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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes · Sec. 1203

Sec. 1203. DECLARATION THAT THE INTERNET SHOULD BE FREE OF FOREIGN TARIFFS, TRADE BARRIERS, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS

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## SEC. 1203 DECLARATION THAT THE INTERNET SHOULD BE FREE OF FOREIGN TARIFFS, TRADE BARRIERS, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS **[**[19 U.S.C. 2241 note](/us/usc/t19/s2241)**]** ###
(a)In General It is the sense of Congress that the President should seek bilateral, regional, and multilateral agreements to remove barriers to global electronic commerce through the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Trans-Atlantic Economic Partnership, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the Free Trade Area of the America, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and other appropriate venues. ###
(b)Negotiating Objectives The negotiating objectives of the United States shall be— ####
(1)to assure that electronic commerce is free from— #####
(A)tariff and nontariff barriers; #####
(B)burdensome and discriminatory regulation and standards; and #####
(C)discriminatory taxation; and ####
(2)to accelerate the growth of electronic commerce by expanding market access opportunities for— #####
(A)the development of telecommunications infrastructure; #####
(B)the procurement of telecommunications equipment; #####
(C)the provision of Internet access and telecommunications services; and #####
(D)the exchange of goods, services, and digitalized information. ###
(c)Electronic Commerce For purposes of this section, the term “**electronic commerce**” has the meaning given that term in section 1104(3).
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