Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§3553 Membership in Wto of Boycotting Countries
Title 19 › CHAPTER 22 — URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS › Part D — Related Provisions › § 3553
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Congress says the Trade Representative should oppose any country joining the WTO that supports boycotts in section 4607(a) of title 50, as of August 20, 1994, including urging or forcing firms to refuse business.
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Title 19, §3553
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It is the sense of the Congress that the Trade Representative should vigorously oppose the admission into the World Trade Organization of any country which, through its laws, regulations, official policies, or governmental practices, fosters, imposes, complies with, furthers, or supports any boycott described in section 4607(a) of title 50 (as in effect on August 20, 1994), including requiring or encouraging entities within that country to refuse to do business with persons who do not comply with requests to take any action prohibited under that section.
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section 4607(a) of title 50 (as in effect on August 20, 1994), referred to in text, means section 4607(a) of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.
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19 U.S.C. § 3553
Title 19, Customs Duties
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102