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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Trade Act of 1974 · Sec. 134

Sec. 134. PREREQUISITES FOR OFFERS

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## SEC. 134 PREREQUISITES FOR OFFERS ###
(a)In any negotiation seeking an agreement under section 123 of this Act or section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, the President may make a formal offer for the modification or continuance of any United States duty, import restrictions, or barriers to (or other distortions of) international trade, the continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or the imposition of additional duties, import restrictions, or other barrier to (or other distortion of) international trade including trade in services, foreign direct investment and intellectual property as covered by this title, with respect to any article or matter only after he has received a summary of the hearings at which an opportunity to be heard with respect to such article has been afforded under section 133. In addition, the President may make an offer for the modification or continuance of any United States duty, the continuance of United States duty-free or excise treatment, or the imposition of additional duties, with respect to any article included in a list published and furnished under section 131(a), only after he has received advice concerning such article from the Commission under section 131(b), or after the expiration of the 6-month or 90-day period provided for in that section, as appropriate, whichever first occurs. ###
(b)In determining whether to make offers described in subsection
(a)in the course of negotiating any trade agreement under section 103 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, and in determining the nature and scope of such offers, the President shall take into account any advice or information provided, or reports submitted, by— ####
(1)the Commission; ####
(2)any advisory committee established under section 135; or ####
(3)any organization that holds public hearings under section 133; with respect to any article, or domestic industry, that is sensitive, or potentially sensitive, to imports. **[**[19 U.S.C. 2154](/us/usc/t19/s2154)**]**
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