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1974

Ch. 12

Ch. 12

ative dete nation under

under sections 2252 and imports from the country with respect to which the

nd

cludes, an orderly market- be entered into within 60 on date.

ntries

that there are reasonable of an article which is the et disruption exists with ic industry, he shall rẻ- igation under subsection er finds that emergency r sections 2252 and 2253 tion of the Commission is section. Any action sentence shall cease to ade by the Commission pect to imports of such 's report of such deter- 2) if an affirmative de- r subsection (a) of this e, on the day on which to such determination

ovided for by

sident by an entity de- questing the President feguard arrangements 2435 of this title with roduct of the country

re reasonable grounds icle, that market dis- red by a domestic in- uch country with re-

as any country domi-

NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT

19 § 2437

(2) Market disruption exists within a domestic industry whenever imports of an article, like or directly competitive with an article produced by such domestic industry, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relatively, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat thereof, to such domestic in- dustry.

Pub. L. 93-618, Title IV, § 406, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2062; 1979 Reorg.Plan No. 3, § 1(b)(1), eff. Jan. 2, 1980, 44 F.R. 69273, 93 Stat. 1381.

Historical Note

Change of Name. "United States Trade Representative" was substituted for "Special Representative for Trade Negoti- ations" in subsec. (a)(1), pursuant Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, § 1(b)(1), 44 F.R. 60273, 93 Stat. 1881, eff. Jan. 2, 1980, as provided by section 1-107(a) of Ex.

§ 2437.

to

Ord.No.12188, Jan. 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 993, set out as notes under section 2171 of this ti- tle.

Legislative History. For legislative history and purpose of Pub. L. 93-618, see 1974 U.S.Code Cong, and Adm.News, p. 7186.

Procedure for Congressional approval or disap- proval of extension of nondiscriminatory treat ment and Presidential reports

Transmission of nondiscriminatory treatment documents to Congress

(a) Whenever the President issues a proclamation under section 2434 of this title extending nondiscriminatory treatment to the prod- ucts of any foreign country, he shall promptly transmit to the House of Representatives and to the Senate a document setting forth the proclamation and the agreement the proclamation proposes to implement, together with his reasons therefor.

Transmission of freedom of emigration documents to Congress

(b) The President shall transmit to the House of Representatives and the Senate a document containing the initial report submitted by him under section 2432(b) or 2439(b) of this title with respect to a nonmarket economy country. On or before December 31 of each year, the President shall transmit to the House of Representatives and the Senate, a document containing the report required by sec- tion 2432(b) or 2439(b) of this title as the case may be, to be sub- mitted on or before such December 31.

Effective date of proclamations and agreements; disapproval of reports

(c) (1) In the case of a document referred to in subsection (a) of this section (other than a document to which paragraph (2) ap- plies), the proclamation set forth therein may become effective and the agreement set forth therein may enter into force and effect only if the House of Representatives and the Senate adopt, by an affirm- ative vote of a majority of those present and voting in each House, 251