19 U.S.C. § 3006 : US Code - Section 3006: Presidential action on Commission recommendations

Search 19 U.S.C. § 3006 : US Code - Section 3006: Presidential action on Commission recommendations

(a) In general
The President may proclaim modifications, based on the
recommendations by the Commission under section 3005 of this title,
to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule if the President determines that
the modifications -
(1) are in conformity with United States obligations under the
Convention; and
(2) do not run counter to the national economic interest of the
United States.
(b) Lay-over period
(1) The President may proclaim a modification under subsection
(a) of this section only after the expiration of the 60-day period
beginning on the date on which the President submits a report to
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Finance of the Senate that sets forth the proposed
modification and the reasons therefor.
(2) The 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
computed by excluding -
(A) the days on which either House is not in session because of
an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain or an
adjournment of the Congress sine die; and
(B) any Saturday and Sunday, not excluded under subparagraph
(A), when either House is not in session.
(c) Effective date of modifications
Modifications proclaimed by the President under subsection (a) of
this section may not take effect before the 15th day after the date
on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal
Register.
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