Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§2464 Review and Report to Congress
Title 19 › CHAPTER 12 — TRADE ACT OF 1974 › SUBCHAPTER V — GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES › § 2464
Summary
The President must annually report to Congress on worker rights in beneficiary developing countries, including Labor’s findings on worst child labor.
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Title 19, §2464
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The President shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of internationally recognized worker rights within each beneficiary developing country, including the findings of the Secretary of Labor with respect to the beneficiary country’s implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2464, Pub. L. 93–618, title V, § 504, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2070; Pub. L. 96–39, title XI, §§ 1106(g)(3), 1111(a)(4),
July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 313, 315; Pub. L. 98–573, title V, § 505, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3020; Pub. L. 99–47, § 8(b)(2),
June 11, 1985, 99 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1887(a)(6), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2923, related to limitations on preferential treatment, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–188.
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–200 inserted before period at end “, including the findings of the Secretary of Labor with respect to the beneficiary country’s implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable to articles entered on or after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application, see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104–188, set out as a note under section 2461 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 2464
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102