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Sec.
3501. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER I - APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO,
URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS

PART A - APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS
3511. Approval and entry into force of Uruguay Round
Agreements.
(a) Approval of agreements and statement of
administrative action.
(b) Entry into force.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
(d) Trade agreements to which this Act applies.
3512. Relationship of agreements to United States law and
State law.
(a) Relationship of agreements to United States
law.
(b) Relationship of agreements to State law.
(c) Effect of agreement with respect to private
remedies.
(d) Statement of administrative action.
3513. Implementing actions in anticipation of entry into
force; regulations.
(a) Implementing actions.
(b) Regulations.

PART B - TARIFF MODIFICATIONS
3521. Tariff modifications.
(a) In general.
(b) Other tariff modifications.
(c) Authority to increase duties on articles from
certain countries.
(d) Adjustments to certain column 2 rates of duty.
(e) Authority to consolidate subheadings and modify
column 2 rates of duty for tariff
simplification purposes.
3522. Liquidation or reliquidation and refund of duty paid
on certain entries.
(a) Liquidation or reliquidation.
(b) Requests.
(c) Entries.
3523. Duty free treatment for octadecyl isocyanate and
5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy) phenol.
3524. Consultation and layover requirements for, and
effective date of, proclaimed actions.

PART C - URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
3531. Definitions.
3532. Implementation of Uruguay Round Agreements.
(a) Decisionmaking.
(b) Consultation with congressional committees.
(c) Report on decisions.
(d) Consultation on report.
3533. Dispute settlement panels and procedures.
(a) Review by President.
(b) Qualifications of appointees to panels.
(c) Rules governing conflicts of interest.
(d) Notification of disputes.
(e) Notice of appeals of panel reports.
(f) Actions upon circulation of reports.
(g) Requirements for agency action.
(h) Consultations regarding review of WTO rules and
procedures.
3534. Annual report on WTO.
3535. Review of participation in WTO.
(a) Report on operation of WTO.
(b) Congressional disapproval of U.S. participation
in WTO.
(c) Joint resolutions.
(d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.
3536. Increased transparency.
3537. Access to WTO dispute settlement process.
(a) In general.
(b) Notice and public comment.
(c) Access to documents.
(d) Requests for nonconfidential summaries.
(e) Public file.
3538. Administrative action following WTO panel reports.
(a) Action by United States International Trade
Commission.
(b) Action by administering authority.
(c) Effects of determinations; notice of
implementation.
(d) Opportunity for comment by interested parties.
3539. Fund for WTO dispute settlements.
(a) Establishment of fund.
(b) Authority of USTR to pay settlements.
(c) Appropriations.
(d) Management of fund.

PART D - RELATED PROVISIONS
3551. Working party on worker rights.
(a) In general.
(b) Objectives of working party.
(c) Report to Congress.
3552. Implementation of Rules of Origin work program.
3553. Membership in WTO of boycotting countries.
3554. Africa trade and development policy.
(a) Development of policy.
(b) Reports to Congress.
3555. Objectives for extended negotiations.
(a) Trade in financial services.
(b) Trade in basic telecommunications services.
(c) Trade in civil aircraft.
3556. Certain nonrubber footwear.

SUBCHAPTER II - ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED STATES RIGHTS UNDER SUBSIDIES
AGREEMENT
3571. Subsidies enforcement.
(a) Assistance regarding multilateral subsidy
remedies.
(b) Prohibited subsidies.
(c) Subsidies actionable under Agreement.
(d) Initiation of section 2411 investigation.
(e) Nonactionable subsidies.
(f) Notification, consultation, and publication.
(g) Cooperation of other agencies.
(h) Definitions.
(i) Treatment of proprietary information.
3572. Review of Subsidies Agreement.
(a) General objectives.
(b) Specific objective.
(c) Sunset of noncountervailable subsidies
provisions.
(d) Review of operation of Subsidies Agreement.

SUBCHAPTER III - ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENTS

PART A - FOREIGN TRADE BARRIERS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
3581. Objectives in intellectual property.

PART B - TEXTILES
3591. Textile product integration.
3592. Rules of origin for textile and apparel products.
(a) Regulatory authority.
(b) Principles.
(c) Effective date.

SUBCHAPTER IV - AGRICULTURE-RELATED PROVISIONS

PART A - MARKET ACCESS
3601. Administration of tariff-rate quotas.
(a) Orderly marketing.
(b) Inadequate supply.
(c) Monitoring.
(d) Coverage of tariff-rate quotas.
3602. Special agricultural safeguard authority.
(a) Determination of trigger levels.
(b) Determination of safeguard.
(c) Imposition of safeguard.
(d) No simultaneous safeguard.
(e) Exclusion of NAFTA countries.
(f) Advice of Secretary of Agriculture.
(g) Termination date.
(h) Definitions.

PART B - EXPORTS
3611. Repealed.

PART C - OTHER PROVISIONS
3621. Tobacco proclamation authority.
(a) In general.
(b) Effective date.
3622. Repealed.
3623. Study of milk marketing order system.
3624. Additional program funding.
(a) Use of additional funds.
(b) Amount of additional funds.
(c) Effective date.