Pub. L. 111-5, div. B, tit. I, subtit. I, pt. II, sec. 1861
EXPANSION TO SERVICE SECTOR FIRMS.
SEC. 1861. EXPANSION TO SERVICE SECTOR FIRMS.(a) In General.—Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended by inserting “or service sector firm” after “agricultural firm” each place it appears.(b) Definition of Service Sector Firm.—Section 261 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2351) is amended—(1) by striking “chapter,” and inserting “chapter:”;(2) by striking “the term ‘firm’ ” and inserting the following:“(1) Firm.—The term ‘firm’ ”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Service sector firm.—The term ‘service sector firm’ means a firm engaged in the business of supplying services.”.(c) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 251(c)(1)(C) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341(c)(1)(C)) is amended—(A) by inserting “or services” after “articles” the first place it appears; and(B) by inserting “or services which are supplied” after “produced”.(2) Section 251(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended to read as follows:“(ii) Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be producing articles directly competitive with imports of oil and with imports of natural gas.”.