§2015 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

By August 31, 1968 the President must report to Congress on the Article IV(c) review and on how much progress has been made toward the goals in Article I. He must also tell Congress if a manufacturer, due to government action, agrees to raise Canadian value added in vehicles or parts made after August 31, 1968 and whether that goes beyond commitments made before October 21, 1965. Reports must include steps to take next, including laws if needed.

Title 19, §2015

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(a)No later than August 31, 1968, the President shall submit to the Senate and the House of Representatives a special report on the comprehensive review called for by Article IV(c) of the Agreement. In such report he shall advise the Congress of the progress made toward the achievement of the objectives of Article I of the Agreement.

(b)Whenever the President finds that any manufacturer has entered into any undertaking, by reason of governmental action, to increase the Canadian value added of automobiles, buses, specified commercial vehicles, or original equipment parts produced by such manufacturer in Canada after August 31, 1968, he shall report such finding to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The President shall also report whether such undertaking is additional to undertakings agreed to in letters of undertaking submitted by such manufacturer before October 21, 1965.

(c)The reports provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall include recommendations for such further steps, including legislative action, if any, as may be necessary for the achievement of the purposes of the Agreement and this chapter.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Agreement, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is the Agreement Concerning Automotive Products, which was entered into between the United States and Canada on January 16, 1965, see Proc. No. 3682, Oct. 21, 1965, 30 F.R. 13683 and Proc. No. 3743, Sept. 8, 1966, 31 F.R. 12003, set out as notes under section 2011 of this title. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 89–283, Oct. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 1016. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2001 of this title and Tables.

§2015 Special reports to Congress