHAPTER III—ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS AND RESPONSE TO CERTAIN FOREIGN TRADE PRACTICES

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Not later than May 31 of each calendar year that begins after February 24, 2016 , the United States Trade Representative (in this section referred to as the “Trade Representative”) shall consult with the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives with respect to the prioritization of acts, policies, or practices of foreign governments that raise concerns with respect to obligations under the WTO Agreements or any other trade agreement to which the United States is a party, or otherwise create or maintain barriers to United States goods, services, or investment.

( Pub. L. 93–618, title III, § 310 , as added Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1302(a) , Aug. 23, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1176 ; amended Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 314(f) , Dec. 8, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4941 ; Pub. L. 114–125, title VI, § 601(a) , Feb. 24, 2016 , 130 Stat. 180 .)

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