entry into force and status of modifications

entry into force and status of modifications Sec. 401. (a) The modifications of the Tariff Schedules of the United States provided for in this title shall not enter into force except as proclaimed by the President pursuant to section 201(a) of this Act. (b) The rates of duty in column numbered 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States which are modified pursuant to section 201(a) of this Act shall be treated— (1) as not having the status of statutory provisions enacted by the Congress, but (2) as having been proclaimed by the President as being required to carry out a foreign trade agreement to which the United States is a party.