                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY
 
                         Part 2--Other Authority
 
Sec. 2137. Reservation of articles for national security or 
        other reasons
        

(a) National security considerations

    No proclamation shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this 
chapter reducing or eliminating the duty or other import restriction on 
any article if the President determines that such reduction or 
elimination would threaten to impair the national security.

(b) Action taken under other laws

    While there is in effect with respect to any article any action 
taken under section 2253 of this title, or section 1862 or 1981 of this 
title, the President shall reserve such article from negotiations under 
this subchapter (and from any action under section 2132(c) of this 
title) contemplating reduction or elimination of--
        (A) any duty on such article,
        (B) any import restriction imposed under such section, or
        (C) any other import restriction, the removal of which will be 
    likely to undermine the effect of the import restrictions referred 
    to in subparagraph (B).

In addition, the President shall also so reserve any other article which 
he determines to be appropriate, taking into consideration information 
and advice available pursuant to and with respect to the matters covered 
by sections 2151, 2152, and 2153 of this title, where applicable.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 127(a), (b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 
1993.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, as amended, 
which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set 
out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 127 of act 
Jan. 3, 1975. Subsec. (c) of such section was classified to section 1863 
of this title, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 100-418, title I, 
Sec. 1501(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1259, and subsec. (d) amended 
section 1862 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2904 of this title.
