§3105 Actions to Be Taken If No Agreement Obtained

Summary

If the President cannot reach an agreement within the negotiating period with a priority foreign country that meets the President’s negotiation goals, the President must use whatever actions listed below are most likely to meet those goals. The President should try first actions that directly affect trade in telecommunications products and services with that country, unless the President decides other economic sectors would work better. Authorized actions include ending or pausing parts of trade agreements, using trade-remedy measures, banning Federal purchases of that country’s telecom goods, raising domestic purchase preferences for government buys, withdrawing preference waivers, ordering denial of Federal funds or credits for buying those telecom products, and suspending other trade benefits. “Negotiating period” means either an 18-month period starting August 23, 1988, for countries named in the original investigation, or a 1-year period starting on the date a country is later named. The period may be extended up to two additional 1-year terms. Within 15 days after any extension, the President must send Congress a report saying substantial progress is being made and explaining why the extension is needed. The President may change or end any action if circumstances change, and must promptly tell the appropriate Congressional committees about any actions, changes, or endings.