§ 3103. — Investigation of foreign telecommunications trade barriers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3103]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 19--TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE
Sec. 3103. Investigation of foreign telecommunications trade
barriers
(a) In general
The Trade Representative shall conduct an investigation to identify
priority foreign countries. Such investigation shall be concluded by no
later than the date that is 5 months after August 23, 1988.
(b) Factors to be taken into account
In identifying priority foreign countries under subsection (a) of
this section, the Trade Representative shall take into account, among
other relevant factors--
(1) the nature and significance of the acts, policies, and
practices that deny mutually advantageous market opportunities to
telecommunications products and services of United States firms;
(2) the economic benefits (actual and potential) accruing to
foreign firms from open access to the United States market;
(3) the potential size of the market of a foreign country for
telecommunications products and services of United States firms;
(4) the potential to increase United States exports of
telecommunications products and services, either directly or through
the establishment of a beneficial precedent; and
(5) measurable progress being made to eliminate the
objectionable acts, policies, or practices.
(c) Revocations and additional identifications
(1) The Trade Representative may at any time, after taking into
account the factors described in subsection (b) of this section--
(A) revoke the identification of any priority foreign country
that was made under this section, or
(B) identify any foreign country as a priority foreign country
under this section,
if information available to the Trade Representative indicates that such
action is appropriate.
(2) The Trade Representative shall include in the semiannual report
submitted to the Congress under section 2419(3) of this title a detailed
explanation of the reasons for the revocation under paragraph (1) of
this subsection of any identification of any foreign country as a
priority foreign country.
(d) Report to Congress
By no later than the date that is 30 days after the date on which
the investigation conducted under subsection (a) of this section is
completed, the United States Trade Representative shall submit a report
on the investigation to the President and to appropriate committees of
the Congress.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title I, Sec. 1374, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1217.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3104, 3105, 3108 of this
title.
