19 U.S.C. § 2805

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2805 - Required consultations

The Trade Representative shall consult with the Committees and with representatives of the wine and grape products industries in the United States-

(1) before identifying tariff barriers and nontariff barriers to (or other distortions of) trade in United States wine and designating major wine trading countries under section 2803 of this title;

(2) in developing the reports required under section 2804(b) of this title; and

(3) for purposes of determining whether action by the President is appropriate under any provision of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.] with respect to any act, policy, or practice referred to in section 2804(b)(1) of this title.

19 U.S.C. § 2805

Pub. L. 98-573, title IX, §906, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3050.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Trade Act of 1974, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§2101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.

Committees

The term "Committees" means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

Trade Representative

The term "Trade Representative" means the United States Trade Representative.

United States wine

The term "United States wine" means wine produced within the customs territory of the United States.

wine

The term "wine" means any fermented alcoholic beverage that-(A) is made from grapes or other fruit;(B) contains not less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume and not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume, including all dilutions and mixtures thereof by whatever process produced; and(C) is for nonindustrial use.