                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                CHAPTER 13--TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS)
 
  Part C--Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-
                           Related Activities
 
    subpart 1--representations alleging united states violations of 
                               obligations
 
Sec. 2553. Action after receipt of representations


(a) Review

    Upon receipt of any representation made under section 2552 of this 
title, the Trade Representative shall review the issues concerned in 
consultation with--
        (1) the agency or person alleged to be engaging in violations 
    under the Agreement;
        (2) the member agencies of the interagency trade organization 
    established under section 1872(a) of this title;
        (3) other appropriate Federal agencies; and
        (4) appropriate representatives referred to in section 2547 of 
    this title.

(b) Resolution

    The Trade Representative shall undertake to resolve, on a mutually 
satisfactory basis, the issues set forth in the representation through 
consultation with the parties concerned.

(Pub. L. 96-39, title IV, Sec. 423, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 
103-182, title III, Sec. 351(b)(2)(A), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122; 
Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 21(b)(1), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3529.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-295 amended directory language of Pub. L. 103-182. 
See 1993 Amendment note below.
    1993--Pub. L. 103-182, as amended by Pub. L. 104-295, substituted 
``Trade Representative'' for ``Special Representative'' wherever 
appearing.
