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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act · Sec. 505

Sec. 505. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

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## SEC. 505 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ###
(a)General Authority To Modify Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements Section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)(1), by striking “the North American Free Trade Agreement” and inserting “the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act)”; and ####
(2)in subsection (e)— #####
(A)by striking “Annex 1001.1a-2 of the North American Free Trade Agreement” and inserting “Annex 13-A of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act)”; and #####
(B)by striking “chapter 10 of such Agreement” and inserting “chapter 13 of the USMCA”. ###
(b)Definitions Section 308(4)(A)(ii) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(A)(ii)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement,” and inserting “Mexico, as a party to the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act),”; and ####
(2)by striking “the North American Free Trade Agreement for” and inserting “the USMCA for”. ###
(c)Effective Date **[**[19 U.S.C. 2511 note](/us/usc/t19/s2511)**]** ####
(1)In general The amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)shall— #####
(A)take effect on the date on which the USMCA enters into force; and #####
(B)apply with respect to a procurement on or after that date. ####
(2)Transition from nafta treatment In the case of a procurement before the date on which the USMCA enters into force— #####
(A)the amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)to sections 301 and 308 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511 and 2518) shall not apply with respect to the contract; and #####
(B)sections 301 and 308 of such Act, as in effect on the day before that date, shall continue to apply on and after that date with respect to the contract.
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