Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§3812 Interests of Small Business
Title 19 › CHAPTER 24 — BIPARTISAN TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY › § 3812
Summary
The Assistant USTR for Industry and Telecommunications must include small business interests in all trade talks per section 3802(a)(8). Congress wants the assistant's title to show the small-business role.
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Title 19, §3812
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The Assistant United States Trade Representative for Industry and Telecommunications shall be responsible for ensuring that the interests of small business are considered in all trade negotiations in accordance with the objective described in section 3802(a)(8) of this title. It is the sense of the Congress that the small business functions should be reflected in the title of the Assistant United States Trade Representative assigned the responsibility for small business.
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19 U.S.C. § 3812
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102