§4014 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

The President can only announce the action by proclamation if he or she first gets advice from the advisory committees named in section 2155 and from the Commission. The President must also send a report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives explaining the proposed action, the reasons, and the advice received. After those steps are done, the President must wait 60 calendar days starting that day and must consult with those two congressional committees during that 60-day waiting period.

Title 19, §4014

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If a provision of this chapter 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—

(1)the President has obtained advice regarding the proposed action from—

(A)the appropriate advisory committees established under section 2155 of this title; and

(B)the Commission;

(2)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—

(A)the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons therefor; and

(B)the advice obtained under paragraph (1);

(3)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

(4)the President has consulted with such Committees regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in paragraph (3).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 109–53, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 462, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4001 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates Section effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.

Executive Documents

Proc. No. 7987. To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Proc. No. 7987, Feb. 28, 2006, 71 F.R. 10829, provided in par. (8) that the United States Trade Representative is authorized to exercise the President’s authority under this section to obtain advice from the appropriate advisory committees and the United States International Trade Commission on the proposed implementation of an action by presidential proclamation; to submit a report on such proposed action to the appropriate congressional committees; and to consult with those congressional committees regarding the proposed action.

§4014 Consultation and layover provisions for, and effective date of, proclaimed actions