                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY
 
                Part 6--Congressional Liaison and Reports
 
Sec. 2212. Transmission of agreements to Congress


(a) Submission of copy and reasons

    As soon as practicable after a trade agreement entered into under 
section 2133 or 2134 of this title or under section 2902 of this title 
has entered into force with respect to the United States, the President 
shall, if he has not previously done so, transmit a copy of such trade 
agreement to each House of the Congress together with a statement, in 
the light of the advice of the International Trade Commission under 
section 2151(b) of this title, if any, and of other relevant 
considerations, of his reasons for entering into the agreement.

(b) Submission to each member

    The President shall transmit to each Member of the Congress a 
summary of the information required to be transmitted to each House 
under subsection (a) of this section. For purposes of this subsection, 
the term ``Member'' includes any Delegate or Resident Commissioner.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 162, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 
100-647, title IX, Sec. 9001(a)(10), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3807.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-647 struck out ``part 1 of this 
subchapter or'' after ``entered into under'', and inserted ``or under 
section 2902 of this title'' after ``2134 of this title''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-647 applicable as if such amendment took 
effect on Aug. 23, 1988, see section 9001(b) of Pub. L. 100-647, set out 
as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under 
section 58c of this title.
