19 U.S.C. § 1354
Section 1354 · Notice of intention to negotiate agreement; opportunity to be heard; President to seek information and advice
This is the Tariff Act of 1930
Amended 6 times on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Carpenter (1949)
Most recently applied in Aris Gloves, Inc. v. United States (June 1960)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Before any foreign trade agreement is concluded with any foreign government or instrumentality thereof under the provisions of this part, reasonable public notice of the intention to negotiate an agreement with such government or instrumentality shall be given in order that any interested person may have an opportunity to present his views to the President, or to such agency as the President may designate, under such rules and regulations as the President may prescribe; and before concluding such agreement the President shall request the International Trade Commission to make the investigation and report provided for by section 1360 of this title, and shall seek information and advice with respect to such agreement from the Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense, and from such other sources as he may deem appropriate.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1975—Pub. L. 93–618 substituted “United States International Trade Commission” for “United States Tariff Commission”.
1951—Act June 16, 1951, provided that the President request the Tariff Commission to make the investigation and report.
1949—Act Sept. 26, 1949, changed the Tariff Commission's functions under these sections from investigatory to advisory functions.
1945—Act July 5, 1945, inserted “War, Navy,” after “Departments of State”.
Change of Name
National Military Establishment changed to Department of Defense by act Aug. 10, 1949.
Repeals
Act Sept. 26, 1949, §2, repealed act June 26, 1948, ch. 678, §3(c), 62 Stat. 1054, formerly cited as a credit to this section.