The President is authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing countries for purposes of this subchapter.
The President is authorized to designate any beneficiary developing country as a least-developed beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter, based on the considerations in section 2461 of this title and subsection (c) of this section.
The following countries may not be designated as beneficiary developing countries for purposes of this subchapter:
The President shall not designate any country a beneficiary developing country under this subchapter if any of the following applies:
unless clause (ii) applies.
and the President promptly furnishes a copy of such determination to the Senate and House of Representatives.
Subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H) (to the extent described in section 2467(6)(D) of this title) shall not prevent the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country under this subchapter if the President determines that such designation will be in the national economic interest of the United States and reports such determination to the Congress with the reasons therefor.
In determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary developing country under this subchapter, the President shall take into account-
The President may withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded under this subchapter with respect to any country. In taking any action under this subsection, the President shall consider the factors set forth in section 2461 of this title and subsection (c) of this section.
The President shall, after complying with the requirements of subsection (f)(2), withdraw or suspend the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country if, after such designation, the President determines that as the result of changed circumstances such country would be barred from designation as a beneficiary developing country under subsection (b)(2). Such country shall cease to be a beneficiary developing country on the day on which the President issues an Executive order or Presidential proclamation revoking the designation of such country under this subchapter.
The President shall, as necessary, advise the Congress on the application of section 2461 of this title and subsection (c) of this section, and the actions the President has taken to withdraw, to suspend, or to limit the application of duty-free treatment with respect to any country which has failed to adequately take the actions described in subsection (c).
If the President determines that a beneficiary developing country has become a "high income" country, as defined by the official statistics of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, then the President shall terminate the designation of such country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter, effective on January 1 of the second year following the year in which such determination is made.
Before the President designates any country as a beneficiary developing country under this subchapter, the President shall notify the Congress of the President's intention to make such designation, together with the considerations entering into such decision.
At least 60 days before the President designates any country as a least-developed beneficiary developing country, the President shall notify the Congress of the President's intention to make such designation.
If the President has designated any country as a beneficiary developing country under this subchapter, the President shall not terminate such designation unless, at least 60 days before such termination, the President has notified the Congress and has notified such country of the President's intention to terminate such designation, together with the considerations entering into such decision.
1 See References in Text note below.
19 U.S.C. § 2462
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(F), was repealed by Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title XVII, §1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. For provisions similar to those of former section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, see section 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115-232.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2462, Pub. L. 93-618, title V, §502(a)-(c), (e), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2066-2069; Pub. L. 94-455, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1763; Pub. L. 96-39, title XI, §§1106(g)(1), (2), 1111(a)(1), (2), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 312, 313, 315; Pub. L. 98-573, title V, §503, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3019; Pub. L. 99-47, §8(b)(2), June 11, 1985, 99 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 99-514, title XVIII, §1887(a)(5), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 99-570, title IX, §9002(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-166; Pub. L. 101-179, title III, §301, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1311; Pub. L. 101-382, title I, §131, Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, §13802(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 667; Pub. L. 103-149, §4(b)(9), Nov. 23, 1993, 107 Stat. 1506, related to beneficiary developing countries, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104-188.
AMENDMENTS2002-Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 107-210 inserted "or such country has not taken steps to support the efforts of the United States to combat terrorism" before period at end.2000-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106-200, §412(a)(2), in concluding provisions substituted "(G), and (H) (to the extent described in section 2467(6)(D) of this title)" for "and (G)".Subsec. (b)(2)(H). Pub. L. 106-200, §412(a)(1), added subpar. (H).1996-Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 104-295 amended subpar. (F) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (F) read as follows: "Such country aids or abets, by granting sanctuary from prosecution to, any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 104-295, §35(b), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3538, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1996."
EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable to articles entered on or after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application, see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104-188 set out as a note under section 2461 of this title.
EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONSProc. No. 6942, Oct. 17, 1996, 61 F.R. 54719, provided in par. (5) that powers of the President granted in subsec. (f)(2) of this section to notify a country of the President's intention to terminate that country's status as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences were delegated to the United States Trade Representative.
- commerce
- The term "commerce" includes services associated with international trade.1 See References in Text note below.
- duty
- The term "duty" includes the rate and form of any import duty, including but not limited to tariff-rate quotas.
- existing
- The term "existing" means (A) when used, without the specification of any date, with respect to any matter relating to entering into or carrying out a trade agreement or other action authorized by this chapter, existing on the day on which such trade agreement is entered into or such other action is taken; and (B) when used with respect to a rate of duty, the nonpreferential rate of duty (however established, and even though temporarily suspended by Act of Congress or otherwise) set forth in rate column numbered 1 of chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States on the date specified or (if no date is specified) on the day referred to in clause (A).
- nondiscriminatory treatment
- The term "nondiscriminatory treatment" means trade treatment based on normal trade relations (known under international law as most-favored-nation treatment).